A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack of unprecedented scale that targeted an international spam-fighting organization last week ended up causing problems for Internet users around the world, experts say.
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DDoS attack against Spamhaus later targeted Tier 1 providers
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on March 28, 2013
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FCC: U.S. broadband providers deliver close to advertised speeds
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on February 16, 2013
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U.S. broadband providers deliver nearly the residential broadband speeds they advertise, with a handful of large providers exceeding the promised service, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said in a new report.
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U.S. mobile providers commit to emergency texting service
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on December 7, 2012
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The four largest mobile carriers in the U.S. — AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile — have agreed to accelerate the availability of emergency texting, or text-to-911.
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Apple parts providers to increase yields in Q1 2013
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on November 28, 2012
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Apple‘s supply chain has definitely seen plenty of issues recently when it comes to meeting demand. iPad minis, as well as the new iMacs aren’t being manufactured fast enough due to low yield rates of displays. Both LG Display and AU Optronics are experiencing mass production issues, and they don’t expect things to get better
Internet Providers To Begin Warning Customers Who Pirate Content
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on October 21, 2012
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beltsbear writes “Welcome to the future that you warned us about. Starting soon, Verizon, Comcast and others will work with the Center for Copyright Information to reduce piracy. Customers thought to be pirating will receive alerts. ‘The progressive series of alerts is designed to make consumers aware of activity that has occurred using their Internet accounts, educate them on how they can prevent such activity from happening again,’ If a customer feels they are being wrongly accused, they can ask for a review, which will cost them $ 35, according to the Verge.”
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DirecTV to offer broadband to the boonies, teams up with ViaSat and Hughes Satellite providers
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on May 17, 2012
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Sure, living in the boonies may give you plenty of space to test out high-tech farming equipment, but at what cost? Rural homesteads just aren’t suited for ye olde landline broadband and those fancy satellite setups cost a pretty penny. DirecTV understands, and has struck deals with ViaSat and Hughes to bundle their stellar bandwidth with pre-existing triple play packages to help reign in the cost of high-speed internet. Details on availability and price are still scarce, but DirecTV says customers should be able to take advantage of “certain special offers” later this year. Read on for the official press release, or check out our review of ViaSat’s Exede service here.
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Can Dropbox, other cloud providers survive Google Drive?
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on April 26, 2012
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The 800-pound gorilla has landed and is leveraging its existing relationship with hundreds of millions of users to port them to their cloud storage and file sharing service Google Drive. Can smaller cloud storage players survive this assault?
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Sky Anytime+ now available via all broadband providers
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on March 25, 2012
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We knew it was coming, but now it’s finally landed. Yep, those Sky+HD subscribers who get their internet from elsewhere are now free wander into the formerly fortified town of Anytime+. For the first time, all Sky+HD users with broadband can access the full range of online programming, which includes content from the BBC and ITV. Not a Sky customer, but like the sound of this? Sky’s already thought of that, and should have something to ease your pain anytime now.
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Citrix releases desktop as a service improvements for providers
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on March 19, 2012
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As desktop as a service (DaaS) continues to mature as a potential option for enterprises, service providers are attempting to automate and optimize their DaaS offerings, which officials at Citrix say will ultimately lead to lower costs and more choices for end users.
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Glitchy state software system leads to botched payments for foster care providers
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on March 12, 2012
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A Tennessee official is blaming inadequate training, ignored warnings and unwise technology choices for ongoing problems with an installed software system used by the state Department of Children's Services.
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Netflix is in talks to partner with cable providers for bundles, could mean higher quality streaming
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on March 7, 2012
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After CEO Reed Hastings recently hinted at the possibility of Netflix’s Watch Instantly service coming bundled with cable services, Reuters is reporting the company has met with “some of the largest US cable companies” to discuss partnerships. The report goes on to mention it could stream through cable set-top boxes and appear as another line item on customer’s bills, however for that, Netflix would have to rework content licensing agreements that bar its service from cable boxes, which has kept it off of TiVo Premieres offered by companies like Suddenlink and RCN. We’ve also spoken to the infamous people with knowledge of the discussions and are hearing that while deals are being discussed, what’s initiated the talks is the increasing bandwidth load that Watch Instantly is placing on networks — see the Comcast vs. Level 3 dustup from 2010.
What the deals being discussed could bring is a setup where your cable company offers bundled services (TV, internet, etc.) that include premium access to Netflix — higher quality audio and video streams that don’t count against bandwidth caps, and maybe even a discount from the standard rate. Cable companies could obtain revenue from Netflix under the deal, and also keep customers around thanks to the advantages of the bundled offerings, while Netflix could have more reliable distribution for its video, and a leg up on competition from Amazon and Redbox / Verizon FiOS. We’ll wait and see what happens, but in an interesting twist, Netflix could quickly join sports as a tool for providers to keep customers from cutting the cord, instead of a reason for it.
Netflix is in talks to partner with cable providers for bundles, could mean higher quality streaming originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
HBO Go rolls out to most Samsung Smart HDTVs — but not through all providers
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on February 17, 2012
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It’s been nearly a year since Samsung first announced HBO Go access would be coming to its Smart TVs, and today the company announced on all forms of social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+ — there may be a YouTube video out there somewhere) it’s finally available. Most should be familiar with HBO’s TV Everywhere offering that opens its archives to users on various internet devices and has already been well received on iOS, Android and Roku platforms. The official HBO Go Twitter account mentions news on the Xbox 360 client is “coming soon” but for now subscribers can just grab the app and start watching — with a few caveats.
For reasons not mentioned, the HBO Go app doesn’t play nicely with every Smart TV, with access available on all 2010 and 2011 models with the exception of several from last year (listed after the break). Also key to remember is that not every TV provider has given its blessing to allows customers access to HBO Go in the living room, so it seems Comcast, DirecTV and Time Warner customers are still out of luck. If you’ve got the right combo of service provider and hardware go forth and download from the Samsung Apps marketplace right now, we’ll be busy trying to figure out where the old episodes of Arli$ $ are.
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The Patriot Act and Your Data: Should You Ask Cloud Providers About Protection?
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on January 21, 2012
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Does the USA Patriot Act give the U.S. government too much access to data stored on the cloud servers of American providers regardless of where those servers are located? That's the concern among European IT leaders.
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Mobile video might make carriers, providers clash
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on November 15, 2011
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As mobile video finally starts to take off, making money from it remains a challenge, and content providers and carriers may clash over economics before they find a way to share the costs and benefits.
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