Archives: 2008 January

Comstar UTS said it had started to build a mobile broadband network using WiMax technology in Armenia. Russian fixed-line operator Comstar UTS said on Thursday it had started to build a mobile broadband network in Armenia using WiMax technology. “We intend to launch the network this year and,…

Severe Internet and phone service outages hit Egypt and India Wednesday after two submarine cable communication lines were severed. Submarine cable lines are the main connection lines for Internet service providers and telephony companies. The two lines that connect Egypt sit just off the coast of Alexandria. They were severed at approximately 6 a.m. local […]

Frustrated by long airport security lines? Certain those screeners aren’t paying attention? Wondering why your grandma always gets frisked? The federal government wants to hear — or at least read — your gripes at the “Evolution of Security” blog the Transportation Security Administration introduced Wednesday. It promises those complaints and suggestions won’t vanish into thin […]

An article in today's Guardian helps explain why professional audio engineers are avoiding Vista.

Also: What color is your cell phone, and why? See what people are saying on News.com Extra.

TechRepublic cracks open another gadget–this time, one of the first Zip drives widely available.

After offering her own views, CNET News.com's Ina Fried takes a break from yammering to see what others have to say about the operating system.

Although search is important, Redmond sees growing opportunities in other areas, such as video, in-game, and mobile advertising, says former Aquantive CEO.

Frustrated by long airport-security lines? Certain those screeners aren’t paying attention? Wondering why your grandma always gets frisked? The federal government wants to hear — or at least read — your gripes at the “Evolution of Security” blog the Transportation Security Administration introduced Wednesday. And it promises those complaints and suggestions won’t vanish into thin […]

It is the government’s idea of a really bad day: Washington’s Metro subway trains shut down. Seaport computers in New York go dark. Bloggers reveal locations of railcars with hazardous materials. Airport control towers are disrupted in Philadelphia and Chicago. Overseas, a mysterious liquid is found in the Tube, London’s subway.

And that was just for […]