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Sept 2011 |
As part of its rolling wave of updates, Mozilla today released a new beta version of Firefox that gives some new options for searching, controlling tabs, and managing add-ons.
The Firefox 8 beta (download for Windows | Mac | Linux | Android) is the newest to be released with Mozilla's six-week development cycle, in which the organization's programmers update the browser with fewer but more frequent changes. That's caused indigestion for some slower-moving Firefox users, but Mozilla believes it's necessar... |
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Sept 2011 |
Though yet to be released, the iPhone 5 is already on the shopping list of more than 40 percent of those polled by InMobi.
In a study released yesterday, the mobile ad network discovered that 41 percent of mobile users in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada will buy the new iPhone, with 50 percent of those planning to pick one up within the first six months of the phone's debut.
If those numbers hold true, the iPhone 5 would become the most successful product launch yet from Apple, according to InMobi.
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Sept 2011 |
Police in Shanghai have arrested five people who allegedly built, and subsequently sold, near-perfect copies of Apple's iPhone in China, Reuters is reporting.
According to the news service, the people allegedly involved in the ring paid about 2,000 yuan ($313) for all the parts required to develop an iPhone copycat. After boxing the devices up, the group reportedly then sold them in Chinese markets, as well as online, for 4,000 yuan ($625)--about the same price the genuine iPhone 4 goes for in the countr... |
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Sept 2011 |
A media reform group is suing the Federal Communications Commission over the Internet regulations the agency put in place late last year.
The group Free Press filed the lawsuit against the FCC Sept. 28 in the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. The organization is seeking review of the FCCs December 2010 Open Internet order. Free Press, headquartered in Western Massachusetts, wants to challenge the ғarbitrary nature of rule provisions that provide less protection for mobile wireless Internet ... |
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Sept 2011 |
Go Daddy's installed base of domain name registrations has swollen to 50 million, dwarfing all of its closest competitors.
The 50 millionth name, dbakit.com, was registered by Indian punter Kranthi Kumar Kukkala over the weekend, according to the company.
Go Daddy's closest competitor is eNom, owned by publicly traded Demand Media, which recently reported that it had 11.9 million domains under management at the end of June.
The entire universe of internet domains amounted to 215 million names at th... |
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Sept 2011 |
A new report looking into online music consumption habits shows that since 2009 the number of people who pirate music has dropped by 25 percent in Sweden. The sharp decrease coincides with a massive interest for the music streaming service Spotify. One of the main reasons why people switch to legal services is the wider range of material they can find there.
When Spotify launched their first beta in the fall of 2008, we branded it "an alternative to music piracy."
Having the option to stream millions ... |
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Sept 2011 |
Philippe Keryer, executive vice president of the networks operating segment at vendor Alcatel-Lucent revealed that in a recent study 84 per cent of Germans admitted that they would rather give up their cars or their partner than be deprived of their internet connection.
Speaking in a keynote address on day two of the Broadband World Forum in Paris, Keryer said that the data is proof that consumers have become addicted to internet devices, causing a shift in influence in the telecoms industry. The power h... |
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Sept 2011 |
After months of mysterious, but likely politically-motivated delays, the White House finally gave its approval for publication of the FCCs new rules for broadband Internet providers.
The rules, approved by a 3-2 majority of the Commission just before Christmas, codify the agencyҒs Open Internet or net neutralityӔ policy.
The new rules, which the agency admitted were merely prophylacticӔ solutions to problems that have yet to occur, prohibit ISPs from blocking or unduly limiting legal... |
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Sept 2011 |
In an era in which broadband is increasingly considered the right of every citizen, smartӔ regulation was advocated to encourage greater openness and use of incentive dynamics to mitigate the challenges and threats posed by a rapidly changing ICT landscape.
Addressing the Symposium in Armenia City, President of the Republic of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos said that the theme, Smart Regulation for a Broadband Worldђ was very appropriate. Smart regulation is precisely what we need,Ӕ Presid... |
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Sept 2011 |
RIM reported a steep drop in quarterly profit on limp sales of its BlackBerry and PlayBook devices, not impressing investors along the way.
RIM, which launched a string of refreshed BlackBerry phones in recent weeks, painted a dismal picture for its current quarter and said it now expects to reach only the lower end of an already reduced full-year outlook in a quarterly financial report issued late Thursday.
"This report is another nail in the coffin of management," said Edward Snyder, an analyst at C... |
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Sept 2011 |
Google Inc. is going to let people with home wireless networks decide whether they want to be lumped into a system that helps pinpoint the locations of people on cell phones.
The concession announced Tuesday will give wireless, or Wi-Fi, networks the right to forbid Google from listing them in a vast database that the company has been building in the past few years.
The adjustment is a response to concerns raised in Europe. Regulators there have periodically looked into whether Google's mapping servic... |
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Sept 2011 |
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) made an important alert during Futurecom 2011. Secretary-General of ITU Hammadou Toure said the Internet could collapse by 2015 if governments, regulatory agencies, content producers and telecoms operators dont reach standards for sector regulation.
Toure emphasized that the current rules (which date to 1988) need to be updated. ғThe rules are from a time when there was just voice telephony, but today everything has changed, Toure said. He hopes that ... |
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Sept 2011 |
The number of WiFi hotspots is increasing dramatically, with usage of them anticipated to jump to nearly 120 billion connects by 2015, a study has discovered.
This will mean people with broadband deals will be able to gain internet access more easily. Also, the rising number of hotspots will continue to be an imperative factor in the offload strategy of mobile operators, research from In-Stat has found.
Wireless and broadband providers have welcomed WiFi as a competitive differentiator and an enhancem... |
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Sept 2011 |
Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock sacked chief executive Carol Bartz over the phone yesterday, bringing to an end a tumultuous tenure marked by stagnation and a rift with Chinese partner Alibaba.
Chief financial officer Tim Morse will step in as interim CEO, and the company will search for a permanent leader to spearhead a battle in online advertising and content with rivals Google Inc and Facebook.
Shares in Yahoo jumped six per cent in after-hours trading to $13.7 after closing at $12.90 on the Nasdaq. The... |
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Sept 2011 |
Apple will lead all smartphone vendors in total shipments this year, DigiTimes Research reported today.
According to market research arm of the Taiwan-based news site, 462 million smartphones will ship worldwide this year, up 60 percent compared with the 288 million smartphones shipped last year. Apple will lead all vendors this year with 86.4 million iPhone shipments, representing an 81.9 percent year-over-year gain, compared to 2010 when it shipped 47.5 million iPhones.
Nokia, which led the smartpho... |
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