Google Chrome OS – the morning after still has people not getting it

If there is one thing about the tech blogosphere it is its predictability. Just as you could predict the almost breathless press that surround Google's announcement that yes they were working on an operating system, yes they ... continue

Researchers: Surfing on World Wide Web Affects Readers’ Brain Functions

Columbia, MO (AHN) - According to a recent survey 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis. In a recent study of Internet users researchers found that readers were better able to ... continue

Let’s Stop The Nonsense, OK?

The “bleeding-edge” segment of the Internet has gone full-on crazy, so it’s time to give them their medicine… and fast. First of all, let’s make some definitions: “technology” does not include only the Internet “the Internet” does not include only ... continue

Study: Internet Use Boosts Brain Activity

Chicago, IL (AHN) - Web surfing among older adults with little Internet experience has been shown to give their brain function a significant boost, according to a new study. The University of California, Los Angeles researchers said in ... continue

Many Americans Refusing Broadband Internet, Congress Tells FCC To Figure Out Why

It's not an issue you would think Congress would be worried about, but it turns out that the refusal to get high speed broadband service is a big concern for not only the U.S. government, but governments ... continue

Garlic Farmer Resists High-Speed Internet Tower

Lenny Levine, a Nova Scotia garlic farmer is reluctant of the high-speed internet from Victoria Harbour, a rural community on the Bay of Fundy. Since the 1970's she has been planting and harvesting garlic. She now fears that ... continue

Anonymous data not so anonymous after all

Like Hansel and Gretel's trail of breadcrumbs, we all leave a trail of personal information as we navigate the internet. Your friend sent you a birthday drink! A post about taxes in your hamlet, another about your toddler's ... continue

The Internet Turns 40

San Francisco, CA (AHN) - Tuesday marks the 40th anniversary of the birth of the Internet in a lab at the University of California, Los Angeles. The 226 million websites now dotting the World Wide Web was an ... continue

Webcycle Rewards Peddlers With More Bandwidth

The Webcycle may very well be the next big thing in fitness. The bike offers internet access, but only to motivated cyclists who are willing to work for their bandwidth, while at the same time getting a ... continue

Could radio and newspapers save each other?

There is no denying the fact that both terrestrial radio (and probably satellite as well) and the newspaper industry are facing some dire times as they try to find their way in this new ... continue

“Wi-fi allergy” allegedly tormenting 2% of the population

Wi-fi allergy, or "electromagnetic sensitivity," might keep 2% of the population away from Starbucks and McDonald's for the foreseeable future. Steve Miller, a UK DJ who really loves your peaches and wishes to shake your tree, has come ... continue

Dutch government ignores its own Internet tax study – listens to the people

According to Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten at TheNextWeb.com blog the Dutch government recently formed a special committee to come up with a course of action to save the Dutch newspaper industry. The main recommendation ... continue