http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. You may have read about Sony's plan to install a fibre-based internet service in Japan which could reach download speeds of 2 gigabits a second (Gbps). That's 20 times faster than speeds offered by Labor's National Broadband Network (NBN), and even twice as fast as Google Fiber, a 1Gbps connection currently being rolled out in the US. http://phys.org/news286005415.html Technology Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:30:02 EST news286005415 The $1.0-trillion (750-million-euro) global mobile industry predicted Monday a boom in subscribers to four billion people by 2018 as the world's largest mobile fair opened in Barcelona, Spain. http://phys.org/news280995185.html Technology Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:30:01 EST news280995185 Lightning-fast fourth generation mobile networks are spreading rapidly worldwide, led by the United States, Japan and South Korea, but Europe lags behind and its economic crisis could brake investment, an industry report said Monday. http://phys.org/news280988589.html Technology Mon, 25 Feb 2013 04:50:01 EST news280988589 Huawei, a Chinese company that recently became the world's third-largest maker of smartphones, calls its new flagship product "the fastest smartphone in the world" and wants to use it to expand global awareness of its brand. http://phys.org/news280940035.html Electronics Sun, 24 Feb 2013 14:54:01 EST news280940035 Verizon Wireless on Wednesday said it will auction a parcel of radio frequencies, which could be worth billions of dollars in an industry scrambling to offer consumers more cellular broadband. http://phys.org/news253974124.html Technology Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:22:12 EST news253974124 Facebook on Thursday began letting members of the world's leading online community take more of their pictures, posts, messages and other data home with them. http://phys.org/news253464517.html Technology Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:48:47 EST news253464517 South Korea has the world's top Internet download speeds followed by Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia, according to a study released on Tuesday. http://phys.org/news235762623.html Technology Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:37:52 EST news235762623 No doubt you've seen the commercials telling us we all need to upgrade to 4G smartphones this summer. http://phys.org/news225720182.html Electronics Fri, 27 May 2011 13:03:27 EST news225720182 Just because you slap a shiny label on something doesn't make it so. All the major wireless carriers are now touting faster 4G networks, but the networks themselves are far from identical. http://phys.org/news220505007.html Technology Mon, 28 Mar 2011 08:10:01 EST news220505007 Digital music downloads may be popular with fans, but they're hitting a sour note with musicians, according to one music professor. http://phys.org/news217611195.html Technology Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:33:25 EST news217611195 (AP) -- Recording companies fed up with people illegally downloading music have a possible solution: Add the cost of music to monthly phone bills. http://phys.org/news212172294.html Technology Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:00:01 EST news212172294 If you could take broadband Internet with you, where would you take it? To an airport, a coffee shop or - this being Los Angeles - the beach, where you can surf the Net while watching surfers ride the waves? http://phys.org/news211656013.html Technology Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:20:02 EST news211656013 There is no 4G. Much like the secret to bending spoons in "The Matrix," the next generation of wireless networks is very cool but built on a bit of misdirection. http://phys.org/news211198453.html Technology Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:20:01 EST news211198453 (AP) -- Thailand's bid to catch up with neighboring countries on advanced telecommunications technology has stalled after a court Thursday ruled to suspend a bidding process for 3G licenses. http://phys.org/news204437105.html Technology Thu, 23 Sep 2010 05:05:32 EST news204437105 (AP) -- MetroPCS Communications Inc., a regional cell phone company that mainly caters to low-income customers, on Tuesday became the first U.S. carrier to use a new network technology that provides faster data access and is expected to become the industry standard. http://phys.org/news204294079.html Technology Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:21:37 EST news204294079 (PhysOrg.com) -- The 2011 Subaru Outback model will include the option of a secure Wi-Fi hotspot to provide Internet access for over 10 users either inside the car or within a range of 45 meters (150 feet) of the vehicle. http://phys.org/news198744912.html Technology Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:56:35 EST news198744912 (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission wants to find out whether broadband providers are delivering Internet connections that are as fast as advertised. http://phys.org/news194634437.html Technology Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:19:31 EST news194634437 (PhysOrg.com) -- Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent's research arm, has demonstrated industry record broadband download speeds of up to 300 Megabits per second using two traditional twisted pair copper telephone lines. The achievement could extend the use of copper-based broadband networks, which are in wide use around the world, and it could provide another means of providing faster broadband in areas where fiber-optic and other cable technologies are unavailable. http://phys.org/news191651616.html Technology Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:00:02 EST news191651616 Long Term Evolution, the new mobile telecommunications standard, will revolutionize mobile Internet. High transmission rates will soon be possible on mobile devices. For this purpose Fraunhofer researchers at HHI Berlin, Germany, developed the cross-layer design SVC over LTE -- a coding method that offers HD films in real-time in the appropriate format for cell phones or netbooks. The experts are presenting their solution in a live demonstration at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. http://phys.org/news184946657.html Technology Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:20:01 EST news184946657 Samsung Electronics has announced the commercial availability of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) dongle in Sweden and Norway. http://phys.org/news180115305.html Electronics Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:30:07 EST news180115305 Pirate Bay suitor Global Gaming Factory has been served with a bankruptcy petition, a Stockholm court official said on Friday, after a former board member filed a complaint over unpaid debts. http://phys.org/news172493473.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:51:34 EST news172493473 Swedish financial regulators want Pirate Bay suitor Global Gaming Factory to reveal how it will fund its takeover of the popular download site despite GGF chief executive Hans Pandeya insisting Thursday that a deal could be completed "within eight days". http://phys.org/news170603900.html Technology Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:58:48 EST news170603900 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. http://phys.org/news170447728.html Technology Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:36:09 EST news170447728 Compact discs accounted for 65 percent of US music sales in the first half of 2009 but digital downloads are expected to nearly equal CD sales by the end of next year, market research firm NPD Group said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news169813738.html Technology Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:20:05 EST news169813738 Global Gaming Factory (GGF), the Swedish online games firm set to acquire illegal download site The Pirate Bay, said on Wednesday it was close to signing a record deal with a major record company. http://phys.org/news168697845.html Technology Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:10:03 EST news168697845 (AP) -- Qwest is doubling its top Internet download speeds in some areas to keep up with the offerings of cable companies. http://phys.org/news167303726.html Technology Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:40:01 EST news167303726 There's a revolution happening on the Internet -- though broadband providers have not seemed to notice. http://phys.org/news166293097.html Technology Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:40:01 EST news166293097 Tens of thousands of applications are available for Apple's popular iPhone and the iPod Touch but a report released on Thursday indicates that only a few are likely to attract widespread usage. http://phys.org/news165171641.html Technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:00:01 EST news165171641 (AP) -- Verizon is boosting speeds on its FiOS service. And it's throwing in a high-definition Flip video camera or Hewlett-Packard computer to get you to join. http://phys.org/news164995870.html Technology Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:11:46 EST news164995870 (AP) -- Palm Inc.'s much-awaited new smart phone, the Pre, can connect to Apple's iTunes software and download music and photos just as if it were an iPod or iPhone. http://phys.org/news162736033.html Electronics Thu, 28 May 2009 13:27:39 EST news162736033