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Review: Use power outlets as a Wi-Fi alternative

(AP) -- Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention ...

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Broadband ISPs test download caps, face resistance from more data-heavy users

All-you-can-eat buffets lose a lot of their luster when you have to pay by the pound. Will the same hold true for broadband Internet access?

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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NetZero to launch free wireless broadband service

It's like the '90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. Internet IPOs are back. And NetZero is returning with free Internet service -only this time it's wireless.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Georgia Tech proposes Internet consumer nutrition label

When it comes to broadband speeds, U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) largely deliver on their promises, says a report issued today by the Federal Communications Commission, but "throughput" is only one of several metrics ...

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Broadband services approach advertised speeds

(AP) -- New government data find that the nation's major broadband providers deliver Internet connections that are generally 80 percent to 90 percent of maximum advertised speeds.

Technology / Telecom

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Stimulus funds help wire rural homes for Internet

(AP) -- Up in rural northern Vermont, it took until the 1960s to run power lines to some towns - decades after the rest of America got turned on.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

What was hot at this year's Vegas gadget show

(AP) -- Gadgets revealed at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas flop more often than they pop. This year's show, however, delivered many products that are bound to make a difference ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ceiling lights in Minn. send coded Internet data

(AP) -- Flickering ceiling lights are usually a nuisance, but in city offices in St. Cloud, they will actually be a pathway to the Internet.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 27, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 40

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

Gift guide: Consoles to bring out the gamer in you

(AP) -- With two new motion controllers out this fall, video game companies are giving even the most hand-eye-coordination challenged of us a chance to find our inner gamer. And for those who already have, ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cisco to sell videoconferencing box for the home

(AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc., seeking to become a bigger name in consumer electronics, said Wednesday that it's going to start selling a $599 box that turns living-room TV sets into big videophones.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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. ...

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


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