Rogers Communications Inc. is drawing fire for what some critics are calling a violation of Net neutrality. It appears that Rogers is testing the deployment of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology to splice into customers' Web traffic, inserting its own messages into a Web page.

There are possibilities galore for the repercussions of Google's confirmed bid in the 700 MHz wireless spectrum if it does win it.

A major upgrade to Windows Live Messenger is in the works. Version 9.0 of the increasingly popular instant messaging application is scheduled for public release end-next year or early 2009, and selected beta testers have received invites for it just last week.

In a compound that looks part boot camp and part rehab center, drill instructors drive young men through military-style obstacle courses while inside, counselors take the lead in group sessions. Welcome to the Jump Up Internet Rescue School in South Korea, believed to be the first of its kind in the world. Its purpose: To help their youths to kick their addiction to cyberspace.

Research at Georgia Institute of Technology on the communication patterns of bees throws light on how Internet servers can be optimized to manage massive loads, without being overwhelmed with requests. An excerpt from EarthTimes: Georgia Tech researchers developed a honeybee dance-inspired communications system to help single-task Internet servers move between tasks as needed, reducing the ...

The exponential growth of content over the Internet could result in a major slow down in coming years, suggests a study by Nemertes Research Group. An excerpt from VNUnet: “Our findings indicate that core fibre and switching/routing resources will scale nicely to support virtually any conceivable user demand,” said the Nemertes report. “But Internet access ...

I love the products that the “BIG FOUR” put out but I am sick and tired of their bundling tactics. If this continues, you will lose market share. If I want a search engine toolbar, I will download and install the toolbar. If I want an instant messenger client, I will download the instant messenger ...

For South Korean university student Seong-sun, accessing peer-to-peer video services is a daily norm. His laptop is his entertainment gateway, allowing him to access to a dizzying array of pirated TV shows and movies distributed via the Internet.

Yahoo settled the lawsuit filed by family members of Chinese journalists after the Internet company was found accountable for their imprisonment. An excerpt from BusinessWeek: Yahoo also is establishing a fund to provide humanitarian and legal aid to people serving prison sentences for expressing their opinions online. The company is still working out the details ...

Next week in Brazil, a group of 2,000 businessmen, government workers, and concerned citizens will meet to talk about the future of the Internet. Though the forum was supposed to focus on spam, free speech, and cheaper 'net access, it appears that there will be a lot of talk about the control that the United States has when it comes to the Internet, particularly the root DNS servers.

If you have team members in multiple offices or working from home, they probably already use a fair amount of technology. But are they using the right tools for the job? Here's a look at 10 popular workplace technologies, what each does best, and how to work around their challenges.

Continuing with my first-look series covering the IBM Lotus Symphony office suite, I’ve created a gallery covering the slideshow application, Symphony Presentations. (I covered Symphony Documents in the first gallery and Symphony Spreadsheets in the second gallery.) As you’ll discover, while Symphony Presentations contains everything you will need to create effective slideshows, it lacks many ...

The Internet has dramatically changed the way that we work and play, speeding up business, lowering barriers to business entry, driving discussions about a myriad of topics, and opening doors to entertainment options we might not have been exposed to otherwise.

ICANN has elected Peter Dengate Thrush as its new Chairman. He will be replacing Vint Cerf, the man who is often referred to as the father of the Internet.

Privacy groups are petitioning the FTC to create a national "Do Not Track" list that would require advertisers to list the servers that track users' behavior with the government. Then, consumers could select companies whose cookies they want to block by installing a browser plug-in.