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Internet providers seek low broadband barWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The biggest U.S. Internet service providers urged regulators to adopt a conservative definition of "broadband," arguing for minimum speeds that were substantially below many other nations.
Reuters Wednesday, September 02, 2009Vamos to join Telstra boardTELSTRA has bolstered its board with the appointment of former Microsoft Australia boss Steve Vamos and gas industry expert Russell Higgins as non-executive directors.
Australian IT Wednesday, September 02, 2009Nokia launches phones, announces Facebook dealSTUTTGART (Reuters) - The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia launched new phones on Wednesday and announced a location-based service deal with social networking site Facebook.
Reuters Wednesday, September 02, 2009Seven cans national Unwired Wimax rolloutTHE $200 million national Wimax rollout by the Seven Network's struggling Unwired unit has been called off and replaced by a limited roll out plan for Perth.
Australian IT Wednesday, September 02, 2009Nintendo Launches Free Web Access On The WiiNintendo dropped the $5 charge a day after it announced a new version of the Wii Fit Plus.
Information Week Wednesday, September 02, 2009NFL Bans Tweeting During GamesFootball players, coaches, and other personnel face a social-networking blackout starting 90 minutes before a game, through the media interviews afterwards.
Information Week Wednesday, September 02, 2009Nokia bolsters phone lineupSTUTTGART (Reuters) - Nokia on Wednesday bolstered its smartphone line-up to better compete with Apple and put a price on the new laptop leading its foray into the fiercely-competitive netbook market.
Reuters Wednesday, September 02, 2009''Digi-novel'' combines book, movie and websiteNEW YORK (Reuters) - Is it a book? Is it a movie? Is it a website?
Reuters Wednesday, September 02, 2009Skype and eBay: Let's call the whole thing offSelling Skype may not solve all eBay’s troublesTHE what was no surprise, but the who and the how much were. On Tuesday September 1st, eBay, the world’s largest online-auction house, announced that it would sell 65% of Skype, an internet calling service. The buyer was not, as some had predicted, a group of investors pulled together by Skype’s founders (who have abandoned eBay), but another consortium which includes Silver Lake, a private-equity fund, and a venture-capital firm started recently by Marc Andreessen of Netscape fame. And the price was higher than expected. The stake will cost $1.9 billion in cash, implying that the firm is worth $2.75 billion.The deal puts an end to a marriage that will be remembered as the one of the more ill-fated dotcom pairings. In 2005 eBay bought Skype, which a year before had a mere $7m in annual revenues, for $2.6 billion. Meg Whitman, then eBay’s chief executive, argued at the time that the service would, among other things,
Economist Wednesday, September 02, 2009European-Arab group to be prosecuted for defamation of JewsAmsterdam - A controversial pan-Arab association operating in the Netherlands is to be prosecuted for defamation over the publication of anti-Semitic cartoons on its website, the Dutch public prosecutor said on Wednesday. The Dutch division of the ...
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