Archive for the 'Downloads' Category

iPass to add in-flight Wi-Fi roaming

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Mobile Internet aggregator iPass it teaming up with in-flight broadband provider Aircell to give its customers access to broadband on planes.

On Tuesday, iPass announced that it would offer Wi-Fi roaming with Aircell Gogo, an in-flight broadband service expected to launch soon in the United States. Aircell's service is expected later this year on American Airlines and Virgin America.

iPass to add in-flight Wi-Fi roaming | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Cablevision to build Wi-Fi network

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Cablevision is building a Wi-Fi broadband network in the New York area, the company said Thursday.The company said it will use wireless mesh technology to build a high-speed Wi-Fi network that will cover parts of its cable footprint in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. The new network will take two years to complete.Cablevision to build Wi-Fi network | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Netflix says sorry with 5 percent credit

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Netflix has extended an apology, in the form of a discount, to customers in the wake of an 11-hour site outage.

Netflix says sorry with 5 percent credit | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Apple Sued for iTunes Patent Infringement

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

ZapMedia on Wednesday sued Apple alleging the company's iTunes Store is using patented technologies for distributing digital media over the Internet.

PC World - Apple Sued for iTunes Patent Infringement

Over 50% of companies have fired workers for e-mail, Net abuse

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

A new survey found that more than a quarter of employers have fired workers for misusing e-mail and one third have fired workers for misusing the Internet on the job.

Over 50% of companies have fired workers for e-mail, Net abuse

Photographer finds Flickr pics sold on iStockphoto

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Remember: your photos can be used without your permission if you post them online.

An Icelandic photographer has for a second time encountered the ugly side of Internet photo sharing, finding photos she published at Yahoo's Flickr site being sold by somebody else through the iStockphoto Web site.

Photographer finds Flickr pics sold on iStockphoto | Underexposed - CNET News.com

Will Google Docs be available offline soon?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Looks like Google is hard at work on offline access to Google Docs. Google Blogoscoped has screenshots of what looks like the beginnings of such a service.

Google Docs going offline soon? | Tech news blog - CNET News.com

Netflix Expands Internet Viewing Option

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Girding for a potential threat from Apple Inc., online DVD rental service Netflix Inc. is lifting its limits on how long most subscribers can watch movies and television shows over high-speed Internet connections.

Wired News - AP News

Spam on Your Printer From the Web

Friday, January 11th, 2008

Aaron Weaver has made a discovery the world could probably do without: He's found a way to spam your printer from the Web.

PC World - Coming Soon: Spam on Your Printer From the Web

If Your Hard Drive Could Testify …

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

"…the government contends that it is perfectly free to inspect every laptop that enters the country, whether or not there is anything suspicious about the computer or its owner."

If Your Hard Drive Could Testify … - New York Times