Related NewsNASA tests "deep space Internet" (AFP via Yahoo! News)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:48:39 GMT The US space agency NASA said it successfuly conducted a first test of a deep space communications network modeled on the Internet. More... Cosmic Log: Interplanetary Internet passes test (MSNBC)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:24:38 GMT Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: After a decade of tinkering, NASA has successfully conducted the first deep-space test of a protocol designed to accommodate an interplanetary Internet. More... Spanish regulator in talks with EU about Internet access (International Herald Tribune)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:26:44 GMT The European Commission had warned the CMT over its plan not to oblige Telefónica to offer rivals wholesale Internet access through its new high-speed network at regulated prices. More... Malaysia among top five with Internet access in Asia Pacific (The New Straits Times)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:40:14 GMT Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Singapore are the most connected countries in the Asia Pacific region, with 55 per cent to 80 per cent of their populations having access to the Internet by 2007. More... Xu: Internet to split? (Yale Daily News)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:53:38 GMT There’s a version of the Internet telecommunications companies — the same ones that supply your connection — want you to adopt. More... Internet retail sales up 1 percent last month (AP via Yahoo! Finance)Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:08:57 GMT Internet retail sales rose only 1 percent in October, marking the lowest growth rate since 2001, digital technology monitoring company ComScore Inc. said Tuesday. More... Visa survey: 80% Asia Pacific Internet users shop online (People's Daily)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:28:37 GMT Nearly 80 percent of Internet users in Asia Pacific shopped online and spent an average of over 3,000 U.S. dollars each in the past 12 months, according to a Visa e-commerce tracking survey released here on Wednesday. The survey was conducted by Visa in April and May this year with Internet users aged 18 to 49 years from six countries and territories, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, ... More... London's secret BNP members exposed by internet leak (Evening Standard)Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:57:37 GMT HUNDREDS of Londoners are today exposed as secret members of the British National Party. They include soldiers, advertising men, retired teachers and even a songwriter. Their BNP membership was revealed when their names, addresses and phone numbers were leaked and posted on the internet. More... |