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UN: cell phone subscribers to hit 4 billion
" September 2008 – The number of mobile cellular subscribers worldwide will reach the 4 billion mark by the end of 2008, the head of the United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced...
Waiting For a movie from Netflix?
" SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- If you are waiting for a DVD from Netflix, you may have to wait a while longer. The DVD-by-mail service says it has been hit with technical problems, hurting its ability to send out...
Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ
The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...
'The Bollywood Burner: World's Hottest Curry' claims Virgin Media
"Richard Branson's Virgin Media beat BBC and Rupert Murdoch's Sky Networks to become the first mainstream broadcaster in offering 'Bollywood Movies On Demand,' a dedicated digital channel to Bollywood for its...
created by Richard Drewmore | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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US net firms to block child porn
In a major concerted effort from the industry all three big intertent service providers have agreed to block hosting & access to child pornography sites. Industry has been divided on this for a long...
A Couch Potato's Dream--Netflix Without Having to Get the Mail
"SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Preparing for the eventual extinction of its DVD-by-mail rental service, Netflix Inc. on Tuesday is introducing its first solution for subscribers who want entertainment...
created by Michelle Says So | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Virtual Warrior Duels World of Warcraft Gold Farmers in Court
It's a case that can seem very bizarre on the face of it. On the one hand, you have Antonio Hernandez, a World of Warcraft gamer and enthusiast (to say the least). On the other, you have IGE, a company that pays...
FCC approves plan for emergency text messages
Plans have been approved for an emergency alert system sent to cell phone." Federal regulators have approved a plan to create a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages delivered to cellphones.The...
Sri Lanka blocks SMS on independence day
Increasingly access to SMS services is coming to stand for freedom of expression. In that context it is interesting to see who cuts it off and when."COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's telecom networks Monday...
BlackBerry & iPhone at war
Target markets for the iPhone and BlackBerry are starting to overlap. The iPhone is a media consumer's dream, playing movies and music with ease. But it's not as finely tuned for the corporate user; large companies have resisted letting employees use iPhones on...
Netflix to deliver movies straight to TV
If they can get this working well, it could be hard to compete with. Netflix has about 90,000 titles in their DVD catalogue, while a typical video store has about 4,000. Not all of that 90,000 will...
The Raw Story | Verizon, AT&T broadband policies allow for censorship of unfr...
So much for American civil liberties. Someone wants to control what information we can have access to. Is this America? - The...
created by angryindian | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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