21.10.2009
First White Spaces Network Brings Broadband Internet to Rural America
For the first time in the U.S., unused TV broadcast channels freed up by the transition to digital TV are being used to wirelessly deliver high-speed Internet connectivity to business, education and community users.... |
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20.10.2009
Comcast to debut cable shows online by year`s end
(AP) -- You`ll be able to watch popular cable television series such as HBO`s "Entourage" and AMC`s "Mad Men" on your computers by the end of the year without paying extra - as long as you`re a Comcast Corp. subscriber... |
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15.10.2009
Taj Cyber-Network Now Expands Across the Northern Hemisphere and Connects Half the Globe
(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded Taj network has expanded to the Global Ring Network for Advanced Application Development (GLORIAD), wrapping another ring of light around the northern... |
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14.10.2009
NTU team studies world`s fastest satellite Internet connection
In disaster-struck areas where terrestrial communications may be down, the deployment of rescue teams becomes extremely challenging. A team led by Assistant Professor Lee Yee Hui from the School of Electrical and... |
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14.10.2009
New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly
(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first. The... |
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14.10.2009
Bumpy road for satellite TV in cars
The summer road tripping season is over, but with the holidays on the horizon, people soon will be piling into their cars for annual pilgrimages to family and friends. For those with children, this often... |
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13.10.2009
Miami firm says it will lay first US-Cuba fiber
(AP) -- A small Miami-based company says the U.S. government has given it permission to lay the first optical communications fiber from the U.S. to Cuba. That could drastically cut the cost of calling the island nation... |
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13.10.2009
State-owned firm says Vietnam`s first 3G service launched
State-owned mobile network operator Vinaphone said Tuesday it has begun offering Vietnam`s first 3G service, bringing "a revolution" to the country`s mobile system. The company is the first to implement... |
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13.10.2009
How Perfect Can Graphene Be?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists have investigated the purest graphene to date, and have found that the material possesses unprecedented high electronic quality. The discovery has raised the bar for this relatively new... |
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13.10.2009
Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi
As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security. "There`s always... |
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