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Government seeks to strong arm companies into spying on users

, Apr 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Last week, we reported on a rather disturbing revelation that the Department of Defense and NSA have been sending out so-called 2511 letters that absolve companies of legal consequences for violating the Wiretap Act by intercepting their users' communications. While the letters give ISPs and such incentive, they are no good if the company doesn't want to obey an order to grab data. To remedy this, a government task force is seeking to have companies that don't cooperate penalized. Read The Full Story

Time Warner Cable combats Google Fiber with free WiFi hotspots

, Apr 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Time Warner Cable is attempting to combat Google Fiber, or at least suppress the damage Google Fiber will bring to its business, by offering free WiFi hotspots throughout the city of Austin, Texas. The catch is that in order for you to take advantage of TWC's "free" public WiFi hotspot, you have to already be a TWC internet subscriber. Those that aren't yet subscribers will be charged a fee. Read The Full Story

Vermont’s ultra-cheap gigabit Internet rivals Google Fiber

, Apr 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Many are drooling over Google Fiber, dreaming of ultra-fast downloads and uploads that are zipped off into cyberspace in the blink of an eye. While Google's fiber network is certainly nice, every now and again a new player emerges to remind us that it could be better. Such is the case the Vermont Telephone Company, which is offering state residents gigabit Internet for $35 a month. Read The Full Story

North Korea has millions of 3G subscribers, says Koryolink CEO

, Apr 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

North Korea's relationship with the world wide web has been mostly non-existent, with most of those who reside in the nation being forbade from accessing the Internet. Slowly, however, connectivity has leaked into the northern Korean nation, which now has nearly 2 million 3G subscribers, according to service provider Koryolink's CEO Ezz Heikal. Read The Full Story

Pinterest design update brings back most beloved days-gone-by features

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

All good things come to an end, or so the saying goes. As is the nature of things, product design changes over time see new features added and some old ones eliminated or changed, often without too much hassle or outcry. Occasionally some features prove to have been so beloved by users that they're brought back, however, reintegrated into the newer design to see the light of day again with new abilities its original iteration never had. Such is the case with the latest Pinterest update. Read The Full Story

New York City to equip 36 more subways with WiFi and cell service

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Browsing your email or chatting on the phone will soon be possible at more subway stations in New York City, with the MTA announcing today that the city will be expanding cell phone and WiFi service to 36 new locations. Such a change will affect the more than 8.5 million commuters who use the subways daily, and will make longer commutes a little more bearable. Read The Full Story

Google sees record increase in government takedown requests

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Google released its seventh transparency report today, which highlights the number of takedown requests that Google receives on a bi-yearly basis. This time around, Google received 2,285 government requests to remove 24,179 pieces of content off of Google's search engine between July 2012 and December 2012, which is a record high. Read The Full Story

Justice Department authorized ISPs to bypass Wiretap Act

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Justice Department is toying with the definitions of "legal," according to the folks over at CNET, which say the Electronic Privacy Information Center provided them with documents detailing a bypass of the Wiretap Act. Says the report, the Justice Department has sent out letters to a variety of ISPs absolving them of repercussions for intercepting Internet communications. Read The Full Story

Nintendo launches beta Miiverse online

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Nintendo announced via a tweet on Wednesday that Miiverse can now be accessed online, giving users access outside of the Wii U for the first time and showcasing Nintendo's tentative trip into the social networking sphere. Nintendo is hailing this as a beta move, and so users should expect to see things shift around as it is refined and finalized. Read The Full Story

Google gets iProvo purchase approval

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

On April 16, we reported that Provo, Utah would be the next city graced with Google Fiber, followed by a piece last week on its purchase of iProvo, the city's ailing fiber network. The sale was reported to have taken place for $1, but had to wait on a final okay from the Provo Municipal Council. Such approval was given today, but not without stipulations. Read The Full Story

New legislation aims for subsidized broadband in low-income homes

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

In an effort to update the FCC's long-running Lifeline program that helps put telephone access in low-income homes, a new piece of legislation has been introduced to the House of Representatives that would aim to give low-income homes the opportunity for unsubsidized broadband internet access. Read The Full Story

US internet getting faster but still trails Asia rates

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

Average internet speeds in the US rose by more than a quarter in the space of 12 months, one web company's research suggests, though with an average rate of 7.4 Mbps America still sits in eighth place of the world's fastest. The US just outpaced the global year-on-year change in Q4 2012, according to Akamai's latest State of the Internet report, climbing 28-percent versus the 25-percent global average. Read The Full Story
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