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My only prediction for 2010 and it ain’t pretty

I realize that it is common practice come this time of year for us to all sit back and ruminate over all the wonderful and earthshaking things we have written about in the past year and to ... continue

While Australia Considers The NBN At 100mpbs, Verizon In The U.S. Is Testing 10gbps

With Australia's fabled National Broadband Network (NBN) remaining a pipe dream this Christmas with the Australian Government having failed to introduce promised NBN related Telstra split-up legislation before Parliament rose for the summer break, new news out ... continue

The usual suspects are threatening to dismantle our Internet

We are coming up to a watershed moment in the existence of the Internet and very few people seem to care. Right now there are two separate events happening that will have a direct impact on both ... continue

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

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

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

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

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

The Cloud vs. The Desktop: An Irrelevant Argument

These days, tech pundits and futurists can't go a week without pontificating on the future of computing, wondering (and arguing) whether the computer will be merely a tool to access "the cloud" or as an application set. ... continue

Diller pulls a dilly, says the web will become a paid system

What happens when you get a bunch of rich old pricks gathering together for yet another conference and the talk turns to how poor they are and how it’s the Internet’s fault? Well ... continue

Are we headed to an Internet Dark Ages?

The common wisdom these days is that the Internet and Web, as well as technology in general, will continue on a forward momentum. It will constantly add to our collective knowledge and increase our achievements as it ... continue

Murdoch says to get ready to pay up

Rupert Murdoch, the man behind News Corp, says that it’s time to fix a “malfunctioning” business model when it comes to online news – specifically his newspapers. To do this he is expected to ... continue

Time Warner Cable to try out some social blackmail

Back on April 14th I wrote a post about Time Warner implementing metered broadband in certain test area and how I thought it was a bad idea. I wasn’t the only one to write ... continue

Amazon’s ‘gay glitch’ spreading to schools

This past weekend saw a collective gasp across the web as Amazon seemingly removed all books to do with gays from their book rankings – effectively removing the books from their index. In the PR ... continue

Metered broadband will kill online video

I have said this before and I will say it again without a second of hesitation – metered broadband is bad for the Internet. It is bad for innovation on the web and it is ... continue

The new French 3-strikes law hides a bigger threat

Not to long ago there was a lot of talk about France’s move to implement a 3-strike law against Internet downloaders of <ahem> illegal files. Then like most hot topic items it sort of blended with the ... continue

Just In: Screwing Around Online Makes You a Better Employee

I'm an excellent employee. All these years, I thought the time I spent screwing around on the Interwebs was a waste of time. Turns out, though, it makes me more productive. A study by the University of Melbourne finds ... continue

Subsidized netbooks to come with a ‘kill pill’

As more of the telecoms look to get into the subsidized netbook business they are looking at a big problem. what happens when the customer doesn’t pay their monthly bill? It’s one thing to ... continue

Can I shoot this prick – Please!

Scams are one thing on the Internet. We all hear about the Nigerian 411 cash hauls that are made because people can be stupid and greedy and we snicker away at their foolishness. As bad ... continue