A britich-designed internet system promises to break the ?four-minute mile? of broadband technology by delivering the fastest web service on the planet to British households. Residents in Shoreditch, East London, will become the first to test a new advance in broadband technology when they switch on a new set-top box that combines the functions of… Continue reading World’s fastest Internet: 2GB Broadband
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Firefox Made $72 Million Last Year
I just found out that Firefox, which is produced by the for-profit Mozilla Corporation, made $72 million last year and is on target to have 120 employees this year. I have no idea if this is true (anyone?), but it does make sense. Firefox has been downloaded 150 million times and so there should be… Continue reading Firefox Made $72 Million Last Year
BT to launch faster broadband
British Telecom have announced plans to quadruple current broadband speeds from March 31st by adding BT ADSL Max and Premium to their current range of services. At present BT only offer a 2Mbps service, but the upgrade will see 78% of subscribers upgrading from 2Mbps to 4Mbps, over 42% to get 6Mbps and those closest… Continue reading BT to launch faster broadband
Windows Vista Won’t Get a Backdoor
Windows Vista won’t have a backdoor that could be used by police forces to get into encrypted files, Microsoft has stressed. In February, a BBC News story suggested that the British government was in discussions with Microsoft over backdoor access to the operating system. A backdoor is a method of bypassing normal authentication to gain… Continue reading Windows Vista Won’t Get a Backdoor
Microsoft Asks US Courts to Intervene in EU Case
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday it had asked U.S. Federal courts to force IBM, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp. and Novell Inc. to give it documents in its battle against the European Commission. Microsoft is fighting a fine of up to 2 million euros ($2.4 million) a day for failing to carry out sanctions that… Continue reading Microsoft Asks US Courts to Intervene in EU Case