News tagged with internet unit

Kansas City, Kansas, wins Google broadband nod

Google announced on Wednesday that Kansas City, Kansas, had been selected as the site for its first super-fast broadband Internet network.

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created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 6

Middle East censors wield Western software: report

Even as Western leaders call for democratic freedom in the Middle East, software from US and Canadian firms is being wielded by censors in oppressive regimes, a report has said.

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created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

AOL cutting over 900 jobs in US, India

Internet company AOL is cutting more than 900 jobs as it joins forces with The Huffington Post and seeks to reinvent itself as a major player in online news.

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US Internet censorship fight falling short: report

State Department efforts to combat Internet censorship in China and other countries have fallen short and funding for the drive should be shifted to another US agency, a Senate committee report says.

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created Feb 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Microsoft releases near-final Internet Explorer 9 version

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. released a near-final version of Internet Explorer 9 on Thursday, saying the updates make the Web browser even better at tapping into a computer's powerful processors to help multimedia-laden ...

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created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 3

RIM tells India no access for BlackBerry emails

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) said Thursday it could not give Indian law enforcers a way to monitor its corporate mail service, days ahead of a government deadline for access.

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created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chrome unseats Safari as third most popular Internet browser

Google Chrome last week unseated Apple Safari for the first time as the third most used Internet browser in the United States, according to figures released Monday by StatCounter.

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created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4

New Net domains break language barriers

(AP) -- The use of non-Latin characters in Internet addresses is a key step to opening up the Web and making it more "personalized" for billions of users, the head of the nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses said ...

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created May 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First non-Latin Internet domain names activated

(AP) -- Three Mideast countries have become the first to get Internet addresses entirely in non-Latin characters.

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

Internet Explorer 9 previewed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has released the preview version of Internet Explorer 9, which has HTML5 integration, background compiled Javascript, and scalable vector graphics (SVG) capability.

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US, Russia begin talks on cyberspace security: report

The United States has begun talks with Russia and a UN arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace, The New York Times reported.

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created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Internet still under US grip: forum delegates

The Internet is still under the control of the United States, participants at a governance forum said, despite a move by America to loosen its grip over the private corporation that administers the net.

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

US to share Internet review amid worldwide growth

(AP) -- As Internet use expands worldwide, the United States said Wednesday it will give other governments and the private sector a greater oversight role in an organization whose decisions affect how computers relay traffic ...

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Changes loom for ICANN

Changes appear to be in store this week for the low profile but powerful body that administers the Web.

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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.

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