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FCC Plays for Time with Fast Publication of Network Neutrality Decision
The Federal Communications Commission published its "Open Internet" decision on Dec. 23 just two days after the 3-2 party line vote to impose network...
Google Android Market Gets ATandT Direct Carrier Billing
Google Dec. 22 introduced AT&T Direct Carrier Billing for customers who want to charge applications they download from the Android Market to their wireless...
Mozilla Firefox 4 Offers Streamlined Synch Setup
Applications developer Mozilla announced the release of Firefox 4 beta, the latest version of the company's popular Web browsing application. The beta offers easier...
Internet Explorer Leads on Malware Security: Report
A malware security report by NSS Labs found Windows Internet Explorer 9 beta caught an "exceptional" 99 percent of the live threats, leading the...
eRacks Introduces NAS50 Storage Server
eRacks Open Source Systems, one of the computer server vendors utilizing the new 2.5TB and 3TB hot-swappable hard drives manufactured by Western Digital, announced...
TelePacific to Acquire Fixed Wireless Internet Service Provider Covad
TelePacific Communications will acquire Covad Wireless, a broadband fixed wireless carrier. TelePacific Communications, a California-based competitive local exchange carrier providing integrated voice and data...
Apple’s Steve Jobs Earned -Person of the Year’ Title: 10 Reasons Why
Steve Jobs has been named "Person of the Year" by the Financial Times. The U.K. publication said that it was this year's release of...
Microsoft ActiveX Security Bugs ‘Highly Critical’
Microsoft counted 106 security bulletins for 2010 when it released its final Patch Tuesday update for the year. But with 2010 now coming to...
WikiLeaks Mirror Sites Lose Web Hosting Services
First it was WikiLeaks. Now, several mirror sites appear to be in the crosshairs, as another Web host, this time SiteGround, suspended accounts claiming...
Mixing of Technology and Politics on the Rise, Pew Study Says
Politics as usual? Not exactly, says the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project, which recently polled Americans about their mobile phone usage...