News tagged with network connection

Internet traffic to grow fourfold by 2016: survey

The boom in the number of mobile Internet devices and tablet computers in use will help quadruple Web traffic in the coming years, a study said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Next up: Smart homes

You've got a smartphone and maybe a smart TV, and may have heard that smart refrigerators are in the works. Next up: the smart home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

SpotterRF debuts Radar Backpack Kit (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- SpotterRF has announced a special radar backpack kit designed to enhance situational awareness for soldiers on the ground. The company says its special radar is designed for warfighters as part ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 13 | with audio podcast report

Now that you have a smartphone, it's time for a smart home

You've got a smartphone and maybe a smart TV, and may have heard that smart refrigerators are in the works. Next up: the smart home.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Broadband internet for everyone

In the developing world, 96 percent of all households have no internet access. Even in Germany, many regions are still without broadband connectivity. But in future, a revolutionary new technology for wireless ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Indiana launches new ultra-high-speed network

Indiana is the first state to launch a high-speed 100-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) network link dedicated to research and education. The new network, named Monon100, is 10 times faster than the current network link. With it, ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brazil proposes South American broadband network

Brazil on Tuesday proposed the creation of a fiber optic broadband connection network linking all South American countries to bring down the cost of Internet and cellular phone access.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Cuba says US behind illegal wireless networks

Cuba accused the United States on Monday of enabling illegal Internet connections in its territory and said several people were arrested in April for profiting from the wireless networks.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New ultra-high speed network connection for researchers and educators

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the activation of an ultra-high speed network connection for scientists, researchers and educators at universities and National Laboratories that is at least ten times faster ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pandora's stock retreats to below IPO price

(AP) -- Buyer's remorse already may be setting in for some investors in Internet radio station Pandora Media.

Technology / Business

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sebastopol, California to get a 1Gbps Internet connection at $70 a month

(PhysOrg.com) -- The people of Sebastopol, California are in for a treat. Thanks to a collaboration between search giant Google and Sonic.net they will have the honor of being the first residential area in the United States ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog

Website to serve as hub for teaching Web skills

(AP) -- A new Commerce Department website aims to give schools, libraries and job training centers the tools to help teach computer and Internet skills to Americans who are new to the Net.

Technology / Internet

created May 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS

A new, ultra-fast wireless Internet network is threatening to overpower GPS signals across the U.S. and interfere with everything from airplanes to police cars to consumer navigation devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Georgia Tech to pursue 'transparent Internet'

What if Internet users could click a button and determine whether their service was being artificially slowed down? Or if the government were censoring their content? In the name of Internet transparency, a team of Georgia ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biologists gain new insights into brain circuit wiring

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurobiologists at UC San Diego have discovered new ways by which nerves are guided to grow in highly directed ways to wire the brain during embryonic development.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast