Category: Technology

Now this is fast… The company said that the test achieved a maximum downstream data rate of 300Mbps with an average rate of 135Mbps in a car running at the speed of 30 kilometers per hour in areas 800m to 1km away from the 4G wireless base stations. NTT DoCoMo aims to realize much faster…

Elaine Cassel writes a piece pointed to by Slashdot, telling the story of how internet usage in the US is monitored. Heavy stuff going on with one ‘John Doe’, the ACLU and the PATRIOT Act. In a memorandum to the court, the ACLU wrote that the statute allowing the broad use of National Security Letters…

Finally got my Esat BT 512k DSL line installed, ah great to be back on broadband.

Slashdot has a story from the Register that Claire from DCU had a look at trying to find out what the blanked out words in declassified documents said. Sounds like she was pretty successful.

The New York Times editorial has some wise words for Google and its impending flotation. There are very serious dangers involved – and Google would be well advised to be very cautious. I think a valid comparison is made with Netscape during the heady days of the browser wars – market share does not guarantee…

I certainly was not expecting this news, found over on Slashdot. So many people tell me that they prefer AMDs to Intel chips. But 52%? Well done AMD.

This one from Slashdot: This sounds like a great way to make money, but could it be called fraud? Google adsense might not be too happy. A growing number of housewives, college graduates, and even working professionals across metropolitan cities are rushing to click paid Internet ads to make $100 to $200 (up to Rs…

This is big news – so many people have not even heard of RFID yet. This might turn out to be one of the biggest technologies of the next decade. Wal Mart plans to put them in every single container and shipment – it’s but a matter of time before there is an RFID tag…

This is one of the most curious things I have ever read – Everyone should have a read – what are these guys up to? Google’s SEC Filing. Here is an exerpt from this very unusual filing: DON’T BE EVIL Don’t be evil. We believe strongly that in the long term, we will be better…

Well it has finally been announced, Google are floating. Here is my prediction: Hype and more hype, within 2 years the market will have changed entirely – and Google will be another player in a hugely competitive market. I can see its share value staying high for a while, but if it stays high too…