ISP
An ISP, or Internet Service Provider, is company offering a service that allows customers to connect to the Internet through some form of data transmission technology, such as dial-up, broadband, or satellite. ISPs range in services offered, amount charged, and potential speed, but all offer connectivity to the Internet. Some companies double as ISPs alongside their more mainstream services, such as telephone or television. Comcast, AOL, and AT&T are examples of large, national ISPs in the U.S., but many small local ISPs also exist.
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10/16/09 7:10pm Computing, Gaming, Mobile Researcher: YouTube has no bandwidth traffic costs, Microsoft store grand opening rumored to be October 22, Google Street View taking suggestions for off-road trike project
Google spends almost nothing on bandwidth from ISPs, the chief scientist at Arbor Networks says. The company uses up 10% of all… dig deeper
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07/30/09 7:00pm Computing, Gaming, Mobile iPhone-hijacking SMS vulnerability discovered, Nintendo Wii demand in decline, The Pirate Bay ordered to leave the Netherlands
Researchers revealed at the Black Hat security conference this week that an iPhone can be hijacked with special sequences of text… dig deeper
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Profile pages: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, SMS (Short Message Service), The Pirate Bay, Apple iPhone 3GS, Apple, piracy, BitTorrent, ISP
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06/18/09 12:58pm Computing, Home A/V New York Representative Eric Massa unveils anti-metered broadband legislation
Grassroots bill aims to dampen ISP dreams of charging users by the gigabyte. dig deeper
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Profile pages: Time Warner Cable, ISP, AT&T, Broadband, metered broadband, DSL, Gigabyte
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02/20/09 4:22pm Computing Streaming video from cable providers to compete with Hulu
Plans are in the works to offer huge collections of streaming programming to cable subscribers. dig deeper
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Profile pages: Streaming video, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Hulu, Hulu, Bandwidth, ISP
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02/12/09 6:18pm Computing No net-neutrality-killer in broadband stimulus package
Concerns that language giving ISPs the right to mess with your data would be sneaked into the bill have been abated. dig deeper
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02/09/09 4:14pm Computing MLB.com introducing a new enhanced HD player
The $110 service will allow you to watch and rewind games in high-definition as well as overlay audio from your favorite radio broadcast. dig deeper
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02/07/09 11:59am Computing Time Warner's bandwidth overage charges spread to more areas
Four new cities will be introduced to the pay-for-more internet pricing model. dig deeper
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Profile pages: Time Warner Cable, Gigabyte, Bandwidth, ISP
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02/06/09 2:39pm Computing Video streaming sites limiting access to customers of certain ISPs
ESPN, Disney, and the NFL have programs that deny you access unless your ISP pays up first. dig deeper
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Profile pages: Video on demand, Streaming video, ISP
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01/30/09 1:59pm Computing UK aims for 100% broadband penetration by 2012
Right now the country has about 65% of its homes with internet access, and nearly 90% of those have access to broadband dig deeper
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