Google appears to drop censorship in China March 16, 2010
Web sites dealing with subjects such as the Tiananmen Square protests could all be accessed through Google's Chinese search engine Tuesday in defiance of Beijing's censorship rules.
FCC Tasks ISPs To Put The Pedal To The Metal At 100Mb March 16, 2010
We're talking about a policy that would task ISPs with putting 100Mbps speeds in place at 100 million American homes within the next decade. Broadband providers are concerned with the cost associated with the FCC's proposal, but should they be? According to ABI Research, global broadband service revenue is expected to exceed $210 billion in 2014.
Inside the New Digg: An Interview with CEO Jay Adelson March 16, 2010
At last night’s “Bigg Digg Shindigg” in Austin, TX, Digg CEO Jay Adelson briefly revealed plans for a massive overhaul of the social news site. This morning, I had an opportunity to chat with Adelson in-depth about the new Digg and what users, publishers, and the web as a whole should expect.
Dead iPad battery? Apple not replacing, just sends new iPad! March 16, 2010
Check out the company's opening line: "If your iPad requires service due to the battery's diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee." Hear that? REPLACE. Better back up your iPad data before sending off into the land of no return!
FCC to Release Ambitious, But Pragmatic, National Broadband March 16, 2010
The FCC is set to share the nation's first official broadband plan with Congress Tuesday -- a sort of Declaration of the Internet that seeks to ensure that a fast broadband connection is just as much an unalienable right as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Google's Biggest Blunder March 16, 2010
Google is not a company known for making big mistakes, but not too long ago, it stumbled into the worst strategic blunder in its history.
Google pays Web pioneer to bash Apple March 16, 2010
Tim Bray isn’t as well-known as Sir Tim Berners-Lee, but the guy has had a leading role in defining the Internet. His name tops the list of editors on the official specs for the Internet’s XML language, the basic building block for all Web pages.