Bell’s internet throttling illegal, Google says
Google Inc. says Bell Canada Inc. is breaking Canadian telecommunications law by slowing certain internet traffic, and is urging the CRTC to take action against the company.
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Archive for July 8, 2008
Bend Over Dude, You’re Getting A Dell
Some Dell laptops come with disabled audio ports, after pressure from the RIAA. Dell will enable them for you for only $99. Bargin.
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Breakthrough: Fake DNA Could Power Faster Computers
Chemists claim to have created the world’s first DNA molecule made almost entirely of artificial parts. The finding could lead to improvements in gene therapy, futuristic nano-sized computers, and other high-tech advances, the Japanese researchers say.
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Pioneer’s Blu-ray disc hits 400GB across 16-layers
16-layers — that’s how many layers it takes to the hit the center of a 400GB Blu-ray disc, pops. That’s 25GB per layer just like those dual-layer 50GB discs available for retail. Best of all, the technique used by Pioneer is expected to be backward compatible with existing Blu-ray gear since the specs and lenses required for pickup are identical.
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Swedes Massively Protest Wiretap Law
In June the Swedish parliament passed a controversial surveillance law that gives authorities a mandate to read all email and listen in on all phone calls without warrant or court order. In response to the law, The Pirate Party organized rallies, bloggers and journalists turned into activists, and even Google decided to relocate their servers.
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