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9 May 2008

Who are the people who define the Internet?

By Mark O’Neill I came across an interesting list called “15 People Who Changed The Internet” and all the obvious characters are on there - Larry Page, Sergey Brin, Sir Tim Berners-Lee… but the list got me wondering who is NOT on there. As with any... (posted on 9 May 2008 by Geeks are Sexy Technology News)

31 Mar 2008

The Internet: PR fire

The Internet is fire for our industry, it can light a torch, or it can burn. It all depends upon the circumstances. Take the case of the lawsuit Echostar has brought against NDS. Yesterday a Swiss magazine ran an article about the hacker in the case,... (posted on 31 Mar 2008 by Presto Vivace Blog)

18 Mar 2008

Cogent-Telia Peering Dispute Widely Felt

The ongoing peering dispute between Cogent and Telia has left many networks in the U.S. and Europe unable to connect with one another. Renesys, which tracks Internet routing, has some additional details on the impact of the dispute, which it describes as... (posted on 18 Mar 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)

23 Feb 2008

BMW looking to incorporate full Internet into their cars

Section: Computers, Wireless, Gadgets / Other, GPS/Navigation, Transportation BMW is ready to claim that they are the first car manufacturer to offer fully, unrestricted, built-in access to the Internet. BMW is calling this new technology... (posted on 23 Feb 2008 by Gadgetell)

8 Feb 2008

Technology narrows the rich-poor divide

A UN report has stated that because of mobile phones and internet access the gulf between rich and poor nations is narrowing, with 58% of cell phone subscribers world wide coming from the developing nations. This should only be seen as the green... (posted on 8 Feb 2008 by Gadgetell)

7 Feb 2008

Cable Cut Fever and the 'Fifth Cut'

In the fast and furious movement of news around the blogosphere, fact-checking and context sometimes get shortchanged. The telecom cable outages affecting the Middle East provide an example of this phenomena, as a legitimate infrastructure problem has... (posted on 7 Feb 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)

20 Nov 2007

Tuesday "Just for Fun" (but not really): Remember that Old Joke Web Page -- "You Have Reached the End of the Internet"? Well,

A report released by Nemertes Group on Internet growth comes to the conclusion that the Internet will require billions of dollars of infrastructure improvements. Lacking those improvements, sections of the worldwide network will begin to see... (posted on 20 Nov 2007 by Realtime Windows Server)

8 Nov 2007

Write for Hacked Gadgets

Interested in Tech? Do you stumble across fantastic hacked creations and need a place to show off your cool finds? Why not write for Hacked Gadgets! If you think you are up for the challenge please click the Contact Us link in upper left. Please... (posted on 8 Nov 2007 by Hacked Gadgets)

8 Jul 2007

DQ links for July 9, 2007

StreamYard.com - StreamYard is a simple tool to help you save all your favorites videos that you watch on the Web to your computer. Just enter the video link (youtube, ifilm, blip.tv, etc..) and click on the download button. Soundsnap.com - Soundsnap is... (posted on 8 Jul 2007 by Digital Quest)

26 Jun 2007

U.S. Internet Access Speeds Paltry on Global Scale

I had always known that high-tech countries like Japan indulged in amazing Internet connection speeds but a recent article in USA Today was a real eye-opener. Take this tidbit for example, the current median download speed in the U.S. is 1.97Mb/s.... (posted on 26 Jun 2007 by PaulStamatiou.com)

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