Tag archive: access

*Update with statement from Google below* Google says the Chinese government hacked its Gmail service in an attempt to quell a social uprising in the country, reports the Guardian. The tampering has caused an array of problems for Chinese Gmail users. For the past month, Chinese customers and advertisers have informed Google of problems related to sending messages. Marking messages, unread messages, and other functions have also reportedly… Read More

LG Electronics has announced it will be rolling access to Vudu's high-definition streaming movie service into its NetCast line of high-definition LCD and plasma televisions beginning next month—and existing LG Broadband TV owners will also be able to add the Vudu service to their existing sets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but adding Vudu service provides customers purchase and rental access to a significant… Read More

In 1989, pro-democracy students, intellectuals, and activists began staging protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, culminating on June when the Chinese government sent in tanks to break up the protests…an action which led to photographer Jeff Widener's world-famous "Tank Man" image of an unknown, unarmed man halting a column of four tanks simply by standing in front of them and refusing to move. The number of… Read More

One of the biggest threats facing companies, especially in this economy where so many are being laid off, is the “insider attack,” and it’s going to rise in the future, according to Microsoft. Doug Leland, head of the new Identity and Security unit at the company, told the BBC: "The malicious insider is classed as the greatest security concern because they have access, and relatively easy access, to corporate… Read More

Should everyone have the right to broadband Internet access? That’s the issue before the European Commission at the moment, and they’re leaning toward yes. They’re bringing forward reviewing what basic telecoms services Europeans can expect, according to the BBC. Under EC rules, when the majority of people in the European Union enjoy a telecom service, it becomes one all Europeans should have access to. But at the moment,… Read More

As long as we're talking about 3.5G HSDPA smartphones that aren't likely to make it to North America (ahem), we might as well mention the HTC S740, a follow-up to the HTC Touch Diamond that packs 7.2 Mbps HSDPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz access for use in Europe, along with quad-band GSM/EDGE and a standalone GPS receiver. The S740 runs Windows MObile 6.1—and so offers access to Outlook, mobile versions of Office applications,… Read More

It's well-known that “The Great Firewall of China” is the world's largest Internet access control and censorship system on the planet, regularly blocking Chinese Internet users' access to sites and information the Chinese government believes to be in some way harmful to its citizenry. Although Beijing's host contract for the 2008 summer Olympic Games stipulates media covering the games would be allowed… Read More

There hasn't been an official announcement from any of the companies involved, but now that AT&T has officially taken over operation of Starbucks' in-store Wi-Fi hotspots, a raft of iPhone users are reporting that they can access Starbucks Wi-Fi access points free of charge. The system just requires users enter their phone number at a login screen in order to connect to the Starbucks access points. Although free support for… Read More

Inspectors for the International Olympic Committee have told Chinese authorities that they expect China to offer unrestricted Internet access for the duration of the Olympic games—as stipulated in the host city contract Beijing committed to when it was selected as host for the 2008 Summer Olympics. China runs the most extensive Internet surveillance and censorship operation on the planet, routinely restricting Chinese citizens'… Read More

Minnesota's Digi International has introduced its Wi-Point 3G, a three-in-one network router that combined Wi-Fi and Ethernet capabilities with a PC card-based, 3G cellular router. With the Wi-Point 3G, users can set up secure, high-speed ad-hoc networks with Internet access from a wide range of locations. “The Digi Wi-Point 3G allows remote sites and devices to wirelessly connect to the Internet or securely integrate into a… Read More

AT&T has announced it is throwing open the doors of its nationwide Wi-Fi network to its more than 10 million subscribers to currently subscribe to 1.5 Mbps DSL or greater broadband service. The unlimited access will be available at no additional charge for users who sign up through the AT&T Web site, and will provide unlimited Wi-Fi access at more than 9,000 McDonald's restaurants and more than 1,000 other Wi-Fi hotspots… Read More

A Turkish court has blocked access to Google's popular video sharing Web site YouTube because the site offers clips allegedly insulting the country's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Turkish visitors attempting to visit YouTube are instead being greeted with a notice in English and Turkish saying access to the site has been banned by the order of an Ankara court issued January 17. Back in March, another Turkish court blocked… Read More

The current owners of the Palm OS, Access Company, have announced a new branding campaign to replace its “Palm Powered” slogan and logo with a new one: “Access Powered.” As part of the effort, the Palm OS operating system will be renamed GarnetOS. Although Garnet has been the codename for versions of the Palm OS used in a variety of devices (including shipping Treo smartphones), the name change is the latest… Read More

While some school districts in the US are dealing with record budget cuts, the students and teachers in the Olathe Unified School District in Olathe, Kansas get another 2,300 Palm handhelds to play with thanks to a recent purchase. Today's purchase of the new Palm TX PDA's now doubles the school district's current inventory. The Olathe Unified School District is considered one of the most technologically progressive school… Read More

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