Level3 suffering major outages; effects are felt worldwide
You may wonder what Level3 is, but it is a major backbone of the Internet based in the US. Many services and even ISPs rely on it to ensure major parts of the world are connected; in fact everything from Yahoo Mail, PSN, Xbox Live, Outlook, BT, Twitch, HBO Go, Craigslist, and other networks […]
United Nations fighting al-Qaida Propaganda
UNITED NATIONS -A U.N. panel is calling for Internet and social media companies to respond to the exploitation of their services by al-Qaida and other extremist groups who use the web to recruit fighters and spout “increasingly horrific propaganda.” The panel recommended in a report circulated Wednesday that these companies brief the Security Council committee […]
Cause of Vietnam’s snail-like Internet speed identified; repairs to take a month
The snail-paced Internet speed users in Vietnam have been suffering since Thursday is not brought about by a submarine cable cut as widely thought and it will take three weeks, or a month at worst, for repairs. Leakage power has been identified as the cause of the […]
Hacked again? Russian hackers still inside Sony Pictures’ network, security firm says
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) might have a second security breach on its hands, or maybe the hackers from November’s scandalous attack are still inside the company systems, according to a security firm that claims to have seen evidence of Russian hackers having access to SPE internal data. The hackers accessed SPE’s Culver City, California network […]
Galaxy S3 claims top spot in smartphones worldwide
The latest statistics from research firm Strategy Analytics peg Samsung’s Galaxy S3 as the world’s most popular smartphone model, holding 10.7 percent of the global smartphone market in the third quarter. According to the research firm, Apple’s iPhone 4S was relegated to a close second place with 9.7 percent of the market after two years […]
Genting downscales in Miami as it seeks to expand its global brand
Malaysian casino giant Genting says it will move forward with more modest plans for its downtown Miami site. Globally, the company is seeking to expand. Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado hasn’t seen them. Neither has Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Nearly six months after the Genting Group failed to get legislative approval for a massive destination casino […]
Miami’s Tire Group International on a roll globally
As soon as Antonio Gonzalez was big enough, he began rolling tires around his father’s service station and tire business in Miami, pumping gas and repairing tires to help out. Today, the CEO of Tire Group International, a Miami company he founded with a friend in 1992, is moving more than 1.3 million tires a […]
Facebook invests in Asia Pacific Gateway underwater internet cable
The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) is designed to improve internet speeds for citizens and businesses in the region. The cable will run directly from Malaysia to South Korea and Japan, with links branching off to other countries. Facebook said the move would support efforts to boost membership in what was already one of its fastest […]
Bringing broadband to the boonies: The odyssey begins
Although my author bio hints at it, you might not guess that I file CNET stories from the edge of the vast wilderness. I’ve lived here five years now, and it’s taken me that long to cross the Digital Divide that still exists in this country between those who take decent broadband for granted and […]
Luxury watch boutiques expand in Miami’s Aventura Mall
When David Palermo stumbled upon the Breitling watch boutique in Aventura Mall, he couldn’t resist going inside to take a look. Admiring the $11,100 MontBrillant 47 Limited Edition he placed on his wrist, Palermo was definitely tempted. But he already owns four luxury watches and wasn’t quite ready to fork over the credit card for […]
Bacardi Ltd names Edward Shirley as new CEO
Bacardi Limited on Friday named the former vice chairman of Procter & Gamble’s Global Beauty & Grooming division as the new president and chief executive of the global liquor business. Edward Shirley, 55, who retired from P&G last July, will start his job on Monday based at Bacardi headquarters in Bermuda. Shirley replaces Seamus McBride, […]
Nokia is world’s largest Windows Phone 7 vendor
Nokia took 33 percent of the Windows Phone 7 market last quarter, leading all others, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. Microsoft’s partnership with Nokia has already yielded some reassuring results for the Finland-based handset maker. Research company technique Analytics introduced today that fourth-quarter shipments of windows telephone 7-primarily based devices have been up 36 […]
Hey Intel, lower chip prices for Windows 8 stuff, says Asia pub
Asia-based DigiTimes posted some other in a series of articles that call for Intel to lower its chips prices. in this case, for windows 8 units. that isn’t the primary time DigiTimes, which has close connections to Asia-based instrument makers, has expressed the sentiment of Taiwan’s producers (aka, OEMs and ODMs). it’s been a routine […]
How Apple cuts costs building its gadgets
On the backs of iPods, iPhones and iPads, and on the bottom of Mac laptops, an inscription reads: Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China. The portions themselves come from more than 150 corporations from various parts of the arena. the vast majority of those antennas, glass, steel, sensors and silicon are synthetic overseas. […]
4G network development background
Communication technology advances to bring a lot of enjoyment. With the demand for data communications and the development of multimedia services to meet the mobile data, mobile computing and mobile multimedia operational needs of the fourth generation mobile communications began to rise. It is reasonable to expect that this fourth-generation mobile communication technology can bring […]