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Internet Explorer 8 offers some intriguing features

When Mozilla released late beta test versions of Firefox 3 earlier this year, I quickly became enthusiastic about the open-source browser.That's unusual, because often I warn all but the most tech-savvy readers away from beta software.But F [...]

Posted On : Sep, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

Internet Giants to Create China Code of Conduct

Technology giants like Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have reached an agreement with other Internet companies and human rights groups to draw up a voluntary code of conduct for doing business in countries like China that impose restrictions on [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2008 | Comments : 0

Linux to Outsell Windows in Mobile Internet Device Market

Mobile Linux will outsell Microsoft Windows Mobile and other rival OS makers in the mobile Internet device market by 2013, says ABI Research. Moblin, LiMo and Maemo will be the leading Linux mobile providers. Linux will be the top-sellin [...]

Posted On : Aug, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

About The Internet DNS Flaw

You may have heard about the security flaw that affects the entire Internet. It’s actually a problem with the software behind just about all domain name servers - DNS for short. A domain name server is a computer that acts like a phon [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2008 | Comments : 0

MPs urge YouTube to do more to protect children from interne...

Online companies like YouTube were urged by MPs today to do more to protect children from the "dark side" of the internet. The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee said it was "unimpressed" that the video [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Internet coupon usage up by 83% since 2005

Internet coupon usage is way up but consumers still prefer cutting coupons from the Sunday newspaper to cutting and pasting them digitally. A study by Scarborough Research found 11 percent of households obtain coupons via the Internet, a nu [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2008 | Comments : 0

Comcast to work with Vonage on Internet traffic

Comcast Corp. said Wednesday it will collaborate with Vonage Holdings Corp., the leading independent Internet phone service, to make sure that Internet calling will work well for its subscribers.Comcast, the country's largest cable company, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Bell's internet throttling illegal, Google says

Google Inc. says Bell Canada Inc. is breaking Canadian telecommunications law by slowing certain internet traffic, and is urging the CRTC to take action against the company. "Bell claims its throttling of peer-to-peer applications is [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2008 | Comments : 0

Russia to create Internet addresses in Cyrillic

Russia will be able to create its first Internet addresses using the Cyrillic alphabet next year, communications ministry official Vladimir Vassiliev told Interfax news agency on Sunday. The move follows a decision by the organisation that [...]

Posted On : Jun, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Fewer free breakfasts but more Internet access at U.S. hotel...

Fewer U.S. hotels are offering free breakfasts, more are charging for late cancellation, and more are offering free in-room wireless Internet access. Ironically, though, the more you pay for your room, the less likely you are to get free Wi [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2008 | Comments : 0

T-Mobile Offers Cheap Internet Calls at Home

Here's a new twist on Internet calling: T-Mobile plans to offer a supercheap version, essentially a loss leader to get and keep wireless customers. For $10 a month, T-Mobile customers will be able to make all the calls they want from tradit [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2008 | Comments : 0

American to test Internet access on 2 NY flights

The test with technology partner Aircell will begin on one flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Los Angeles and another going back to New York. Internet service on those flights will be free. American will begin charging [...]

Posted On : Jun, 26 2008 | Comments : 0

Google plans new Internet measurement tool

Google is expected to unveil a tool Tuesday that measures Internet use to help advertisers identify the best places to buy ads that will reach its target audience, according to a report Monday on the Wall Street Journal Web site. The meas [...]

Posted On : Jun, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Neil Entwistle 'killed his family and scoured internet for s...

A British man accused of killing his wife and baby girl spent the month before their deaths trying to meet American women on the internet to check whether they were better in bed, a court was told yesterday. A computer expert told the t [...]