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Google building fiber networks in Africa through Project Link
Google has kicked off a project to build high-speed fiber-optic networks in parts of the world that lack fast broadband connections, starting with...
Google's Gigabit Internet: Not coming to a neighborhood near you
When Google announced plans in 2010 to jump into the broadband business, the company received more than 1,000 applications from communities hoping to...
Tech firms furious after denied full view of government reply to FISA court
Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and LinkedIn are objecting to the U.S. government's decision to provide them only a redacted version of its...
Music industry seeks a refrain from unlicensed lyrics sites
A music industry group is warning some 50 websites that post song lyrics that they need to be licensed or face the music, possibly in the form of a...
Report: Broadcasters ask high court to shut down Aereo TV streaming service
A cadre of prominent broadcasters including ABC and CBS petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to shut down Aereo, a television streaming...
Google backs project to slash Internet costs worldwide
Internet access can be expensive, especially in developing countries. Google is backing a new project that aims to change that.
Sudan comes back online after 24-hour Internet blackout
Sudan has regained access to the Internet after a nearly 24-hour blackout that may have been a government-directed response to violent rioting in the...
Sudan loses Internet access, government may be to blame
Connectivity to one of three major international ISPs in Sudan has been restored, following reports that the government may be responsible for...
Not online? That's because the Internet is irrelevant and too technical, survey says
The information superhighway is not for everyone. Fifteen percent of adults still don't use the Internet, primarily because it's not relevant...
Mockumentary skewers ISPs as Verizon-FCC net neutrality case goes to court
A new mockumentary posted on YouTube and backed by a group of net neutrality advocates makes the case that the FCC is right and Verizon is wrong in...
Zuckerberg: Facebook wants to take the pain out of building apps
Facebook is seen as a website for connecting people. Now the company also wants to make it easier for outside developers to build their apps and...
Yahoo looks to freshen its image with a new logo
Yahoo's logo is now a little bit sleeker, under a redesign unveiled Wednesday in keeping with the company's reinvention efforts.
Verizon Wireless buyout drive is all about the dollar signs
The price Verizon might pay to buy out its mobile subsidiary, reportedly US$100 billion or more, is the most important thing that mobile users need...
70 percent of US residents have broadband access, study finds
As of this past May, 70 percent of U.S. residents ages 18 and older access the Internet via high-speed broadband, although the rate of broadband...
NSA collected thousands of domestic communications in 2011, court document shows
The National Security Agency was acquiring thousands of digital communications from Americans as of 2011, according to a declassified document from...
GoDaddy to acquire Locu to boost offerings to small businesses
GoDaddy has agreed to acquire Locu, a startup in San Francisco that helps local merchants get discovered online by their customers.
SoftBank's net profit more than doubles as number of mobile subscribers soars
SoftBank's net sales increased by over 21 percent in the second quarter as the company saw handset sales and subscriber numbers increase.
US senators demand to know from Clapper extent and benefits of spy program
A group of 26 U.S. senators, cutting across party lines, are seeking "public answers" on whether the National Security Agency collected in...
Vodafone offers €7.7 billion for Kabel Deutschland in fixed network push
Vodafone plans to acquire Germany's largest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, for a!7.7 billion (US$10.1 billion) as it looks to become more...
Sierra Wireless puts Verizon's LTE in cars, highlights M2M move to 4G
Sierra Wireless' latest embedded wireless module connects cars to Verizon's LTE network, underlining growing interest in the 4G technology...
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