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World Digital Library to launch at UNESCO

Technology / Internet

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe, launches Tuesday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.





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Science publishers offer journals for free to poorest countries

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Science and technology journal publishers have agreed to offer free access to their journals to academics in the world's poorest countries, the World Intellectual Property Organization said Thursday.


Wi-Fi for travelers becomes Web marketing lure

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places.


Verizon gives free Wi-Fi to Internet customers

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Verizon is giving some of its home broadband customers free access to thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and other public places, taking a page from competitors that already offer wireless Internet access.


Locals will be able to access the Internet without paying line rental or a connection charge

British town to offer free wi-fi to all residents

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swindon has become the first place in Britain to offer free wireless Internet access to all its 186,000 residents, in what is thought to be the first such scheme, officials said on Tuesday.


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Wall Street Journal to charge for mobile access from Oct 24

Technology / Internet

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The Wall Street Journal announced on Thursday that it will begin charging for access to the newspaper on mobile devices such as the Blackberry or Apple iPhone from October 24.


An Indian man talks on his mobile phone next to a Bharti Airtel sign in New Delhi

Twitter partners with Indian firm for SMS tweets

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter announced a deal with India's top mobile company Bharti Airtel on Wednesday that will allow users of the hot micro-blogging service to send "tweets" at standard SMS message rates and receive them for ...


Newsday to charge online fees for non-subscribers

Technology / Internet

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Newsday will start charging some readers $5 per week for access to its Web site beginning next Wednesday, a move many newspapers have been contemplating but few have yet to try for fear of driving readers away.


BSkyB will launch its Sky Songs service on October 19

BSkyB says to launch online music service

Technology / Internet

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

British pay-TV giant BSkyB said Monday it will launch an online music service next week which offers consumers access to more than four million tracks, rivalling Apple's iTunes.


Is neighbor's Wi-Fi signal free for me to use?

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Q. The other day, my Internet service went down as it does from time to time. But this particular time, I needed to check my e-mail for an important reply I was expecting. After some frustrating time passed, I happened to ...


Tech review: The Livio Radio

Tech review: The Livio Radio

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Product: The Livio Radio, an Internet radio stereo featuring Pandora radio.



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