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Accessing the internet by mobile device doubled in 2011, data shows

Over the past 12 months mobile access to the internet nearly doubled to 8.5 percentWednesday, 8 February, 2012

The Super Bowl by the wireless and network numbers

AT&T and carrier equipment provide Sandvine released some interesting wireless and Internet usage figures from Sunday's Super Bowl victory for the New York Giants over the New England Patriots.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

Google Chrome headed for Ice Cream Sandwich Android devices

Google's popular Chrome browser is finally coming to Android-based phones, but only if you have the very latest version of the operating system.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

India builds a mega datacentre

IBM has designed and helped to build a 900,000-square-foot datacentre in India that it says is the largest in that country in terms of size and power. It's also among the largest in the world.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

HP moves load testing software to the cloud

With the release of its new LoadRunner in the Cloud application load testing solution, HP aims to provide the flexibility of software-as-a-service in tools that traditionally entailed substantial investments to implement.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 | 1 comment

Centrex: It's alive (for now)!

Centrex is a lot like the talking plague victim from Monty Python's "Holy Grail": It's not quite dead yet.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

Droid 4 smartphone hitting shelves Feb. 10 for $200

The fourth iteration of Motorola's signature Droid series is hitting the shelves for Verizon customers this Friday.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

New Juniper routers converge the access net

Juniper Networks this week has unveiled access routers designed to provide an on-ramp to the service provider network from residential, business and mobile networks.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012

Apple warns iOS developers: Don't monkey with App Store rankings

Apple has warned iOS developers not to use services that manipulate App Store rankings to make their iPhone and iPad apps seem more popular than they really are.Wednesday, 8 February, 2012 | 1 comment

Wi-Fi in flight has yet to soar

Launched four years ago, the use of Wi-Fi on U.S. airlines has yet to catch on, with estimates that the wireless technology is still used by only 7% of the flying public.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Wi-Fi in flight has yet to soar

Launched four years ago, the use of Wi-Fi on U.S. airlines has yet to catch on, with estimates that the wireless technology is still used by only 7% of the flying public.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Global broadband snapshot: Hong Kong throttles the rest of the world

Anyone who thinks their Verizon fiber connection is fast ought to spend a week hanging out in East Asia.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Voice and video calls via Wi-Fi from 30,000 feet?

Federal regulations forbid making calls from cellphones while aboard US commercial planes in-flight, but Wi-Fi services could eventually permit voice and video calls over the internet for a fee.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Google 'ready to lay fibre' in Kansas City

Google's grand fibre network experiment is now one step closer to becoming a reality as the company announced that it is "ready to lay fibre" in Kansas City, Kan.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

AT&T users report getting throttled at 2GB despite 'unlimited' data plans

If you're an old-school iPhone user who still has one of AT&T's unlimited data plans, be prepared for a rude awakening.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Wi-Fi in flight has yet to soar

Launched four years ago, the use of Wi-Fi on U.S. airlines has yet to catch on, with estimates that the wireless technology is still used by only 7% of the flying public.Tuesday, 7 February, 2012

Internet broadcast rights in doubt following court ruling

The landmark ruling by the Federal Court, which found Optus did not breach copyright by broadcasting NRL and AFL matches via its new TV Now service, has cast a doubt over the financial viability of internet broadcast rights.Saturday, 4 February, 2012

Why the House spectrum bill should be ditched: Q&A with Reed Hundt

A question-and-answer session with former Federal Communications Commission chairman Reed Hundt.Saturday, 4 February, 2012

Glencore and Xstrata mining IT mix in £50bn mega merger

Commodity trading and mining giants Glencore and Xstrata are in advanced discussions over an $80 billion (£50 billion) merger that is expected to precipitate a vast technology programme.Friday, 3 February, 2012

Enterprise agility through adaptive leadership

Jim Highsmith is somewhat of a luminary in Agile circles. The co-author of the Agile Manifesto, which guides the Agile project management philosophy, is in Australia for the Thoughworks Live conference, which focuses on helping large enterprise be lean and innovative.Friday, 3 February, 2012

Before Facebook: How other recent dot-com IPOs have fared

A look back at how the newest dot-com stocks have fared since they hit the marketFriday, 3 February, 2012