General - ThunderNews

Latest Windows 8.1 Leak Reported On USENET Reveals New Features

Microsoft announced the finalization of its Windows 8.1 update today which made it to USENET newsgroups, and after several hours the final build has made its way online. Several file sharing sites have copies of the Windows 8.1 update nearly...

August 30, 2013

General Technology Usenet

USENET Accessibility On The Rise In The US

According to some USENET newsgroup posts, U.S. adoption of high-speed broadband connections in homes has reached an all-time high of 70% according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. The survey was taken in May and is...

August 26, 2013

General Technology Uncategorized Usenet

Google Goes Down, USENET Stays Up

Worldwide Internet traffic reportedly plunged by about 40 percent Friday night, when many of the tech titan’s services, including its trademark search engine, went dark for between 1 and 5 minutes, according to USENET newsgroup reports. The outage, which reportedly...

August 17, 2013

General Newsgroups Uncategorized Usenet

Get Faster USENET Speeds With Your Frappe

You can get faster USENET speeds with your Venti as Google is giving WiFi systems inside Starbucks stores a big shot of network caffeine by bringing in new high-speed service, which promises to be 10 times faster than the existing...

August 5, 2013

General Technology Uncategorized Usenet

300GB Of Usenet Storage Coming Soon

How much storage does a USENET newsgroup subscriber need? If you’re answer is in the range of 300GB, you’re in luck! First there was the CD, which held 700 megabytes. Then the DVD, which held 5 gigabytes. Then the Blu-ray...

July 29, 2013

General Technology Usenet

What Is The Difference Between USENET, The Internet and The World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web, USENET and the Internet are not the same thing. Some may be surprised to know that there is a difference. The Internet (where USENET resides) and the World Wide Web have become integral parts of our...

July 17, 2013

General Technology Usenet

Did Florida Just Ban USENET Access?

The state recently passed a bill to crack down on gambling in Internet cafes. In a potentially unfortunate twist for anyone using a computer or smartphone in the state, a new lawsuit alleges the wording on the bill is so...

July 11, 2013

General Science

From Space Newsgroups: NASA Reveals Exoplanets True Colors

For some of us, the most fascinating part of space discovery isn’t when we learn something exists, but when we learn what that thing looks like and can actually see it. Landing a rover on Mars is incredible, but actually...

July 7, 2013

General Technology Usenet

USENET Posts The Death Of Mouse Inventor, Douglas Engelbart

Douglas Engelbart, the computing visionary, who invented the first computer mouse and paved the way for the internet and the information age, passed away at 88, as posted on USENET newsgroups. Born in Portland, Ore. in 1925, Engelbart obtained his...

July 3, 2013

General Technology Usenet

Will Windows 8.1 Work With Your USENET Newsreader?

Microsoft on Wednesday released a preview version of an update to Windows 8, aiming to address some of the gripes people have with the company’s flagship operating system online and on USENET newsgroups. On paper, the list of changes that...

June 26, 2013