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New Windows 8 OS Should be Available in New PCs Starting in October

Expect to see new Windows 8 operating system installed in new PCs by late October. Windows CMO/CFO Tami Reller told the annual Worldwide Partner Conference on Monday that the new operating system should be released to manufacturing (RTM) in August...

July 10, 2012

Technology Usenet

Could You Be Without Internet on Monday?

Unfortunately, it’s a possibility. Your connection will seem fine, but you may be unable to open your favorite websites. Why? Because of a computer virus that had circulated from 2007 until last Fall according to some USENET newsgroups. You may...

July 6, 2012

Technology Usenet

In Honor of Ray Bradbury, Error Message 451 Proposed

You might remember Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 from high school. Or perhaps you chose to read the book after reaching adulthood. But whether you’ve read it or not, most know that it is a book about censorship. The novel...

June 23, 2012

Technology Usenet

Do Patterns of Internet Use Reveal Emotional State?

By now, most of us know that Internet marketers and other third parties attempt to track our Internet usage to create a profile of our likes, interests, and other information that allows them to target certain advertisements at us. But...

June 19, 2012

General Technology

Online Aussie Dealer Imposes Tax On IE7 users

If you insist against upgrading from Internet Explorer 7, Aussie electronics dealer Kogan is going to “tax” you an extra 6.8 percent for using the “antique browser” — 0.1 percent for every month since its release. When shoppers go to...

June 12, 2012

Technology Usenet

German ISP Reaches 4.7 Gbps World Record

Using common infrastructure and technology, German cable provider Kabel Deutschland has reached a new Internet speed record, hitting 4.7Gbps. The speed was seen at a school in the German city of Schwerin in the northern part of the country. Local...

June 8, 2012

Technology Uncategorized Usenet

Prepare for IPv6 Launch on June 6

Dubbed ‘World IPv6 Launch Day’ and backed by tech companies like Facebook, Yahoo!, Bing, Comcast, AT&T, Cisco, and more, June 6 will mark the day that several Internet companies turn on IPv6 networking technology on a permanent basis. Short for...

June 5, 2012

Technology Usenet

Web Traffic Expected to Quadruple Current Usage by 2016

Cisco released its annual Visual Networking Index, and the report contained quite the whopper. Web traffic, the report predicts, will quadruple by 2016. The report predicts 1.3 zettabytes in annual traffic in 2016. The 2011 total online traffic was 369...

May 31, 2012

General Specials Usenet

Verizon Set to Offer 300Mbps FiOS Residential Internet

Verizon is preparing to allow FiOS subscribers to pick from new Internet packages, one of which allows download speeds up to 300Mbps (65Mbps upload speed) The entry level 15Mbps (5Mbps upload speed) remains unchanged from previous offering, but speeds get...

May 25, 2012

General Member News Newsgroups Technology Usenet

Newsgroups Reveal Microsoft Office Soon Available on iOS and Android

Rumors of Microsoft Office soon to be available for the iPad (and other products using iOS) and Android tablets are not completely new, but now USENET newsgroups are citing a source in claiming a November release for the new Office...

May 24, 2012