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EU picks two operators for satellite services to remote areas

Technology / Telecom

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

The European Commission announced on Thursday that Inmarsat Ventures and Solaris Mobile had been chosen to beam high-speed Internet services to rural and remote areas in Europe not connected to existing networks.





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Space Station video now live on Internet -- mostly

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- NASA has started beaming live video from just outside the International Space Station, but there's a catch: The online feeds are available only when the station's crew is asleep or off duty.


England have already qualified for next year's World Cup finals in South Africa

England first as game live on Internet, in cinemas

Technology / Internet

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday is to make history by being the team's first international to be shown live in cinemas and on the Internet but not on TV, media group Perform said.


AT&T rolls out 3G MicroCell device in Charlotte

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AT&T's new device is what's known as a femtocell: a machine that plugs into your existing high-speed Internet connection and then broadcasts a cell phone signal throughout your house (or office or mountain lair, etc.). You ...


Electricity distributor Meralco plans to use its power lines to deliver broadband Internet access, the company has said

Meralco says planning broadband via power lines

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created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Top electricity distributor Manila Electric Co., better known as Meralco, plans to use its power lines to deliver broadband Internet service, a company statement has said.


Improving internet access on the move

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 08, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The on-board entertainment and internet access enjoyed by train passengers could soon be transformed by new technology developed at the University of York.


In rural areas, more women falling into health care gap

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For Americans living in rural areas, obtaining and maintaining health care can be challenging. Aside from common barriers, including shortages of care providers and facilities, older women face additional challenges, according ...


China's online population, the largest in the world, reportedly rose by 40m in the first six months of 2009

China web users 'outnumber US population'

Technology / Internet

created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

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.


Zeroing in on Wi-Fi 'dead zones'

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 25, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Rooting out Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities is an expensive proposition. Pre-deployment testing is so costly that most WiFi providers simply build their networks first ...


Space shuttle mission Web coverage offered

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created Oct 18, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said it will provide a TV webcast and podcasts of the STS-120 mission to the International Space Station.


Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation.



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