Verizon set to launch prepaid mobile broadband for laptop users
US based mobile service provider Verizon is all set to launch prepaid broadband plans for laptop users.
Customers would be able to get these plans to avoid subscribing to monthly plans.
The USB modem for this service would cost around USD 130.
Verizon aims to [...]
ICANN set to allow non-Latin domain names
Internet is set to see a major change in the way the world wide web works.
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has announced that they are all set to allow usage of non-Latin characters in domain names.
Until now, only Latin characters are allowed in domain names. [...]
Dot Gay Alliance wants a .gay domain name!
Dot Gay Alliance has been formed to demand the creation of a new top level domain .gay.
Dot Gay Alliance founder Joe Dolce spoke about this initiative: “The LGBT community has always supported itself and its causes–no one was there to help us. We’ve made amazing progress [...]
Businesses today depend upon speed and fast assimilation of information. One has to be in the front always to gain the upper hand in all spheres of business activities. You need to have the latest information much before your competition gets them. Your profits and revenues depend on how fast you can address the needs [...]
Google partners with Virgin America to provide free in-flight wi-fi this holiday season
Google has announced that they are collaborating with Virgin America to offer free WiFi on every Virgin America flight between November 10, 2009 and January 15, 2010.
This is an excellent news for travelers flying in this airline company in the coming months.
Google [...]
Finland makes broadband internet a legal right!
Finland has perhaps become the first country in the world to make internet access a legal right.
Finland Ministry of Transport and Communications is behind a new law that would make it mandatory for the broadband service providers in the country to offer high speed internet connections to [...]
GoDaddy trying to patent enhanced WhoIs and DNS Record display system!
Domain Name Wire has reported that GoDaddy has filed three patents related to enhanced display of Whois and DNS Records!
All of these patent applications are currently with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
These patents relate to technologies used to display enhanced [...]
Comcast to deliver television shows to mobile phones
Comcast has announced that they are now going to provide mobile television services to their customers of wireless internet services.
The company is also considering providing voice services which would put them in direct competition with mobile service providers in the country.
Comcast is working with Clearwire to [...]
Comcast offering 100mbps business plans in some cities
US based internet service provider Comcast has announced the launch of a new business plan.
This plan offers 100 mbps speeds to companies operating in Twin Cities region.
The company said that this is a much better alternative to traditional T1 lines used by companies.
Comcast claimed [...]
Comcast launches dead web page redirection service on their network
Comcast has announced that they have now implemented their Domain Helper program on their entire network.
This program forwards any request to a non working web page to a customized Yahoo search result page which of course also contains advertisement.
The company said that the [...]
