Technology News

George Lucas Calls for 'Third Internet'

Source: PC Magazine
June 25, 2008

George Lucas , creator of the Star Wars franchise and head of a non-profit group designed to encourage innovation in schools, called on lawmakers Tuesday to create a free, “third Internet" that would be used solely for educational use. “As we move into the future, most everything's going to end up wireless and as it ends up wireless, [the government is] going to be auctioning off bandwidth," Lucas told the House Energy and Commerce's subcommittee on telecommunications and the Internet. ...

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Nokia Buys Location-Aware Social 'Net Firm

Source: PC Magazine
June 24, 2008

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it has agreed to buy social networking start-up Plazes as part of its major push into offering Internet services. Plazes (http://www.plazes.com/) provides location-aware services that people can use to plan, record, and share their social activities. Nokia did not disclose the value of the deal. “This acquisition helps Nokia to accelerate its vision of bringing people and places closer together, in line with our broader services strategy," Niklas ...

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Over 1 Billion Computers Are Being Used Today

Source: PC Magazine
June 24, 2008

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The number of personal computers in use around the world has surpassed 1 billion, with strong growth in emerging markets set to double the number of PCs by early 2014, research firm Gartner said on Monday. Mature markets accounted for 58 percent of the first billion installed PCs, but would only account for about 30 percent of the next billion, Gartner said. “Rapid penetration in emerging markets is being driven by the explosive expansion of broadband and ...

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Bogart's in the Blogs

Source: RVAjazz
June 24, 2008

Although it stayed open two months longer than originally planned, Bogart's Back Room is finally closing its doors after its final show this Saturday. River City Rapids gave a nice salute to the bar, which will be moving to Cary St. near Granby St.This week's line-up is:Wednesday, 6/25 - HypertensionThursday, 6/26 - MoosaFriday, 6/27 - John Winn & Daniel ClarkSaturday, 6/28 - Bogart's Last Night Open House BandBogart's9 pm, 21+[where: ...

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Behind the Notes Musician Video Documentary Site Launches

Source: All About Jazz
June 24, 2008

Behind the Notes is new website which hosts video documentaries with renowned musicians giving live performances and sharing insight into the creative process of making music. The content is designed for an audience of musicians and music enthusiasts who are interested in seeing first hand how great musicians do their thing. “It's like when all the notes are right, but then there's just something else, cause if it was just about the notes - anybody can play the notes" --Branford ...

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Supreme Court to Review Net Neutrality

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2008

The Supreme Court intervened Monday in a lawsuit by an Internet service provider accusing AT&T of anti-competitive practices.

AT&T had asked the justices to step into the dispute over wholesale prices AT&T charges for high-speed service to Internet service providers who then compete with AT&T for retail Internet customers.

AT&T says it is under no obligation to deal with the Internet service providers and that the lawsuit should be thrown out for failing to state a valid legal claim. The ...

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The Battle for Facebook

Source: All About Jazz
June 22, 2008

Mark Zuckerberg launched an online empire from his dorm room at Harvard. Now four fellow students say he stole their idea

It's a sunny afternoon in downtown Palo Alto, California, and inside the graffiti-covered walls of the Facebook headquarters, workmen are hanging lights and arranging tables for champagne glasses. Tomorrow night, there will be a party to celebrate Facebook's four- year anniversary. But in a nearby building -- one of four sleek offices that the social- networking Website runs not ...

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Net Neutrality in a Nutshell

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2008

The debate is hot, the language heady, the metaphors many. Op-ed pages alternately bemoan “The End of the Internet" or curse “Net Neutrality Nonsense."

Allegations fly about the stifling of free speech, the holding back of progress and corporate hegemony. Indeed, network neutrality has become something of a cause celebre in the digital world, pitting a slew of high-profile Internet content providers and consumer-advocacy groups against major phone and cable companies, and federal lawmakers against each other. But what exactly ...

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