News tagged with internet connection
Internet activists push for greater democracy
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Internet can be a powerful medium for politicians to get their message across but it is also a vital means for civilians to have a say in what politicians do, participants in a political conference say.
Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.
New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first.
NTU team studies world's fastest satellite Internet connection
Oct 14, 2009 |
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In disaster-struck areas where terrestrial communications may be down, the deployment of rescue teams becomes extremely challenging. A team led by Assistant Professor Lee Yee Hui from the School of Electrical and Electronic ...
Comcast tries pop-up alerts to warn of infections
Oct 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Comcast Corp. wants to enlist its customers in a fight against a huge problem for Internet providers - the armies of infected personal computers, known as "botnets," that suck up bandwidth by sending spam and facilitating ...
France approves Internet piracy bill
Sep 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- France's lower house of parliament has approved a pioneering bill allowing authorities to cut off Internet access to people who download illegally.
Startup lets you play console video games remotely
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As any a video game aficionado knows, it's easy to pop a game into your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and spend hours working your way from one level to the next. Without the hefty console, though, you're out of luck ...
New Sony Blu-Ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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Offering the best of full HD 1080p and streaming Internet video, Sony today introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc player.
US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report
Aug 25, 2009 |
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The United States ranks 28th in the world in average Internet connection speed and is not making significant progress in building a faster network, according to a report released on Tuesday.
UK says illegal downloaders may lose Web access
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- People who repeatedly download copyrighted films and music could have their Internet connection cut off under proposed laws to tackle illegal file-sharing unveiled by the British government on Tuesday.
Nintendo DSi users get to share pictures on Facebook
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Aug 04, 2009 |
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Nintendo said Monday that it is updating DSi software to allow users to upload pictures from the camera-equipped handheld videogame devices to hot social-networking website Facebook.
China web users 'outnumber US population'
Jul 26, 2009 |
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The number of Internet users in China is now greater than the entire population of the United States, after rising to 338 million by the end of June, state media reported Sunday.
Internet service providers not keeping up with user trends
Jul 09, 2009 |
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There's a revolution happening on the Internet -- though broadband providers have not seemed to notice.
French Senate approves Internet piracy law
May 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- France's Senate has given final approval to a law that would punish people who download music and films illegally by cutting off their Internet connections.
Enhanced learning with interactive courses for TV
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Providing educators with the tools to create interactive TV courses will expand their ability to reach audiences in their homes and help them learn new skills, according to European researchers.
