February 23, 2015
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When the last version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol 1.1 (HTTP/1.1) was approved in 1999, fast computers were running 500MHz Pentium III chips, Bill Clinton was president of the United States, and software engineers were working hard at fixing the … Continue reading
February 20, 2015
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Maybe Microsoft does love Linux! Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, announced this week that both Microsoft and Amazon have agreed to publish their Internet of Things (IoT) application programming interfaces (APIs) on Ubuntu Core. Canonical partners with Amazon, Microsoft, … Continue reading
February 19, 2015
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No one likes crapware–the adware and trial software that PC and smartphone vendors put on their devices. Until recently, though we rarely got actual malware installed on new computers. Now, thanks to Lenovo and Superfish Visual Discovery adware, we didn’t … Continue reading
February 16, 2015
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Cord-cutting continues to leap forward in 2015 with Dish Network‘s Sling TV partnering with premium movie channel EPIX to bring all the EPIX movie channels and video-on-demand (VOD) to Sling TV Internet customers. Sling TV expands offerings with EPIX movies … Continue reading
February 11, 2015
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Never has the hunger for bandwidth been as high as it is today. To meet that demand, Bell Labs, the industrial research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has been studying how high-end networks use converged IP and optical transport technologies to meet … Continue reading
February 9, 2015
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Traditional TV, based on the three-legs of cable, satellite, and over-the-air (OTA) broadcast, received its pink slip today. Dish Network has launched its first Internet video service, Sling TV. This new $19.99 service offers viewers a variety of popular cable … Continue reading