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  • April 2008

    • Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

      BBC  |  Apr 9, 08 4:42 PM CDT

      Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

      (Newser) - Denmark is the most IT-savvy country on Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, which today released its list of the world’s “most networked” countries. The list ranks 127 countries based on their ability to use new information and technologies, the BBC explains. It was Denmark’s second year on top, while South Korea, and the US saw big bounces, rising 10 and three spots respectively. More »

  • July 2007

    • FCC Ruling to Test Google Power

      Washington Post  |  Jul 30, 07 9:53 AM CDT

      FCC Ruling to Test Google Power

      (Newser) - The FCC will rule tomorrow on whether an upcoming airwaves auction will require its winner to build an open-access network, and the verdict will test Google’s lobbying prowess, the Washington Post reports. Google has been pushing the open network aggressively, to the chagrin of AT&T and Verizon,  mustering support  from public interest groups and consumer advocates. More »

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      Google  • FCC  • Verizon  • AT and T  • net neutrality  • airwaves  • network

    • Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jul 22, 07 7:39 AM CDT

      Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid

      (Newser) - Google is poised to bid $4.6 billion in the upcoming federal auction of wireless frequencies,  to create a national broadband network that could challenge the dominance of companies like AT&T and Comcast. If Google's bid triumphs, the web search giant could expand into selling Internet, telephone and television services—or have other providers do it for them, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . More »

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      Internet  • Google  • FCC  • auction  • wireless  • broadband Internet  • Eric Schmidt  • web  • network  • wireless frequencies

  • June 2007

    • Mobile Servers Save Energy, Add Capacity

      Bloomberg  |  Jun 22, 07 5:30 PM CDT

      Mobile Servers Save Energy, Add Capacity

      (Newser) - Sun Microsystems has a solution for the booming demand for network space, and as a bonus, it lowers energy use: packing servers into steel shipping containers that can be parked wherever they're needed. It's called Project Blackbox, and Sun says it reduces power consumption by 20%. The giant 20-foot boxes sell for $500,000 a pop. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • Microsoft  • Yahoo  • online videos  • Stanford University  • Stanford  • Sun Microsystems  • particle accelerator  • network  • data centers  • servers  • storage

  • March 2007

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