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Protesters denounce Google plan for 'two-tier internet' (Connectivity)
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Around 100 people have rallied outside Google's California offices to protest against controversial proposals to alter how data is treated over the web.
posted: 17/08/2010
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UK: Ofcom: Broadband's broken promises (Connectivity)
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Here are some headlines from Ofcom's broadband briefing:
posted: 17/08/2010
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Can Google Get Social Networking Right? (Connectivity)
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Rumors that Google is building a new social network have persisted since late June, when Kevin Rose, CEO of Digg.com, posted on Twitter that the Web giant was working on a challenger to Facebook. The company's recent actions--its reported investment in Zynga, a social gaming company, and its acquisition of Slide, a company that makes various applications for social networks--have fanned the flames.
posted: 15/08/2010
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Wireless Car Sensors Vulnerable to Hackers (Connectivity)
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Hackers could "hijack" the wireless pressure sensors built into many cars' tires, researchers have found. Criminals might then track a vehicle or force its electronic control system to malfunction, the University of South Carolina and Rutgers University researchers say.
posted: 15/08/2010
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Indonesian Internet use booming (Connectivity)
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So you've looked up sexy spy Anna Chapman's Facebook photos and you've cried along with Lindsay Lohan as she was sent to the slammer, but what about Peterporn, Sinta and Jovita? Ever heard of them?
posted: 08/08/2010
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Source: Google, Verizon near net neutrality plan (Connectivity)
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Google Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are close to finalizing a proposal for so-called "network neutrality" rules, which would dictate how broadband providers treat Internet traffic flowing over their lines, according to a person briefed on the negotiations.
posted: 08/08/2010
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Computing at the Speed of Light (Connectivity)
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The world of computing could change rapidly in coming years thanks to technology that replaces the metal wiring between components with faster, more efficient fiber-optic links.
posted: 08/08/2010
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Got an iPhone? There's an App for Hacking That (Connectivity)
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Over the past few years, researchers have warned that viruses and other security threats could soon start appearing on mobile devices. The buzz at two major hacker conferences suggests that such threats could finally be about to arrive in force. The Black Hat and Defcon conferences, which bring together computer security researchers, consultants, and independent hackers, both took place last week in Las Vegas.
posted: 08/08/2010
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Hacking the Smart Grid (Connectivity)
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The hurried deployment of smart-grid technology could leave critical infrastructure and private homes vulnerable to hackers. Security experts at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas last week warned that smart-grid hardware and software lacks the necessary safeguards to protect against meddling.
posted: 08/08/2010
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Mobile data 'to drive SE Asian telecom sector' (Connectivity)
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Data services will drive earnings growth in Southeast Asia's telecommunications sector as cellphone subscriptions hit saturation levels, an industry report said Tuesday.
posted: 01/08/2010
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