Undersea Internet cable to land in Africa
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – A new undersea telecommunications cable to boost Africa’s Internet access will land this month, mobile service provider MTN said Thursday, calling it the continent’s largest data pipeline yet. The 14,000-kilometre (8,700-mile) West Africa Cable System (WACS) fibre optic line is scheduled to reach South Africa’s Western Cape province on April 18, linking … Read more
Dish Network’s $228M Blockbuster buy approved
NEW YORK (AP) – Blockbuster says a bankruptcy judge has approved Dish Network’s $228 million offer for the movie-rental chain, paving the way for a combination of the two media companies. Dish, the No. 3 pay-TV provider, won an auction for Blockbuster and its assets earlier this week. Judge Burton R. Lifland of the U.S. … Read more
Special report: How News Corp got lost in Myspace
By Yinka Adegoke Yinka Adegoke NEW YORK (Reuters) – As Rupert Murdoch stepped into the Grand Ballroom of San Francisco’s Palace Hotel at the Web 2.0 conference in October 2007, the developers and engineers who packed the room fell into a respectful hush. It was the sort of greeting usually reserved for one of their … Read more
Android lead responds to bullying accusations
by Kristen Nicole From fragmentation to open-source access limitations, Android’s still climbing uphill. In unifying its mobile platform, Google (GOOG) has had to up its regulatory tactics in order to manage things like malware and disparate user experiences. The backlash for Google’s delayed release of Honeycomb’s source code, among other recent rule-enforcement developments, has finally … Read more
More college grads use social media to find jobs
By Laura Petrecca, USA TODAY Here’s a study tip for employers who want to hire top-notch college grads: Bone up on social media. Nearly 28% of college students plan to seek employment using LinkedIn, up from 5% last year, according to a survey out today from employee recognition provider I Love Rewards and career-services network … Read more
Court Dismisses Challenges to FCC Internet Rules
USA TODAY WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has dismissed two legal challenges to new Federal Communications Commission regulations that prohibit phone and cable companies from interfering with Internet traffic on their broadband networks. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Monday dismissed lawsuits filed by Verizon Communications Inc. and Metro … Read more
Too Real Means Too Creepy in New Disney Animation
USA TODAY By Ryan Nakashima, AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES — Computer animation has a problem: When it gets too realistic, it starts creeping people out. Most recently, moviegoers complained about the near-realistic depiction of humans in Disney’s 3-D flick “Mars Needs Moms.” A theory called the “uncanny valley” says we tend to feel attracted … Read more
