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Surfing Along in My Wireless Automobile
Chrysler will offer wireless Internet access in 2009 models The struggling automaker's announcement comes shortly before California enacts a law that requires hands-free cellphone use while driving. Have you ever thought rush hour on the 405 Freeway might be more bearable if you could check your e-mail, shop for a book on Amazon, place some bids ...
George Lucas Calls for 'Third Internet'
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 ...
Nokia Buys Location-Aware Social 'Net Firm
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 ...
Over 1 Billion Computers Are Being Used Today
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 ...
Bogart's in the Blogs
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 - ...
Behind the Notes Musician Video Documentary Site Launches
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 ...
Supreme Court to Review Net Neutrality
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 ...
The Battle for Facebook
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 ...
Net Neutrality in a Nutshell
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 ...
Comcast Begins Testing Net Neutrality
Comcast will begin testing what the cable concern has described as a “protocol agnostic" approach to managing bandwidth traffic during high-peak periods Selected customers in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and Warrenton, Virginia, are expected to receive e-mails highlighting the program. The 30-day tests are expected to begin early June. “Unless you are an extremely heavy user of internet ...
