06.04.2010
Appeals Court Strikes Down Net Neutrality
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, has ruled the Federal Communications Commission lacks the authority to impose Net neutrality regulations on Internet providers and operators of broadband networks. The unanimous finding overturned the FCC`s cease and desist order against Comcast, which had imposed measures to slow traffic to what it... |
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31.03.2010
Feds Propose Texting Ban for Truck and Bus Drivers
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing a federal rule that would specifically prohibit texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. And, in an effort to increase public involvement and collaboration in the rulemaking process, DOT has announced an e-Rulemaking Initiative (CeRI) partnership with Cornell University. The idea, according to... |
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31.03.2010
Few Drive Well While Yakking on Cell Phones
Are you one of those annoying people who can`t get behind the wheel without carrying on a conversation on your cell phone?You might be interested to know that a new study conducted by University of Utah psychologists found there is just a small group of people who have the extraordinary ability to multitask: Unlike 97.5 percent of those studied, they can drive safely... |
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30.03.2010
International Roaming Charges Can Be Shocking
In the early days of cell phones, consumers often got hit with "roaming" charges when they left their home area and made or received calls using another network. With today`s nationwide networks, domestic roaming charges are pretty much a thing of the past. But international roaming changes are still around, and becoming a bigger... |
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18.03.2010
FCC`s Broadband Plan: Who`s For It, Who`s Not
Since the FCC formally revealed its plan to expand broadband access on Tuesday, the idea has been generally well-received. And really, what’s there to protest so far? The plan’s stated goal is to connect “100 million households to affordable 100-megabits-per-second service, building the world’s largest market of high-speed broadband users and... |
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17.03.2010
Survey: 40 Percent of BlackBerry Users Want iPhone
Maybe you`ve heard that BlackBerry users are fanatical about their smart phones. That could be true, but a new survey shows more than a third would ditch it for an iPhone in a heartbeat. The smartphone brand loyalty survey conducted semi-annually by Crowd Science shows nearly 40 percent of BlackBerry users prefer Apple`s iPhone ... |
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15.03.2010
Feds` Dream of Universal Broadband a Nightmare for Broadcasters
Talk about infrastructure and most of us think of bridges, roads and so forth. But for most of the past 100 years or so, the infrastructure that has budged the needle on the nation`s econometer is the communications infrastructure. In an global information economy, after all, nations lacking a robust communications network are at a serious disadvantage.It`s popular... |
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14.03.2010
Netflix Cancels Second Contest Over Privacy Concerns
When Netflix finally announced the winners of its three-year, $1 million contest last fall, the buzz was so great that the company wasted no time in announcing a sequel.That contest gave consumers all over the world the chance to compete to improve the company`s movie-recommendation algorithm. Contestants were given access to members` movie ratings and charged with... |
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11.03.2010
Are You Ready For 3D TV?
If you haven`t yet purchased a high definition TV, you`re in luck. The HD, 3D TV sets are here. Samsung and Panasonic have started selling their 3D sets this week while Sony`s version hits the market this summer. But if you showed caution in the face of HDTV, it might be prudent to continue that caution. As with any new technology, there are bound to be glitches.... |
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08.03.2010
Do Online Daters Love to Lie?
People who tend be a little dishonest when dating online would likely stretch the truth on a face-to-face date, too -- all in an effort to get others to like them.Jeffrey Hall, assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, surveyed more than 5,000 people in a national Internet matchmaking service to determine what kinds of people are most... |
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