News tagged with communications service

Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots

(AP) -- Cable TV companies are trying to give their customers another reason not to cancel their service: better access to Wi-Fi hotspots.

Technology / Telecom

created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK surveillance could yield window into lives

(AP) -- British officials have given their word: "We won't read your emails."

Technology / Internet

created May 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Technology convergence may widen the digital divide

(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Smartphone users develop new concepts of privacy in public spaces: study

With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teenage 'spokesman' for hackers Team Poison arrested in UK

British police said Thursday they had arrested a 17-year-old suspected spokesman for Team Poison, a hacking group that has claimed responsibility for a series of high-profile cyber-attacks.

Technology / Internet

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google blasts FCC handling of 'Street View' probe

Google on Thursday blamed the Federal Communications Commission for dragging out an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.

Technology / Business

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Same samples, different analytical strategies, complementary inferences

(Phys.org) -- The results of two separate but complementary analyses on 400 samples of Hanford Site groundwater appeared together in the journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The studies ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tablet computers added to British inflation 'basket'

Tablet computers like Apple's iPad and Samsung's Galaxy Tab have been added into the basket of goods used to measure official British inflation, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dish closes on 2 purchases key to broadband plans

(AP) -- Satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp. has completed its purchase of two satellite operators whose licenses it hopes to use to offer broadband access that can help it compete better with cable TV and phone companies.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIST to expand work on emergency communications to support FirstNet

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will significantly expand its work in support of an advanced wireless communications system for the nation's first responders and emergency workers as a result of ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Verizon launches wireless broadband for homes

Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced a version of its wireless broadband service that's designed for use in rural and remote homes that can't get DSL or cable.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 3

GIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time

In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their work could improve ambulance ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Connected cars to untangle snarled traffic

A car that dials emergency services itself in case of a crash and warns its driver of traffic snarls ahead: Ford Motor Co.'s chief believes connected autos will pave the road to the future.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Netflix bolsters video library as new threat looms

(AP) -- Netflix's Internet video service is adding more marquee attractions as it braces for a new competitive threat from cable-TV provider Comcast Corp.

Technology / Business

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Congress approves wireless spectrum auction

The US Congress approved legislation on Friday that would free up spectrum for next generation wireless networks to meet the surging growth of mobile devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2