The sweet irony – cable modem shipments are hitting a new record – and one of the early cable modem pioneers is being sold like a purple velvet jacket from the 1960s only Austin Powers would love. Motorola, it seems has won the bid for… Read More »
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At the dawn of the broadband era, peer-to-peer technology became closely associated with music file sharing, thanks to programs like Napster and Kazaa. Later, the emergence of protocols such as BitTorrent linked P2P to movie and television downloads. P2P became a red flag for MPAA,… Read More »
It’s the season to rumble! Microsoft has just launched beta of a new media technology called Silverlight that essentially is going to compete with Adobe’s Flash technology. Adobe, meanwhile has introduced Adobe Media Player, a standalone media player that can be perceived… Read More »
Cisco and Intelsat are working together to put routers in to orbit, as part of Internet Routing In Space (IRIS) project. The idea is that the U.S. military could use internet protocol for their voice, video and data needs. “IRIS is to the future of satellite-based… Read More »
A friend of ours pointed out that his local cable provider, Cablevision, called and offered telephony and broadband service for $14.95 a month for each of those services. Cablevision lists the two services at $29.95 a month each on their website. This aggressive marketing could be… Read More »
Updated: Akamai has just announced that it is buying Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer based service for about $15 18.7 million in stock. That’s not that much for a start-up that counts some heavy weights as its customers. The rumors of this deal had been floating… Read More »
After spending more than a few minutes sampling CBS’s free live Internet streaming of video from both the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament and the Masters golf tourney, it’s clear that more live sports coverage will be a popular staple of web TV going forward. With any luck,… Read More »
Rags points to a new effort to find co-sharing/co-working space for start-ups in New York City. Read More »
VoIP-based callback startup Jajah has been promoting its growing list of compatible mobile devices lately — the LG Prada, and promises of the iPhone, as soon as its available. Many devices with an Internet connection and a browser shouldn’t have too much trouble… Read More »
Updated: Yesterday, I wrote about the Vonage-VoIP Inc., deal that seemed to be perfect for Vonage to get out from under Verizon’s thumb of death. A few publications and some Wall Street firms had pointed out that VoIP Inc., had some patents and cited a… Read More »
Arlington County, Virginia will go with EarthLink for its 26 square mile Wi-Fi network, though, the deal still has to be approved by the Arlington County Board. Strike up another muni win for EarthLink. Read More »