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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

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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

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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

General Technology

USENET Discuss Ancient Texts Going Online

More world literature just got its door kicked open digitally. For the first time scholars will be able to compare material kept in the separate collections for centuries, according to USENET newsgroups. The Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana and the Bodleian Libraries...

April 16, 2012

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Tablets May Bring USENET To More Of The Masses

USENET may be coming to more than a million children across 42 countries. One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) is going to debut a $100 tablet at CES, which is a follow-up product to their low-cost laptop according to technology USENET...

April 3, 2012

General Technology

ExaFLOP Computers May Make USENET Even Faster, Richer

A new era in computing that will see machines perform at least 1,000 times faster than today’s most powerful supercomputers is almost upon us. By the end of the decade, exaFLOP computers are predicted to go online heralding a new...

March 29, 2012

General Technology Usenet

One Minute In The Online World

Few things in technology have been as transformative as the Internet. It has reshaped business and in some cases, made industries redundant. Don’t believe it? Think about what’s happened to neighborhood video rental stores now that we have Netflix and...

March 26, 2012

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USENET Reports An End To The Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica will switch to an all-digital format, bringing its 244-year printing history to a close, as reported on USENET newsgroups. It’s time to concentrate on expanding coverage for digital consumers rather than continuing to print the heavy, relatively expensive...

March 14, 2012

General Technology Usenet

Newsgroups Report Interactive Web Patent Fails In Court

There was a battle taking place in the city of Tyler, Texas that had Yahoo, Amazon, Google, YouTube and even the internet’s father himself, Tim Berners-Lee, involved in a legal dispute over the future of the World Wide Web. According...

February 10, 2012

General Technology Usenet

Newsgroups Post About Google Privacy Changes

Two days after Google announced a change to its privacy policy that made it clear to users that Google would now share user information with advertisers across the broad spectrum of products the company offers, lawmakers stepped in demanding answers...

January 26, 2012