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Article | 24/05/2013 Google pursuing broad wireless project for emerging markets, report says
Google has reportedly launched an expansive effort to bring wireless networks and affordable computing to emerging markets such as sub-Saharan Africa ...
Article | 15/05/2013 Google to boost speed, cut data use on mobile devices
Google has shown off new features that can reduce data consumption and improve Web performance on Android-powered mobile devices, drawing partly from ...
Article | 13/05/2013 France should soften Internet 'three strikes' law, says gov't report
France should stop cutting off the Internet access of those accused of illicit file sharing, and close down the agency that polices online copyright b...
Article | 8/05/2013 Microsoft extends revenue per search agreement with Yahoo
Microsoft has extended a search revenue guarantee agreement with Yahoo for one more year, amid reports that the Internet company is trying to break it...
Article | 8/05/2013 Downdetector.com scours Twittersphere to detect service outages faster
A Dutch startup has launched a service that studies data from social networks to quickly identify online service outages -- sometimes, it says, before...
Article | 18/04/2013 Google plans to set up gigabit-speed fiber in Provo, Utah
Google is acquiring iProvo, a fiber-optic network owned by the city of Provo, Utah, as part of a plan to introduce its high-speed broadband network ca...
Article | 15/04/2013 Sony ISP launches world's fastest home Internet, 2Gbps
A Sony-backed ISP in Japan has launched a 2Gbps Internet service, which it said is the world's fastest for home use.
Article | 20/03/2013 Google adds another city to fiber service rollout
Google has added Olathe in Kansas to the cities where it will roll out its high-speed broadband network called Google Fiber.
Article | 26/02/2013 Pirate Bay quits Sweden to relieve pressure on bandwidth provider
The Pirate Bay has opened two new gateways to its internal network in order to shield its current Internet provider, the Swedish Pirate Party, which h...
Article | 21/01/2013 Cuba turns on submarine internet cable, but just for one-way traffic
A change in Internet traffic patterns over the past week suggests that Cuba may have turned on a fibre-optic submarine cable that links it to the glob...
Article | 19/01/2013 FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 US states by 2015
Cities around the U.S. will have gigabit-speed Internet access by 2015 if the FCC's wishes come true.
Article | 28/12/2012 FCC eases licensing for in-flight Internet gear on aircraft
The FCC is making it easier to launch in-flight Internet services on planes in the U.S. by setting up a standard approval process for onboard systems ...
Article | 30/11/2012 Syrians turn to satellites as the country's Internet connection remains down
Syrians are turning to satellites to communicate as the country's Internet connections are shut down, but instances of jamming are making even that ch...
Article | 29/11/2012 Social analytics firm PeopleBrowsr wins temporary order against Twitter
Social media analytics service PeopleBrowsr said it has won a temporary restraining order in a California court against Twitter's decision to end its ...
Article | 30/10/2012 Sandy slams mobile, wired and cable networks as far west as Michigan
Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy knocked out mobile, phone and cable service in many parts of the eastern U.S. on Monday, with about one in four cell sites...