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U.S. to retain control of Net traffic system

U.S. to retain control of Net traffic systemIf that's true it's a pity" The U.S. said it essentially endorsed the status quo."If they'd made the first step, they would have found that a few EU ISP already had a proposal for a distributed IP allocator ready, that would remove the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), NETWORKING, Kofi Annan, ICANN, Internet, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2005-11-16

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Intel's OLPC pullout sets up XO vs Classmate PC duel

Intel's OLPC pullout sets up XO vs Classmate PC duelFollow the money - there's your answer.I wonder if Negroponte wanted Intel to not only kill the competing Classmate (we don;t need no stink'n competition) but also wanted Intel to send money to AMD for life support on their end of...

Tags: intel, One Laptop Per Child project, Negroponte, Intel Corp., Classmate PC

Discussion threads 2008-01-04

Apple announces red iPod nano

Apple is collaborating with U2 frontman Bono and Oprah Winfrey on a red iPod nano that will promote an AIDS charity - PRODUCT RED. The new red iPod nano is just like the other second-generation aluminum nanos. It has 4GB of memory and will sell for US$199. The difference is...

Tags: Apple iPod, red iPod nano, Apple iPod Nano, Global Fund

Blog posts 2006-10-13

Photo: Annan defends U.N. summit in Tunisia

Secretary-General Kofi Annan defends U.N.'s decision to hold Internet summit in Tunisia.

Tags: Tunisia, U.N., summit, photograph, Internet

Image galleries 2005-11-18

Photo: Annan defends U.N. summit in Tunisia

Secretary-General Kofi Annan defends U.N.'s decision to hold Internet summit in Tunisia.

Tags: Tunisia, U.N., summit, photograph, Internet

Image galleries 2005-11-18

Internet showdown in Tunis

Internet showdown in TunisSpin turn spin turn pivot turn spin"The stakes are really very high. "Not really, everyone just hyping it."cyberbureaucracy"No spin in that word, no sir-ee."The Bush administration said in no uncertain terms in June that it intended to relinquish the United States' unique influence over dom..."Missed a 'refused...

Tags: Internet, government, CERN

Discussion threads 2005-11-14

81.5% of visits to United Nations Web site look for English pages

Of the nearly 26 mln pages viewed during June 2004, 21.2 mln were in English, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said in a report to the 191-nation U.N. General Assembly. About 1.2 mln were in Spanish, another 1.2 mln in Chinese, 1.1 mln in French, 658,000 in Russian and 614,000 in Arabic,...

Tags: ENGLISH

Blog posts 2004-10-02

Who should govern the Net?

Who should govern the Net?NO ONE should be over the netIt should remain like it is, it does NOT need some task force watching over it.But the rules should be followed that have been set in place.Let the net govern itselfAnd leave it alone, it has gone bust anyways so...

Tags: Government, Internet, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan

Discussion threads 2004-03-26

United Nations ponders Net's future

United Nations ponders Net's futureInterestingFrom the article: "Dozens of delegates from developing nations echoed Annan's remarks throughout the rest of the day, arguing that their governments do not have a voice in the way the Internet is operated and that more money and investment from richer nations is the only...

Tags: Internet, digital divide

Discussion threads 2004-03-26

VoIP sends a warning signal

VoIP sends a warning signalSBC blew it with meThanks to number portability I'm in the process of moving my 15 year old home phone number to a VoIP line. Another phone number was instantly assigned and I was operational by plugging in the little grey box. The best broadband SBC...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, SBC, VoIP, phone

Discussion threads 2004-03-25