By Jim O’Neill
In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled the Federal Communications Commission doesn’t have the authority to regulate broadband, overturning a 2008 commission ruling against Comcast for throttling P2P traffic. The ruling, which wasn’t expected for weeks, sets up a major hurdle for FCC Commissioner Julius [...]
Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced that it has today filed a complaint against Apple with the Federal District Court in the Western District of Wisconsin, alleging that Apple iPhone and iPad 3G products infringe five important Nokia patents.
The patents in question relate to technologies for enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications [...]
Smartphones drove a rebound in the overall mobile handset market in the first quarter of 2010, as BlackBerry maker Research In Motion broke into the top five of cell phone makers for the first time.
The worldwide mobile phone market grew 21.7 percent in the first quarter of 2010, compared to a decline [...]
They sneak up on you while you’re working, pretend to help you, and then betray you. By the time you realize what’s going on, you’re infected.
They’re sneaky malware programs designed to look and operate like antivirus scan prompts from Windows or other software, but rather than search for bugs, they plant them. [...]
Look close. You may be staring at the end of cancer. Those tiny black dots are nanobots delivering a lethal blow to a cancerous cell, effectively killing it. The first trial on humans have been a success, with no side-effects:
It sneaks in, evades the immune system, delivers the siRNA, and the [...]
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia unveiled a new C5 smartphone model on Tuesday, hoping to benefit from a booming demand for cheap smartphones and from rising consumer appetite for mobile social networking.
The C5 handset will be one of the cheapest smartphones from Nokia, selling for 135 euros ($183), excluding taxes and subsidies, and hitting the shelves [...]
Senate Republicans moved Monday afternoon to prevent the FCC’s proposed rules on net neutrality with an amendment to the Interior Appropriations bill that would tie up funding at the agency for new regulatory mandates. Observers said, however, that the move was unlikely to be approved in the Democrat-majority Congress.
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), ranking member [...]
By Chris Rawluk
There are a lot of misconception about high speed internet. With the increasing popularity of broadband service and variety of technologies that power our internet connections, it is important to understand what’s true, what really matters and what is quite simply…myth.
Myth 1: High Speed Dial-Up
Dial-up is dial-up. There is no way to turn [...]
The registry is the place where your computer stores the configuration information about your computer and your installed programs so that your operating system can use them.
Maintaining the registry is an important step in keeping your computer healthy. Registry problems can include slow performance, computer crashing, and the annoyingh Microsoft Windows error messages.
If any of [...]
Cable and telephone companies, both large and small have been offering discounted bundled services for years. Bundled local and long distance, or cable TV and Internet have saved consumers thousands on elective utilities.
With the outbreak of new broadband Internet technologies, emerges a new market for bundled services. You may have noticed your local cable company [...]
