BBC Shutdown May See Douglas Adams Return To Newsgroups
The H2G2 website had long been home to the Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy fan base which is routinely discussed on various USENET newsgroups.
US Goverment Plans Internet ID Ecosystem
In its bid to boost Web security in the US, the Barack Obama administration is working out a plan to issue American computer users with an internet identity, newsgroup posts report.
CES: Newsreaders on Windows Tablets?
Reports on newsgroups reveal that Microsoft unveiled its next generation Windows OS at the CES 2011 in Las Vegas. Microsoft executive Steve Sinofsky, president of Windows division, showed Wednesday the unnamed future version of Windows that will support and run...
New Years Ball History on Newsgroups
Ever since 1907, New York City has dropped a version of of the New Year's Ball on One Time Square. Some newsgroup subscribers have recently been contributing to the history of where it all started and where its going.
Newsgroups Track Santa Through NORAD
Santa is busy making his list and checking it twice and posts on newsgroups are here with the latest high tech way to actually track the big man himself as he prepares for his departure from the North Pole. To...
Verizon Begins Offering 150Mbps Connections
Verizon Communications is now offering its Fios customers a new service that delivers 150Mbps download speeds and uploads of 35 Mbps. Imagine how fast you can connect to USENET newsgroups now? The company announced today that consumers in its Fios...
COICA Bill Aims To Censor The Internet
The Senate this week will again take up S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA). The bill allows the US Attorney General to target “Internet sites dedicated to infringing activities” both inside and outside the country, obtaining...
Browse Usenet Newsgroups Close To 1Gbps Speed?
Nokia Siemens Networks claims to have achieved 825Mbps over 400 metres and 750Mbps over 500 metres using 'Phantom DSL' technology.
Happy 20th Birthday To The Usenet Born IMDB!
October 17th marked the 20th Anniversary for the Usenet born Internet Movie Database (IMDB).
Space Newsgroups Migrate To New Planet
Researchers from the University of California Santa Cruz and the Carnegie Institution of Washington said Wednesday the planet has three times the mass of Earth and orbits its star at a distance that places it smack in the middle of...
