News tagged with internet traffic

British firms warned of Olympics Internet gaps

British businesses are being warned of possible Internet breakdowns, data caps and "unavoidable" mobile phone problems during the London 2012 Olympics, in official advice from the Games organisers.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some file-sharing sites drop the sharing

Caution is spreading among popular file-sharing services known for letting users circulate pirated Hollywood content.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 21

Feds shut down Megaupload.com file-sharing website (Update)

One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 49

Microsoft eclipses Yahoo in US search for 1st time

Microsoft Corp. has finally reached a long-sought and expensive goal - its Bing search engine now ranks second behind Google in the Internet's most lucrative market.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Bouncing signals off ceiling can rev up data centers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have a startlingly upbeat idea for data center managers coping with packed rooms, Internet traffic bursts, and high costs looming in having to reconfigure data center designs. ...

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 14 | with audio podcast report

Google boosts Asia data capacity as traffic grows

Search engine giant Google on Thursday formally launched the construction of a new data centre in Singapore to cope with the explosive growth of Internet traffic in the Asia-Pacific region.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web portal Sina posts $336 million quarterly loss

(AP) -- Sina Corp., a popular Chinese web portal operator, sank to a loss in the latest quarter due to writedowns on investments in two online businesses but revenues and microblog traffic were up.

Technology / Business

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

White House threatens veto over net neutrality

The White House warned on Tuesday that President Barack Obama would veto a resolution introduced in the Senate that seeks to overturn "net neutrality" rules aimed at ensuring an open Internet.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Mobile phone data traffic 'to grow 10-fold by 2016'

As smart phones increasingly take over, mobile data traffic is surging, a study by Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson showed on Monday, saying such traffic is set to increase 10-fold over the next five ...

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created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coming soon to a server near you: fewer internet delays

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the UA-led Center for Integrated Access Networks, the largest optical research center in the U.S., are developing methods to improve transmission speed, efficiency and reliability ...

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created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Anonymous exposes visitors to child porn sites

The online "hacktivist" group Anonymous claimed on Wednesday to have published the Internet Protocol addresses of nearly 200 visitors to child pornography forums.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

US firm confirms web censoring tools used in Syria

A US firm specializing in Internet censoring equipment on Friday confirmed that Syria was using its products to block web activity, amid a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Baidu profit up 80 percent, forecasts more growth

(AP) -- Baidu Inc., which operates China's most popular search engine, said Friday its latest quarterly profit jumped 80 percent as strong growth in usage of its site helped to drive advertising revenue higher.

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created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Online movies luring viewers away from primetime TV

Services allowing North Americans to watch movies and television shows over the Internet is luring droves of viewers away from primetime television, a report showed Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Verizon sues to overturn 'net neutrality' rules

Verizon Communications, the largest U.S. cell phone carrier, is suing to overturn new government regulations governing the flow of Internet traffic.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Internet traffic

Internet traffic is the flow of data in the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks.

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