News tagged with internet service
Google tips China searchers to hot-button terms
Google on Thursday tuned its search engine in mainland China to tip people off when they try to use characters that evidently prompt censors to derail queries.
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Pandora sees higher loss, but revenue grows
Internet radio firm Pandora on Wednesday reported that its loss widened in the past quarter but investors welcomed news of a jump in revenue.
May 23, 2012 |
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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.
May 21, 2012 |
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Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra
(AP) -- Comcast, the country's largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.
May 17, 2012 |
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Review: Facebook snapshot doesn't capture dynamics
(AP) -- In my five years on Facebook, I've shared a lot of photos, links and other tidbits about my life. I've commented on what my friends share, and I've endorsed plenty of their posts by hitting the "like" button. I've ...
May 17, 2012 |
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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
May 10, 2012 |
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Wi-Fi Alliance announces Passpoint program to start in June
(Phys.org) -- The Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group bent on making Wi-Fi access more available more easily, has announced that it will begin certifying devices and hot-spot providers (using the Hotspot 2 definition) starting next month ...
May 09, 2012 |
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Study shows bandwidth caps create user uncertainty, risky decisions
Recently, many U.S. Internet service providers have fallen in line with their international counterparts in capping monthly residential broadband usage. A new study by a Georgia Tech researcher, conducted ...
May 07, 2012 |
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Hackers pick Google's pocket with Mac virus
A virus infecting Macintosh computers is picking Google's pocket by hijacking advertising "clicks," tallying as much as $10,000 daily, according to Internet security firm Symantec.
May 01, 2012 |
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UK court tells service providers: Block Pirate Bay
(AP) -- Britain's High Court has ordered the country's Internet service providers to block file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, the U.K.'s main music industry association said Monday.
Apr 30, 2012 |
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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.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Hollywood studios lose landmark download case
Top Hollywood film studios Friday failed in their attempt to stem the flow of illegal downloads when they lost a landmark appeal against an Australian Internet provider.
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Coca-Cola teams with Internet music darling Spotify
Spotify and soda superstar Coca-Cola on Wednesday joined forces in a move that promises to put a global spotlight on the Internet music darling.
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Designing the interplanetary web
Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 16, 2012 |
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FCC drops Google 'Street View' investigation
US government telecom regulators have ended an investigation into Google's "Street View" online mapping service gathering data from private wireless hotspots.
Apr 16, 2012 |
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