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пятница, 27 июня 2008 г.

OCN in Japan to limit uploads by their customers

OCN in Japan to limit uploads by their customers
NTT Communications has announced that their OCN unit would implement a daily upload limit of 30 GB starting August this year.
The company said that the customers who break this limit would first be warned about it.
If they continue to cross this limit, their access would be [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7903-ocn-japan

среда, 4 июня 2008 г.

Wal-Mart gets into online classifieds services

Wal-Mart gets into online classifieds services
Wal-Mart is taking on Craigslist and eBay Kijiji with the launch of their online classified advertising site.
This new service is being managed through Oodle.com.
Walmart.com spokesman Ravi Jariwala spoke about this new initiative: “This free, community-based resource allows customers to buy and sell items locally, find local jobs and learn [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7769-oodle

пятница, 23 мая 2008 г.

Singapore bans porn websites to make a symbolic statement

Singapore bans porn websites to make a symbolic statement
Singapore’s Media Development Authority has revealed that they have blocked access to two online pornographic websites.
They did not reveal the name of the services through market sources say that YouPorn and RedTube have been blocked in the country.
MDA official Jason Hoong said in a statement on this [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7704-youporn-redtube

понедельник, 19 мая 2008 г.

Sprint all set to launch WiMax network later this year

Sprint all set to launch WiMax network later this year
US based Telecom Company Sprint has said that their tests with Samsung related to WiMax have passed key speed and mobility hurdles.
They are now all set to launch this network by the end of the current year.
Sprint is going to provide the spectrum to Clearwire which [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7670-wimax-sprint

пятница, 9 мая 2008 г.

Intel gets a license to operate WiMax network in Sweden

Intel gets a license to operate WiMax network in Sweden
Microprocessor industry giant Intel has now become one of the first winners of a license to operate a WiMax network in Sweden.
The company paid around $26 million for a 15-year license.
Intel is one of the biggest promoters of the WiMax technology. The company is expected [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7604-intel-sweden-wimax

четверг, 8 мая 2008 г.

Cablevision Systems to develop their own wireless broadband network

Cablevision Systems to develop their own wireless broadband network
Cablevision Systems has announced that they are now planning to invest $350 million to build a wireless broadband network.
This network would be used to serve their customers in the New York area. This network is expected to be up and running in the next two years.
The company [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7603-cablevision-systems-2

понедельник, 28 апреля 2008 г.

Qwest Communications launches 20 megabits per second plan in USA

Qwest Communications launches 20 megabits per second plan in USA
Qwest Communications International has launched a new DSL plan in the US market which offers speeds of 20 megabits per second.
This plan would cost the customer $104.99 per month. Another plan offering speeds of 12 mbps is available for $51.99 per month.
These plans would cost USD [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7544-qwest-communications

воскресенье, 20 апреля 2008 г.

Alexa updates Alexa Rankings

Alexa updates Alexa Rankings
Alexa has announced that they have now updated their Ranking services to include more parameters.
The company is now aggregating data from several sources which they claim would improve the quality and accuracy of the results.
Alexa said in its announcement:
Alexa toolbar users’ interests and surfing habits could differ from those of the general [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7488-alexa-rankings

суббота, 19 апреля 2008 г.

Blockbuster sued for privacy violation related to Facebook Beacon ad system

Blockbuster sued for privacy violation related to Facebook Beacon ad system

Cathryn Elaine Harris, of Dallas County, Texas has filed a privacy violation lawsuit against video rental company Blockbuster.
She is claiming that the company passed her personal information to the popular social networking service Facebook.
This information was passed to Facebook through their controversial Beacon advertising system.
Randy [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7482-blockbuster-facebook

суббота, 12 апреля 2008 г.

Microsoft Clearflow technology to be showcased

Microsoft Clearflow technology to be showcased
Microsoft is all set to showcase a new technology named Clearflow which is designed to help customers avoid traffic jams while they are driving.
The technology has been under development over the last five years by a group of artificial-intelligence researchers at the company’s Research lab.
The company is aiming to use [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7440-microsoft-clearflow

вторник, 8 апреля 2008 г.

Pizza.com sells for $2.6 million

Pizza.com sells for $2.6 million
Chris Clark has sold Pizza.com domain he had owned since 1994 for a cool price of USD 2.6 million.
The domain was sold after a weeklong auction process.
He spoke about selling the domain: “It’s crazy, it’s just crazy. It will make a significant difference in my life, for sure.”
When he had originally [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7414-pizza.com