Topple The Network Stack And Do It Huawei?
There is something overlooked in the ongoing discussions of Huawei and the roll out out of 5G that makes the current stances of various governments somewhat confusing for network techs. The fact…
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Tag: Internet
Become your own ISP for fun, or because Ajit Pai gets his way
If you are reading this from the US you probably have an opinion about the news out of the FCC today and should probably express that opinion to your various congress critters,…
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AT&T Will Start Enforcing U-Verse Data Caps, Charging Extra For Unlimited Data
AT&T U-Verse internet users will soon feel the pain of the company's old school DSL users in the form of enforced data caps and overage charges for exceeding new caps. In…
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The internet may be getting a little more international
The root DNS of the internet has been run by National Telecommunications and Information Administration, a division of of the US Government though in truth they contracted out this responsibility to the…
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Time Warner Cable Increasing Modem Rental Fee
According to the Consumerist, cable ISP Time Warner Cable is increasing its modem rental fee to $5.99 per month. The company initially instituted a $3.95 rental fee in October of...
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Aereo TV Streaming Service Expanding to Midwest, (Several Counties In Illinois and Indiana)
Aereo, the popular streaming service that delivers broadcast television channels via the Internet, has announced its plans to expand into the Midwest US despite the numerous lawsuits facing its future from big…
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Researchers Use New HC-PBGF Optical Fiber To Transmit Data At 99.7% The Speed of Light
Transmitting data over optical fiber is one of the fastest methods available, and researchers at the University of Southampton have managed to dial up the speed even further. Being optical in nature, light…
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Mozilla Reverses Decision to Axe 64-Bit FireFox Builds, But Support Will Be Left to the Community
A month ago Mozilla announced that it would no longer release 64-bit versions of its popular Firefox web browser due to a lack of resources. While the stable versions for...
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Sony Buys Out Gaikai for $380 Million, A Stormy Future for Cloud Gaming?
Gaikai, the streaming cloud gaming service was bought today by Sony Computer Entertainment. At this year’s Fusion Developer Summit, Gaikai stated its goal to be the gaming service on all...
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Verizon To Upgrade FIOS To 300Mbps for $204.99 a Month
According to sources that talked with The Verge, Verizon is planning on offering faster internet services for its FIOS customers, but the new tiers are going to cost a pretty penny. Verizon will…
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Box.com Offering 50GB of Free Cloud Storage For Life To Users of Android App
The online storage space is really starting to heat up as companies start getting competitive to grab their share of the 'cloud storage user base' pie. Dropbox is a popular file…
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Google Public DNS Handles 70 Billion Requests A Day
Yesterday morning the Internet juggernaut that is Google announced that its public DNS service has far surpassed their expectations for the experimental service. In fact, the company has taken...
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Harry Reid Announces Senate Delay On PIPA Vote
After the numerous website protests of SOPA and PIPA on Wednesday, quite a few representatives and senators started to backpedal on their support for their respective bills. Among the...
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DNS Redirect Provision Suspended From SOPA (and PIPA)
SOPA, the ever controversial bill making its way through the House of Representatives, contained a provision that would force ISPs to block any website accused of copyright infringement from their customers. …
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Microsoft Surpasses Yahoo In Search Usage For First Time
The Internet search market is a competitive space, as the more control over search a company has, the more money they can make from ad networks, analytic and tracking data, and…
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Proposed Internet Blackout Seeks To Convince Congress To Drop SOPA
Let me say right off the bat, that personally I'm very much against the idea of SOPA due to how easily the system could be abused and the degree to which innovation…
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Apple May Build New Data Center In Oregon
CNet is reporting that Apple is currently considering constructing a new data center outside of Prineville, Oregon. The 31 Megawatt facility would be built on 160 acres outside of...
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Too good to be true? Truth goggles for your browser
Definately falling into the "I'll beleive it when I see it" category is an extension developed by an MIT student for his Masters thesis which is intended to check the accuracy of information on…
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