FCC abandons efforts at net neutrality compromise
By JOELLE TESSLER 2010-08-05T22:13:11ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are abandoning efforts to negotiate a compromise on so-called "network neutrality" rules intended to ensure that phone and cable TV companies cannot discriminate against Internet traffic traveling over their broadband lines.... hosted.ap.org |
UK official decries video game with Taliban role
By 2010-08-22T17:45:24ZLONDON (AP) -- A video game that allows players to adopt the role of the Taliban is a "tasteless product," Britain's defense secretary said Sunday, calling on retailers to show their support for troops by not selling it.... hosted.ap.org |
Google search accelerates with 'instant' results
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010-09-08T18:31:30ZSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday with a new feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their request.... hosted.ap.org |
SAfrican students study math via cell phone
By MIA SNYMAN 2010-09-23T11:51:40ZJOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A South African think tank said Thursday they have lined up volunteers to tutor on a popular mobile phone platform after a nationwide teachers' strike left students unprepared for final exams.... hosted.ap.org |
Microsoft phone ads spoof smart phone addiction
By JESSICA MINTZ 2010-10-11T18:41:54ZSEATTLE (AP) -- As Microsoft sees it, we're all wandering around in a daze, heads tilted downward and eyes on our smart phone screens. We bump into strangers and ignore our loved ones. And the solution? Another smart phone, of course.... hosted.ap.org |