Fusion-io, the company responsible for bringing some of the fastest SSD solutions on the planet to the hands of affluent consumers, has just landed a new round of funding in order to further dominate the market.
Deep Packet Inspection, or DPI, is at the heart of the debate over Network Neutrality — this relatively new technology threatens to upset the balance of power among consumers, ISPs, and information suppliers. An anonymous reader notes that the Canadian Privacy Commissioner has published a Web site, for Canadians and others, to educate about DPI technology. Online are a number of essays from different interested parties, ranging from DPI company officers to Internet law specialists to security professionals. The articles are open for comments. Here is the CBC’s report on the launch.”
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For 30 years, the PC industry has treated Moore’s Law with religious reverence. Its immutable commandment — thou shalt double the transistors on circuits every 18 months — created an enviable business model with consumers spurred to buy new, more powerful PCs every few years.
In a what could be a potentially serious blow to Google’s AdWords business, and to consumers’ ability to find information about competing offerings on the Internet, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that a trademark owner can sue Google for trademark infringement for selling its mark as a keyword as part of the AdWords program.
Personal computers — and the companies that make their crucial components — are about to go through their biggest upheaval since the rise of the laptop. By the end of the year, consumers are likely to see laptops the size of thin paperback books that can run all day on a single charge and are equipped with touch screens or slide-out keyboards.
Macworld is reporting that an internet advocacy group has asked the FCC to investigate whether the WiFi-only restriction on the Skype for iPhone app is in violation of federal law. “Since its release on Tuesday, Skype for iPhone has been downloaded more than a million times — that’s a rate of six downloads a second, according to the company. All this despite the fact the software only works via the iPhone’s Wi-Fi connection, and not AT&T’s 3G network. […] The letter cites the FCC’s Internet Policy Statement (PDF link) which states that ‘consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice’ in order to ‘preserve and promote the open and interconnected nature of the public Internet.'”
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Everybody loves the idea of cheap VoIP calls on cell phones. Everybody, that is, except for wireless carriers who charge usurious fees for voice and data plans. Cellular providers around the globe are placing restrictions on Skype for iPhone and other Internet phone services, and that’s bad news for consumers.
The European Commissioner for Consumers today called out Facebook, Web advertisers, and Internet companies of all kinds to get better about transparency, privacy, and data protection—or regulators will step in.
There is a general feeling among consumers in the U.S. that we are “trapped” with the cellular, cable and internet providers we have due to a general lack of competition in the marketplace. Will this always be the case?
Microsoft’s plans for its mobile application store just may change the way consumers look at apps and the Windows Mobile operating system.
