Archive for July, 2008

China Hits Back at US Senator’s Spying Claims (PC World)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

PC World - China brushed off accusations that authorities are forcing foreign hotel chains to install Internet eavesdropping devices…

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Organizers to lift Internet restrictions: IOC (Reuters)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Reuters - The International Olympic Committee and
the Chinese organizers BOCOG have agreed to lift all Internet
restrictions for media covering the Beijing Games, the IOC told
Reuters on Friday.

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FCC Reprimand of Comcast Looms - Wall Street Journal

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Boston Globe

FCC Reprimand of Comcast LoomsWall Street Journal - 37 minutes agoBy FAWN JOHNSON The Federal Communications Commission will likely vote on Friday to reprimand cable giant Comcast Corp. for slowing some Internet traffic, …Top House Republican Scolds FCC for Comcast Reprimand CNNMoney.comWill Comcast Ruling Prompt More Openness? PC MagazineLawmaker Crying Foul Ahead of FCC Net Neutrality Decision Wired NewsTECH.BLORGE.com - Television Weekall 85 news articles

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Yahoo expected to spar with peeved shareholders (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

AP - After spending weeks ridiculing Yahoo Inc.’s board of directors, nettlesome investor Carl Icahn has piped down and won’t even be at the Internet company’s annual meeting Friday.

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Comcast reports profits rose 8 percent in second quarter (TCPalm.com)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

While the nation’s largest cable operator lost basic video subscribers in the quarter, such losses were in line or better than what analysts had expected. Notably, Comcast, also the country’s second-largest Internet service provider, showed that it was taking market share from rival phone companies, which reported much weaker broadband gains.

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Expert urges China visitors to encrypt data (Reuters)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Reuters - China’s blocking of Web sites has
embarrassed the International Olympic Committee, but a computer
security expert said on Thursday that visitors to Beijing also
needed to protect their data from prying eyes.

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Comcast keeping cable channels - Taunton Daily Gazette

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Comcast keeping cable channelsTaunton Daily Gazette,  USA - 2 hours agoBy Tim Faulker, Staff Writer According to a spokesman for Comcast, the cable company will not be dropping coverage of Boston news stations as of February as …Comcast to drop Boston channels Taunton Daily Gazetteall 2 news articles

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Comcast keeping cable channels (The Taunton Gazette)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

According to a spokesman for Comcast, the cable company will not be dropping coverage of Boston news stations as of February as reported in the Taunton Daily Gazette on July 31.

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Lawmaker Questions FCC’s Authority to Punish Comcast (GigaLaw.com)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

On the eve of the Federal Communications Commission’s expected vote to punish Comcast for blocking peer-to-peer traffic on its network without properly informing subscribers, the agency is taking some fire from Congress.

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Comcast Viewers Wounded In The Digital Revolution - Hartford Courant

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Comcast Viewers Wounded In The Digital RevolutionHartford Courant, United States - 2 hours agoI receive very few complaints from Comcast viewers, despite the company's more than 500000 Connecticut customers. And when I do get a complaint, …

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Shareholder backlash expected at Yahoo meeting (AP)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

AP - SHAREHOLDER FURY: Although Yahoo Inc. made peace with dissident investor Carl Icahn, other shareholders are expected to attack management Friday at the Internet company’s annual meeting.

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No showdown, just outcry, seen at Yahoo meeting (Reuters)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Reuters - Yahoo’s annual investor meeting
on Friday will be a magnet for discontent over the company’s
failure to reach a merger deal with Microsoft and complaints
about the company’s past performance.

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Boehner Urges FCC Not to Regulate Web Traffic in Comcast Case (TV Week)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to say Comcast Corp. acted illegally and too broadly in limiting some users’ trading of movies and music as part of Web traffic management, a congressional leader is urging the FCC not to act.

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Comcast Agrees To Join New York Child Porn Fight (MultiChannel News)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Comcast Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to join the child porn fight of New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo, leaving the official to turn his pressure to other Internet service providers yet to sign, such as RCN Corp.

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Friday: Yahoo shareholder meeting live coverage (CNET)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

CNET - Carl Icahn may be ducking the spotlight at Yahoo’s shareholder meeting Friday, but we’ll probably hear who else shares his dissatisfaction with the Internet company’s recent share price.

Original story here.