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The Bandwidth Apocalypse Is Not ComingRumors of video capacity crunch greatly exaggerated Posted 2007-04-05 14:49:51 by Karl
CIO Insight shoots down much of the speculation that the Internet is facing a bandwidth apocalypse because of increased video demand. "The supply of available bandwidth, especially at the core of the net, looks healthier than the pessimists would have it -- or even bother to support with hard numbers when pressed to defend their arguments," says author Edward Cone. The article doesn't mention that those predicting bandwidth apocalypse are usually either looking for hits or trying to scare people into a political position.
Zudeo Renamed 'Vuze'High definition video system from Azureus Posted 2007-04-05 12:46:11 by Karl
The folks behind the BitTorrent client Azureus today announced the official launch (relaunch?) of Vuze, which the company dubs the "next evolution of quality broadband entertainment." Vuze used to be code-named "Zudeo," which has been in beta and has been previously discussed here. Azureus has struck a deal with a number of legit distributors to offer video content, both in standard and high definition. story continues..
Bells Using Minority, Disabled Groups For Telecom Propaganda? Posted 2007-04-05 12:29:23 by Karl
Bruce Kushnick pens a piece for Nieman Watchdog exploring how AT&T and Verizon are manipulating public opinion by "co-opting" (read: paying) legitimate minority, disability, elderly and low-income groups into supporting positions that are frequently not in their members' best interests. This, of course, is in addition to their use of consumer groups they've made up completely, or think tanks they've paid to produce public relations disguised as objective economic analysis. story continues..
RIAA Fights NIN Marketing CampaignEven though the band and its label signed off on it... Posted 2007-04-05 10:58:51 by Karl
The marketing campaign behind the new Nine Inch Nails album Year Zero has been interesting to watch for its creative use of viral participation. While the campaign has used fake government websites, fake revolutionaries, fake crackpots and fake companies to tell the concept album's backstory, the band has also leaked DRM-free tracks to fans (some of them in formats allowing for remixing by sequencing software). story continues.. | 36 comments | |
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Time Warner LA Class ActionCustomers lose patience with service... Posted 2007-04-05 09:42:23 by Karl
As previously mentioned, Time Warner Cable service in Los Angeles has been absolutely awful (see our forums) since they integrated recently acquired Adelphia systems in the region. The deal increased their subscriber count from 350,000 to 1.9 million. story continues..
The Six Month FiOS InstallThe fun of life on the bleeding edge Posted 2007-04-05 09:21:32 by Karl
Yes, there's going to be headaches with early deployment of next-generation broadband technology. Yes, Verizon FiOS generally gets positive reviews from our users. That said, installations probably shouldn't take six months. | 39 comments | |
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PC Magazine Discovers Comcast Caps'Comcast and I are not on speaking terms...' Posted 2007-04-05 09:16:17 by Karl
PC Magazine is the latest mainstream technology magazine to discover Comcast's invisible download caps, which we've been discussing here for the better part of a decade (last month it was the Boston Globe who awoke to the issue). The report repeats commonly voiced concerns that Comcast customers who download too much face disconnection, but aren't told what the limit is and often have difficulty getting consistent answers from the company. story continues.. | 92 comments | |
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The Vonage 'Workaround Deal' That Wasn'tDeal with VoIP Inc unrelated to Verizon patent loss Posted 2007-04-05 09:04:26 by Karl
Earlier this week Ars Technica reported that SEC filings indicated that Vonage had found a workaround for their patent worries by signing a new agreement. A Vonage rep tells GigaOM that the report was in error. story continues..
Morning Broadband Bytes Posted 2007-04-05 04:57:01 by Revcb
Around the Industry:
ICANN wants to flee the US
Verizon rolling out G-PON technology to boost FiOS speeds
Why broadband is 5x cheaper in Japan
FCC privacy rules can KO CableCos Wireless plan
EarthLink to unwire Arlington County, Va.
ACID scans web for pirated multimedia
SecurityBits:
Researchers unpick Vista kernel protection
Mozilla mulls Windows cursor flaw fix of its own
TidBytes:
WTO Criticizes U.S. Internet Gambling Restrictions
Google Desktop Goes Mac
Firefox's 'The Coop' Tests Social Browsing
Review: Apple appalls where Xbox excels
iPhone on June 11
More broadband bytes inside...
Around The Industry:
ICANN wants to flee the US:
ICANN is fed up with the US Government telling it what to do and wants to flee to Switzerland. story continues..
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pts | The 90% method of color correction.
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“I need feedback on whether this method works or not. If someone can please try it and let me know it would be most appreciated. It's essentially a color correction by the numbers as opposed to by sight...” posted by Edit This in Digital Imaging 211
pts | [Hockey] This really does annoy the crap out of me!
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“Story: Ice Girls: Punish Rangers for slashing, spitting Opinion: A class="(link)...” posted by Psychephylax in New York 184
pts | Security Software Updates - 05 Apr 2007
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“General Microsoft Security Bulletins last update: 03 Apr 2007 Anti-Viruses IMG src="/img/spacer.gif"> posted by mers2 in Security 162
pts | Docsis 3.0
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“Can I get a link or does anyone have any info on Comcast's docsis 3.0 deployment? Are new modems in the works?...” posted by Davemaster in Comcast HSI 303
pts | Firefox extensions go Evil - Critical Vulnerabilities
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“(link) is critical vulnerability in Firefox/Firebug which allows attackers to inject code inside the browser chrome. This can lead to a lot of problems. Theoretically everything is possible, from modifying t...” posted by matunga in Security 266
pts | [X] Google Desktop for Mac Released Today
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“(link) Hopefully this will bridge the gap between Spotlight and Quicksilver. I could never get good results searching within Powerpoint files with Spotli...” posted by rjackal in All things Macintosh 253
pts | Cool wave photo.
Qualified 22h38m ago |
“(link)...” posted by Edit This in Digital Imaging 719
pts | Murderer gets a beating by R.I. Police
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“(link) we get to see is the results, but you can picture what happened behind the scenes :o...” posted by ninjatutle in 56k lookout! (broadband heavy) 195
pts | Make Your Colors Pop!!!
Qualified 1d4h ago |
“(link)...” posted by Edit This in Digital Imaging 399
pts | 8 core Mac Pro
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“ (link) ...” posted by Coma in All things Macintosh 1221
pts | Latest Windows update disables AVG antivirus
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“After installing the latest Windows update a few minutes ago I get an error at boot saying Avgcc.exe can't load because a DLL is occupying memory reserved for Windows. It says to ask the vendor for a new DLL. Anyone know anything about this?...” posted by Doubtful in Security 181
pts | [Help] Pic for a funeral
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“We lost my Grandfather late last night. He was a WWII vet and next to his urn will be the blazer with his medals that he wore to Holland for the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII. We lost his wife, my Nana last March...” posted by kim in Digital Imaging |
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