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Broadband usage growing even as gaps persist

The U.S. still faces a significant gap in residential broadband use that breaks down along incomes, education levels and other socio-economic factors, even as subscriptions among American households overall grew sevenfold between 2001 and 2009. What’s more, even when controlling for key socio-economic characteristics, the U.S. continues to confront a racial gap in residential broadband [...]

Nov 8 2010 | Posted in Internet,Mobile Tech,Tech News | Read More »

Will the real 4G please stand up?

Earlier this week, T-Mobile USA, the fourth largest cell phone operator in the U.S., launched a marketing campaign calling its newly upgraded network “America’s Largest 4G Network.” The claim has ruffled more than a few feathers at T-Mobile competitors, namely Sprint Nextel, which has been helping its partner Clearwire build a nationwide network using a [...]

Nov 6 2010 | Posted in Communications,Internet,Mobile Tech,Tech News | Read More »

Microsoft Windows Phone 7 has its pluses, but …

The heat is on Microsoft to make a splash with Windows Phone 7, its brand new smartphone operating system. Apple and Google have seduced the masses with attractive iPhones and Androids, while Microsoft until now has gotten creamed with its snooze-worthy devices that ran the creaky, complicated and uber-corporate Windows Mobile operating system. And if [...]

Nov 3 2010 | Posted in Communications,Internet,Mobile Tech,Tech News | Read More »

Italy probes Google Street View service

Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into Google for allegedly violating the country’s privacy laws through the data collected for the Internet company’s Street View service, newspapers reported Thursday. The investigation, being handled by Rome public prosecutor Eugenio Albamonte, was opened at the request of the national Privacy Authority and on the basis of information [...]

Oct 29 2010 | Posted in Internet,Mobile Tech,Tech News | Read More »

Google says its cars grabbed emails and passwords

Google Inc admitted for the first time its “Street View” cars around the world accidentally collected more personal data than previously disclosed — including complete emails and passwords — potentially breathing new life into probes in various countries. The disclosure comes just days after Canada’s privacy watchdog said Google had collected complete emails and accused [...]

Oct 25 2010 | Posted in Mobile Tech,Software,Tech News | Read More »

China unveils own mapping service

The web-based service gives people access to increasingly detailed satellite images of China and high-level images of other nations.

Oct 23 2010 | Posted in Communications,Internet,Mobile Tech,Software,Tech News | Read More »

Amazon profits boosted by Kindle

The online retailer, Amazon, has reported a 16% rise in third-quarter profit, as its Kindle e-book reader continues to bolster sales.

Oct 22 2010 | Posted in Internet,Marketing,Mobile Tech,Tech News | Read More »

Microsoft admits code theft for Chinese blog Juku

Microsoft has indefinitely suspended its Chinese microblogging service MSN Juku after admitting that it “copied” code used to create the site. A vendor contracted to work for the software giant was caught lifting code from a rival Canadian start-up, Plurk. According to Plurk as much as 80% of the basecode was “stolen directly”. Microsoft apologised [...]

Dec 16 2009 | Posted in Blogging,Cybersecurity,Internet,Mobile Tech,Security,Tech News | Read More »

Tesco to offer iPhone contracts from 14 December

The iPhone will be available at Tesco Mobile from 14 December, the company has announced. Its lowest monthly tariff will be £20 a month for the duration of a 12-month contract – but customers will have to pay £222 for a basic 3G 8GB handset. This works out over the course of the contract [...]

Dec 10 2009 | Posted in Communications,Internet,Mobile Tech,Technology | Read More »

Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U suspend smartphone

Mobile phone retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U have temporarily withdrawn the Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone from their stores. Both companies said the move followed complaints from customers about software problems. Phones 4U announced its decision to stop selling the handset 24 hours after rival retailer Carphone Warehouse. Sony Ericsson said it was “giving [...]

Nov 24 2009 | Posted in Communications,Mobile Tech | Read More »