Internet use in China has gone up in China, with mobile user numbers increasing in tandem. New figures in a governmental report from the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) estimates that 51 million people joined the Internet in 2012, a 10-percent increase to 564 million users, a figure larger than the populations of the […]
The NPD’s latest report says there are 400 million Internet-connected devices in American homes these days, 39 million of which are video game consoles. The majority of connected devices (about 184 million) are still plain ol’ desktop and laptop computers, and smartphones are in second place with about 133 million devices. Video game consoles come […]
Time Warner Cable has boosted connection speeds for its Standard Internet customers for no charge. The free upgrade sees connections offered going from a downstream speed of 10Mbps to 15Mbps, an increase of 50 percent, with many customers already able to use the higher speed, though some neighborhoods will still have to wait for it […]
Representatives of the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are refusing to sign a treaty relating to Internet governance. The three countries all objected to the International Telecommunications Union treaty, refusing to sign anything that would allow “all states to have equal rights to the governance of the Internet.” Many attendees from various countries […]
Time Warner Cable earlier in the week outlined a new attempt at reintroducing metered Internet plans. Subscribers to Lite, Basic, and Standard access in Texas’ border corridor, Corpus Christi, Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley, and San Antonio will have the option of an Essentials plan that saves $5 per month if they agree to a […]
Cisco in a yearly state-of-affairs report on Tuesday showed both a rapid growth in data and aggressive predictions for the next four years. Mobile data use had grown 133 percent over the course of 2011, which it didn’t see slowing down. As mobile viewers got more devices as well as faster connections, video use would […]
Time Warner Cable confirmed this morning that it had suffered an unusual, national-level Internet outage. Although lasting just minutes, users across the country, including in Austin, New York, and Kansas City, all found themselves unable to get online. The company didn’t yet have an explanation for what had happened. National-level issues can have multiple causes […]
Wireless audio accessory maker Sonos has expanded its lineup of wireless, internet-connected streaming music speakers with the Play:3, a compact unit designed to be placed in any room where music is desired, to work in conjunction with the company’s existing Sonos players or Sonos Bridge device connected to the home router. Additional units can be […]
Comcast chief Brian Roberts during his turn on stage at the Cable Show on Thursday showed an example of the practical possibilities of cable modem Internet access in the future. Using a 1.08Gbps testbed, the executive successfully downloaded a 23-episode season of 30 Rock in about 99 seconds. The best current cable Internet access in […]
Comcast CEO Mike Angelaka emphatically denied that his company had any plans to move to a metered or usage-based billing model. “Be clear, we’re not adopting it,” he told attendees at the Barclays Capital conference this week. This is despite the fact that the company already has the means in place to measure usage if […]
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