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New Google data show Microsoft's piracy problems (Update 2)

(AP) -- Google's Internet search engine receives more complaints about websites believed to be infringing on Microsoft's copyrights than it does about material produced by entertainment companies pushing ...

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 6

EU court: Web sites need not check for IP breaches

A European Union court ruled Thursday that social networking sites cannot be compelled to install general filters to prevent the illegal trading of music and other copyrighted material.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Verizon to auction spectrum worth billions

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.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Whose 4G is fastest? AT&T, Sprint or Verizon

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.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Facebook lets users take more data home

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.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

EU court rules against web filters to block file sharing

Internet service providers cannot be forced to install filters aimed at preventing people from illegally downloading music and other files, the EU's top court ruled Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 5

US ranks 28th in Internet connection speed: report

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.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (26) | comments 72

Fiber-optic speeds achieved over copper lines

(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. ...

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 9 | with audio podcast report

Review: Google Voice has cool tricks but downsides

(AP) -- Google Inc. gives away a lot of good stuff for free. That struck me last year when I downloaded the free Google Maps app to my "smart" phone. It turned the phone into a handy navigation system and ...

Technology / Software

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Verizon, other wireless carriers vary on standards for high-speed 4G service

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.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Wi-Fi hotspot option for 2011 Subaru Outback

(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) ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

European Internet campaigners battle ACTA

A controversial international accord billed as a way to beat online piracy has sparked a fightback led by Internet users in ex-communist countries who say the region's past underlines the need to defend freedom.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

South Korea tops in Internet download speed: study

South Korea has the world's top Internet download speeds followed by Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Latvia, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Mobile Internet device performs unevenly in debut

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?

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Vinyl records make the world go around again

In the brave new world of MP3 players, compact discs are dying, cassettes are Stone Age, and old-fashioned vinyl records... they're back!

Technology / Other

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1