What the web is saying about SOPA & PIPA

Jan. 17, 2012 - 12:56 PM PDT Jan. 17, 2012 - 12:56 PM PDT

In the wake of a weekend announcement that the White House wouldn’t support SOPA as written as well as the canceling of the DNS provisions in the bill, the web has shifted attention from the Stop Online Piracy Act to the Protect IP Act. Read more »

Rep. Lamar Smith Says He Will Remove Controversial SOPA Item

By Jeff John Roberts

Jan. 13, 2012 - 8:38 PM PDT Jan. 13, 2012 - 8:38 PM PDT

In a late Friday press release, the Congressman leading the much-maligned Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) said he would remove a key part of t… Read more at paidContent »

The Internet erases borders, SOPA puts them back

By Stacey Higginbotham

Dec. 15, 2011 - 11:25 AM PDT Dec. 15, 2011 - 11:25 AM PDT

Just like the iPhone brought smartphones to the mainstream, widespread streaming, YouTube and online pharmacies have brought SOPA to Congress. But the fundamental issue isn’t about SOPA, it’s about protecting business models that rely on a fragmented world, as the web makes fragmentation less relevant. Read more »

Google Says Public DNS Is About Speed, Not Ads

By Liz Gannes

Dec. 3, 2009 - 11:19 AM PDT Dec. 3, 2009 - 11:19 AM PDT

Google has launched a product called Google Public DNS that can be installed as an alternative to the DNS systems offered by network providers, the purpose of which it says is to make the web run faster, and early reports confirm a noticeable speed increase. Read more »

MSI to announce GT725 gaming notebook

By James Kendrick

Mar. 2, 2009 - 1:09 PM PDT Mar. 2, 2009 - 1:09 PM PDT

MSI may be the Wind people but they do big notebooks, too, and later today they will be announcing the first gaming notebook to feature the ATI Radeon HD4850 graphics package. MSI claims the HD4850 will provide desktop gaming performance for this 17-inch notebook. The GT725 […] Read more »

DNS Problems Hit Yahoo

By Om Malik

Dec. 3, 2008 - 12:52 PM PDT Dec. 3, 2008 - 12:52 PM PDT

Updated: Yahoo, one of the largest web sites on the planet, is being plagued by series of problems related to Domain Name System (DNS). A test using Gomez’s testing service shows error messages in certain cities such as Chicago. Others are experiencing slower access to Yahoo […] Read more »

Forget Net Neutrality, ISPs To Serve Up "Address Not Found"

By Alistair Croll

Oct. 15, 2008 - 4:00 PM PDT Oct. 15, 2008 - 4:00 PM PDT

There are a lot of bad things on the Internet: spam, child porn, malware, phishing and so on. Until recently, it’s been up to people to protect themselves, using security software or web site blocking. Lately, however, governments and legislators have been calling for service providers […] Read more »

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