Among the most feared events in space physics are solar eruptions, massive explosions that hurl millions of tons of plasma gas and radiation into space. These outbursts can be deadly: if the first moon-landing mission had ...
Space Exploration
Dec 23, 2015
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Very quietly, Charter Communications has been poking a toe into the online video streaming business.
Telecom
Nov 20, 2015
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An overlooked aspect of the draft Investigatory Powers Bill is the significance of demanding that service providers store 12 months' internet connection records. A record of every website visited and internet service connected ...
Security
Nov 9, 2015
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Amazon is upping the ante in the streaming-video competition with downloadable videos.
Business
Sep 1, 2015
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Verizon is doing the unthinkable: Starting Thursday, the nation's largest wireless company will eliminate two-year service contracts, along with the practice of offering discounted phones at prices of $100 or $200.
Telecom
Aug 10, 2015
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The copper network behind landline phones, a communications mainstay for more than a century, is going away, as cable and fiber-optics lines come along with faster Internet speeds.
Telecom
Aug 5, 2015
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A consortium of German automakers Audi, BMW and Daimler announced Monday it is buying Nokia Corp.'s HERE map business in a deal that values the unit at 2.8 billion euros ($3.1 billion) and secures their access to technology ...
Business
Aug 3, 2015
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South Korea's beleaguered spy agency has acknowledged exploring the purchase of technologies to intercept communications on the popular Kakao Talk smartphone chatting service, but maintains it only intended to strengthen ...
Security
Jul 14, 2015
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Technicians are restoring telephone and Internet service in the U.S Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after a break in undersea cable disconnected the islands from the rest of the world.
Telecom
Jul 10, 2015
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T-Mobile is revamping its phone-upgrade program by eliminating a $10-a-month charge for the most popular phones.
Telecom
Jun 25, 2015
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