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TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 3:41pm neoform

Los Angeles Times -- Most of the video clips that TV networks are willing to share with YouTube aren't the stuff people want to watch. CBS news anchor Katie Couric's interviews attracted only a few thousand viewers, and behind-the-scenes vignettes with the cast of NBC's ne.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Dec 13, 2007 @ 8:17am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Wireless networks are more prone to spying than wired ones, but it helps to know if your more sensitive transactions are over secure servers Jim Dodson asks: We have retired and spend several months a year on the road in our motor home. We can get Wi-F.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue Nov 27, 2007 @ 8:22am neoform

BBC News -- The government is to draw up a battle plan on the best way to roll out next-generation broadband networks. It will share best practice from high-speed pilots around the UK as well as lay out the business case for future investment in high-speed network.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Nov 1, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Big Internet companies have been snapping up ad networks to boost ad revenue. Now Specific Media plans to join the M&A frenzy The wave of dealmaking engulfing the online advertising sector isn't over yet. The most recent evidence came Nov. 1, with news.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Tue Sep 4, 2007 @ 3:54pm neoform

BBC News -- Researchers have found a way to enforce good manners on file-sharing networks by treating bandwidth as a currency. The team has created a peer-to-peer system called Tribler in which selfless sharers earn faster upload and download speeds but leechers a.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Jun 28, 2007 @ 8:25am neoform

Ars Technica -- Consumers are starting to use home networks for more than sharing an Internet connection and sending files between PCs on the network, according to a new study by Forrester Research. One-third of all home networks are now used to stream music, movies, TV.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / OPINION Mon May 21, 2007 @ 11:07am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Web surfers are flocking to faith-based social networks, sometimes as an alternative to MySpace Anyone who wants to join Xianz, a Christian social network, needs to abide by a set of rules that read more Ten Commandments than terms of use. Rule No. 2,.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Mon May 14, 2007 @ 3:14pm neoform

MSNBC -- Soldiers serving overseas will lose some of their online links to friends and loved ones back home under a Department of Defense policy that a high-ranking Army official said would take effect Monday. The Defense Department will begin blocking access ".. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Thu Apr 19, 2007 @ 4:00pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- Search engines, tech startups, and media networks are competing to become the go-to portal and guide to professionally made online programming Suranga Chandratillake, founder of video search engine blinkx, likes showing off his new remote control. It c.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Sun Mar 25, 2007 @ 1:44pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- The software giant clinches the deal for phone voice-recognition powerhouse Tellme Networks. Expect a lot more than mobile search As it loses ground against Google on the Net, Microsoft is moving to make sure it won't lag too far behind as Web search m.. Read More

TECHNOLOGY / NEWS Sat Mar 17, 2007 @ 9:12pm neoform

Los Angeles Times -- Microsoft said Wednesday it would buy Tellme Networks Inc., which provides voice-enabled mobile search, directory assistance and computerized, speech-driven customer service hotlines. Microsoft said Tellme's technology could be applied to a wide swath.. Read More