Netflix signs deal with Comcast to keep streams lag-free
Netflix has come to an agreement with Comcast to ensure the streaming service receives the necessary bandwidth to provide a […]
Networking, Technology
Networking
Networking, Technology
Verizon: Heavy Web users should pay more
Heavy broadband users should help shoulder the cost of their traffic, but Verizon Communications does not give preferential treatment to
Networking, Security
Password leak in WeMo devices makes home appliances susceptible to hijacks
Security researchers have taken the unusual step of recommending that people stop using Belkin’s WeMo home automation products after uncovering
Networking, Technology
What happened to the much talked about IPv4 address crisis?
Back in February 2011, when the global Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) allocated the last blocks of IPv4 address space
Networking, Technology
Verizon denies throttling Amazon’s cloud, Netflix
Verizon is denying a charge leveled by a security expert and seemingly acknowledged by its own customer service department that
Networking, Technology
Google taps YouTube to rate ISP video quality performance
Google taps YouTube to rate ISP video quality performance A new Google service uses YouTube to shed some light on
Hardware, Networking, Technology
500Mbps Internet over phone lines might solve fiber’s “last mile” problem
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) yesterday gave initial approval to a data transmission standard capable of 500Mbps speeds in both
Networking, Security, Technology
Government agents reportedly spied on World of Warcraft and Xbox Live gamers
According to leaked Snowden documents, American and British intelligence agents have virtually infiltrated World of Warcraft and Second Life. Based
Networking, Security
Credit card fraud comes of age with advances in point-of-sale botnets
Underscoring the growing sophistication of Internet crime, researchers have documented one of the first known botnets to target point-of-sale (PoS)
Networking, Security
Botnet snatches 2 million logins for Facebook, ADP, and other sites
Two million logins and passwords from services such as Facebook, Google and Twitter have been found on a Netherlands-based server,