News tagged with internet unit

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

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.

Technology / Software

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

Technology / Software

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

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.

Technology / Software

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 2.2 / 5 (11) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

Russia believes US, Israel behind Iran worm attack: official

Russia believes Israel and the United States were responsible for unleashing the malicious Stuxnet computer worm on Iran's nuclear programme last year, a top official said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 14

Many young people would rather surf the web than drive a car

(PhysOrg.com) -- More young adults today would rather hit the information highway than the open highway, say University of Michigan researchers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 12

First non-Latin Internet domain names activated

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

Technology / Internet

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

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.

Technology / Telecom

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

Repairs on Kenya web cable to take three weeks

An undersea fibre optic Internet cable that was sliced by a ship's anchor in the Kenyan port of Mombasa will be fully repaired in about three weeks, an official said Tuesday.

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Internet

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

US, Russia in dispute over computer attacks: report

Less than two weeks before President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow, the United States and Russia cannot agree how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems ...

Technology / Other

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.

Technology / Internet

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

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.

Technology / Internet

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

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 ...

Technology / Internet

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

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.

Technology / Business

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