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10 hrs ago | Ed Bott's Windows Expertise

Why are you using an email address you don't own?

Back before the turn of the century, it was common for most people to get their personal email through an account provided by their Internet service provider.

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15 hrs ago | InfoWorld

The meter's on all the time: Tech's 'greed is good' era arrives

Adobe Creative Cloud is the first blatant move to make us pay, pay again, and pay some more for nonservices technology Adobe Systems is forcing its Creative Suite users to pay a monthly subscription of $50 to $70 for what it is calling Creative Cloud; you'll pay $80 per month if you don't sign a one-year commitment.

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21 hrs ago | PHONE+

Intelisys Taps SimpleSignal Exec as Director of Strategic Programs

In his new role, Applefield will have overall responsibility for managing and further developing Intelisys' key initiatives around channel education and partnerships with VARs and IT solutions providers.

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Related Topix: SimpleSignal

Yesterday | TG Daily

Patent trolls get a good kicking

Mass suing by copyright trolls could be about to be consigned to the dustbin of legal history, according to the Mail Tribune .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, P2P, Jackson County, OR, Medford, OR, Talent, OR

Thu May 16, 2013

The Age

Government accused of sneaking in web filter

The federal government has been accused of sneaking mandatory web filtering through the back door after one of its agencies inadvertently blocked 1200 websites using a little-known law.

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Related Topix: Australia, Oceania, World News,

ITWorld Canada

Rogers deploys PoP in Toronto colocation centre

A data centre in downtown Toronto received a boost in connectivity capability with a recent point of presence deployment in its building by Rogers Communications.

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Related Topix: Cable & Satellite, Rogers Communication, Telecom, TechTV, Startups, Rogers Communications Inc.

New University

The Electronic Frontier

This is perhaps the most inflammatory way to describe the current initiatives by governments all over the world to limit our online freedom, but that is what makes it the most appropriate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Republican, Lamar Smith, Texas Government, Texas, Opinion

Wed May 15, 2013

ComputerWorld

Non-profit NBN Isp overcomes IPv4 address shortage

Victorian co-operative No ISP has so far struggled to sign up customers to the National Broadband Network , having to deal with the shortage of available IPv4 addresses and a lack of premises hooked up to the fibre network.

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Crikey

Bumbling ASIC heralds new internet censorship era

ASIC has been revealed as the agency behind the blocking of a Melbourne education website, using a hitherto-unused internet censorship power.

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Broadbandreports

Latest Internet Surveillance Push Seeing Resistance - AP and IRS...

As we've noted previously , Obama and intelligence/law enforcement agencies are working on a new domestic surveillance expansion plan that would fine ISPs and companies who don't cooperate with wiretap requests.

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MediaPost

Verizon, Comcast Broadband Drop In Speed Rankings

Verizon FiOS and Comcast each dropped a notch in the Netflix rankings of the Internet Service Providers with the fastest speeds.

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Canada.com

Netflix's CEO says restrictive data caps are 'a deterrent to Canadian society'

When asked if Canadian internet service providers restrictive data caps prevents Netflix from becoming more popular in Canada, the streaming service's CEO, Reed Hastings, had a lot to say.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Cable & Satellite, Comcast

Tue May 14, 2013

Eff.org

EFF to Appeals Court: Stop the Porn Troll Shakedown Scheme

The Electronic Frontier Foundation urged a federal appeals court today to stop a copyright troll's shakedown scheme in a case linked to the notorious Prenda Law firm.

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Related Topix: District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, US News

GigaOM

Sandvine report confirms: video makes bandwidth hogs of us all

Video has long been the driving force behind our growth in broadband traffic. The latest Sandvine report shows us that's still the case and offers clues on how ISPs may cope.

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Related Topix: iPod touch App, iPad App, Twitter, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Social Software, Netflix, Startups, YouTube

Business Today Egypt

Egypt's ICT Sector

Computers, smartphones and internet connectivity were once an affluent extravagance in many emerging markets.

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Related Topix: Computers

Aurora Era-Banner

France considers tax on smartphones

The French government is preparing to tax smartphones, tablets and all other internet-connected devices, in addition to broadening the current taxes for foreign video-streaming firms, in order to help fund the production of French cinema, music and literature.

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Related Topix: Francois Hollande

Mon May 13, 2013

ITworld

BYOD policy: Employee right to social media privacy is paramount

If your company lets employees bring their own devices for workpurposes, you'd better have a formal BYOD policy-one thatunderstands employee privacy rights and employer access rights.

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Related Topix: Privacy, Social Software

The Inquirer

Netflix names Virgin Media the UK's fastest ISP for sixth consecutive month

The Geforce chip is made of copper instead of aluminium, which means it can run faster - Spencer Kelly, BBC Click Online TELEVISION AND FILM STREAMING SERVICE Netflix has named Virgin Media the UK's fastest internet service provider for the sixth consecutive month, based on its high average broadband speeds.

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TMCnet

Possible ESPN Mobile Deal Lets Everyone WinBy: Gary Kim

Economists at the Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal & Economic Public Policy Studies are among those who have argued that network neutrality rules could have negative implications for consumers, ISPs and content providers as well.

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Forbes.com

ISPs Fight For Subscribers Accused of Illegal Porn Downloads

A group of US internet service providers is continuing its battle against porn studio AF Holdings, which is accusing more than a thousand of the ISPs' customers of piracy.

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Related Topix: District of Columbia Government, Washington DC

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