Amanda A. Adame, New Mexico State University Published 12:45 p.m. MT Oct. 10, 2020 | Updated 8:26 a.m. MT Oct. 11, 2020 CLOSE From left: Maria Constantine, director, and Maggie Calderon, youth librarian, of the Columbus Village Library. Thanks to a $50,000 grant, New Mexico State University’s computer science department […]
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Top EU court bars mass collection of mobile, Internet data
Oct. 6 (UPI) — The European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that member states cannot collect mobile and Internet data en masse, saying it’s illegal to gather such “general and indiscriminate information.” The court ruling answered several cases brought by Privacy International and La Quadrature du Net. Austrian privacy advocate […]
How fast is your internet?
Working from home is the new normal for millions of people worldwide. Yet data shows that 6 in 10 users do not have internet connections fast enough for smooth telework. Has the pandemic deepened the digital divide? © picture-alliance/dpa/S. Gollnow Provided by Deutsche Welle Elia Merguet began working as an […]
Is American internet becoming less important?
The year 1994 is an incredibly important one in technological history. Floppy disks were all the rage (with a vast memory of 2.88 MB), the seminal FPS Doom was released, and consumer internet was unleashed upon the masses via Netscape. Well, provided you had a PC and a way to […]
The Internet Of Minecraft Things Is Born
Minecraft has come a long way since [Notch] first thought up the idea that would eventually make him a billionaire. The game can be enjoyed on so many levels and become so engaging that grown adults who should know better spend far more time playing it than working on, say, […]
PLDT warns of slower internet during maintenance on submarine cables
BW FILE PHOTO PLDT Inc. on Thursday warned customers that they might experience slower internet speeds from Sept. 26 to 30 due to maintenance activities on submarine cables. The “emergency” maintenance activities will be conducted on the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cables in the waters of Hong Kong, the mobile […]
Internet, incentives top agenda items at upcoming PHL business conference
PHILIPPINE businesses will ask the government to improve internet connectivity and provide longer-term incentives in some of the potential recommendations at the upcoming 46th Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E). The conference will be held online on Oct. 7 and 8, during which the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry […]
The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential debate
“The Academy Award goes to…” is what went through my mind as I watched what can technically be called a “presidential debate” between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential debate The internet reacts to debacle of a presidential […]
Japan’s Technical Expertise Is Laying The Groundwork For A Data-Driven Internet Of Things
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The Internet of Things (IoT) will have a sweeping effect on the economy and society, as interconnected devices—that is, the sharing of data from nearly every location—enable wide-ranging systems to work together in ways we have only just started to imagine. Already IoT is transforming business practices and enabling more […]
China’s internet users reach 940 million: report
China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) Photo: CNNIC The number of people using the internet in China reached 940 million in June, an increase of 40 million from 2019, according to the China Internet Network Information Center’s (CNNIC) annual report on internet development in China on Tuesday. The report […]
World’s Fastest Internet Speed Can Download Whole Netflix In 1 Second
The researchers in the UK achieved a data transmission rate of 178 terabits a second. London: Scientists in the UK claim they have achieved the world’s fastest internet data transmission rate, a speed which would make it possible to download the entire Netflix library in less than a second. The […]
World’s fastest internet can download entire library of Netflix in less than a second; can you guess the speed?
While currently, a limited spectrum bandwidth of 4.5THz, or recently, 9THz, are used commercially, the researchers used a bandwidth of 16.8THz. Image: Reuters Fastest data transmission: A team of researchers from University College London (UCL), led by Dr Lidia Galdino, worked with two companies, and together they broke the world […]
Internet watchdog warns on live broadcast of terror attacks online
Behind the outsized online presence of the global social media giants sits a counter-terrorism agency that is forging a fightback against the spread of extremism. Eighteen months after the attack on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, was broadcast live online by the gunman, few doubt the challenge a similar episode […]
6-month-old baby goes water-skiing in Utah in viral video. Internet is divided
Image posted on the Instagram account of Rich Casey Humpherys. Rich Casey Humpherys, a six-month-old baby boy from the US state of Utah, broke a world record last week as he became the youngest water skier in the world. However, a section of the internet isn’t quite pleased about it […]
Internet users across the world report problems accessing websites
Internet users across the world have reported connection problems in what seems to be a major global outage. Website Down Detector, which tracks the status of websites, reveals a spike in outages across several sites and online services – including eBay, Twitter, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Generally speaking, the […]
CRTC says you’re getting the internet speeds you’re paying for
Canadians are receiving higher-than-advertised internet speeds from major internet service providers (ISPs), found the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). The report concluded that major ISPs in Canada either met or exceeded their maximum advertised download and upload speeds, with most providing excellent latency and packet drops below 0.15 per […]
All K-12 students in need have access to TELUS high speed internet for only $9.95 per month
In partnership with local school boards and educators, TELUS helps ensure all K-12 students in B.C. and Alberta have access to high speed internet to support virtual learning throughout what will be an unconventional school year VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Even though it’s still early […]
Slow internet plagues regional artists, as art world moves online during COVID-19 lockdown
When COVID-19 altered the known landscape, regional artists found themselves in uncharted territory that required some seriously creative navigating. Suddenly, every gallery, music venue and dance studio was closed, and every writers’ festival was cancelled or postponed. Artists of all ilks were unable to collaborate with their peers, network professionally, […]
Popular apps banned, People in India back to the “primitive era” of the Internet
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / September 10, 2020 / After getting used to the ease and convenience brought by mobile Internet apps such as Tik Tok, WeChat, APUS Browser, and CUT CUT, and so on. Recently, many young people in India have returned to the “primitive era” of the […]
Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms predicted coronavirus hot spots, researchers find
Internet searches for gastrointestinal symptoms preceded the rise in coronavirus cases weeks later, indicating where pandemic hot spots would form, a study by Massachusetts General Hospital found. The study, published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, utilized an approach used more than a decade ago to monitor pandemic influenza trends, […]