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Superfast internet price put at £29bn (Financial Times) The cost of connecting the UK to superfast broadband could be as much as £29bn, and the high level of expenditure means rural areas risk missing out on improved internet access, according to an authoritative study. us.rd.yahoo.com
Micropayments becoming big deal on Internet (San Jose Mercury News) Micropayments have been one of the Internet's most-hyped and least-successful ideas -- until now, as virtual world creators and video game companies are beginning to expect, and even depend on, players to buy virtual goods in little chunks. us.rd.yahoo.com
Libraries can't keep up with demand for Internet access (The Cincinnati Enquirer) The lines at America's public libraries — including those in Ohio and Kentucky -- are long and expected to get longer, not for books or videos, but for the Internet. us.rd.yahoo.com
German Security Office Warning: Chrome is Bad for Surfing the Internet (Search Engine Journal) This could perhaps be the most stern warning ever made against Google Chrome since it was released for public use last Sept. 4. The warning delivered through a nationwide news program in Germany, Tagesschau saying that: The Federal Office for Information Security warned internet users of the new browser Chrome. The application by the company Google should not be used [...] us.rd.yahoo.com
Internet phone fits in laptop (The Post and Courier) There are dozens of Internet phone services these days. These services use a technology known as Voice over Internet Protocol, or more commonly "VoIP." us.rd.yahoo.com
The Three-Dimensional Internet (EContent Magazine) I have been on the road for much of the last few months, and I have begun to dream of the day when I could appear virtually for some of my workshops and presentations. While it doesn't yet engage me enough for me to consider it my second life, I think of Second Life as a crude example of what the internet will soon become. us.rd.yahoo.com
Internet Traffic Growth Slows (PC World) International Internet capacity continues to grow faster than traffic say researchers for TeleGeography. us.rd.yahoo.com
College offers Internet safety class (Times Herald) 'Internet Security for Grown-Ups,' a free seminar, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 1 at St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron. us.rd.yahoo.com
Review: Google's browser falls short of new Internet Explorer (The Capital) NEW YORK - Google Inc.'s new Web browser, called Chrome, does much of what a browser needs to do these days: It presents a sleek appearance, groups pages into easy-to-manage "tabs" and offers several ways for people to control their Internet privacy settings. us.rd.yahoo.com
Esquire magazine unveils cover with electronic ink (AP via Yahoo! News) Although readers keep shifting to the Internet, Esquire magazine's editor is sure print isn't dying, and he aims to prove it Monday by unveiling a 75th-anniversary issue with a cover that features electronic ink. us.rd.yahoo.com
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