ITMEGA

Information Technology News

Entries Tagged ‘Internet’

‘Console killer’ OnLive to launch in June – BBC News

TG Daily 'Console killer' OnLive to launch in June BBC News A gaming service that aims to kill off the traditional gaming console will begin streaming popular games over the internet in June this year.

Leave a Comment

Saving MySpace: Inside the Company’s Plan for the Future – ABC News

Los Angeles Times Saving MySpace: Inside the Company's Plan for the Future ABC News We had a chance to step into MySpace HQ for a chat with new Co-Presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones, who preside over the News Corp.-owned social network from a shared desk in Beverly Hills. Pew Internet Project's Amanda Lenhart …

Leave a Comment

The FCC National Broadband Plan: Long Haul Expected – BusinessWeek

Reuters The FCC National Broadband Plan: Long Haul Expected BusinessWeek Parts of the National Broadband Plan, due Mar. 16, are already meeting with opposition and are likely to take many years to put in place By Olga Kharif Paul Karpowicz has nothing against broadband.

Leave a Comment

MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth – Reuters

Los Angeles Times MySpace readies site overhaul to rekindle growth Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – With shrinking audiences, deep layoffs and two management shake-ups, MySpace, the one-time leader in Internet social networking, has had a rocky year. Mike Jones, who took over as co-president last month with Jason Hirschhorn, … GDC: MySpace Launches New Games Experience, Tools Gamasutra Back to the future at MySpace?

Leave a Comment

American cities fight for Google’s attention – BetaNews

TopNews United States American cities fight for Google's attention BetaNews One month ago, Google put the word out that it was looking to build and test its own fiber-to-the-home networks in a couple of cities. The speeds would be up to 1 Gbps and the reach would initially be …

Leave a Comment

Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker – ChannelWeb

Telegraph.co.uk Microsoft Fixes Eight Flaws In Excel, Movie Maker ChannelWeb Microsoft released two "important" patches for its March Patch Tuesday release, plugging eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, while warning users about another zero-day attack in Internet Explorer. …

Leave a Comment

FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps – PC World

Reuters FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps PC World The US Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help US residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week. "The Digital Literacy Corps will mobilize hundreds of digital ambassadors in … FCC Plan Asks for Govt.-Funded Broadband Training PC Magazine Comcast Hikes Rates Despite 'Broadband Plan' MEDIAWEEK US May Assign Airwaves for Free Wireless Internet, FCC Says BusinessWeek Mobile Burn  - GigaOm (blog)  - FierceWireless all 63 news articles »

Leave a Comment

Microsoft Fixes Eight Bugs, Warns Of IE Zero-Day – InformationWeek

The Guardian (blog) Microsoft Fixes Eight Bugs, Warns Of IE Zero-Day InformationWeek A light Patch Tuesday brings word of a new zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7. By Thomas Claburn Microsoft's March patch day arrives as a mixed blessing for IT administrators. On the one hand, Microsoft is releasing only two security …

Leave a Comment

FCC Plan Asks for Govt.-Funded Broadband Training – PC Magazine

Reuters FCC Plan Asks for Govt.-Funded Broadband Training PC Magazine With one week left before the Federal Communications Commission must deliver its national broadband plan to Congress, the agency on Tuesday provided a glimpse into its draft proposal – a plan that includes a digital literacy corps … US May Assign Airwaves for Free Wireless Internet, FCC Says BusinessWeek US regulators may dedicate spectrum to free wireless broadband Mobile Burn FCC considering spectrum for free wireless broadband FierceWireless Radio Business Report  - Wall Street Journal (blog)  - The Latest | Free Press all 55 news articles »

Leave a Comment

Web standards group gets former tech exec as CEO – The Associated Press

CNET Web standards group gets former tech exec as CEO The Associated Press NEW YORK — A former executive with IBM and other tech companies has been named the new CEO of an organization in charge of coordinating the technical specifications behind the World Wide Web. The Web's inventor, Tim Berners-Lee, is remaining the …

Leave a Comment