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Jul 31, 2006

Rising Cyberviolence Mirrors Sci-Fi

Cyberviolence, a form of vigilante justice in which a large group of Internet users post attacks against an individual, are increasing in South Korea. In Seoul, a 30-year-old accountant named Kim Myong Jae became theNo. 1 hate figure of South Korea's huge Internet community.People who belied that he had killed...

Mar 31, 2008

Internet Full of 'Black Holes'

You’re pounding the keyboard, double-clicking away, sighing and grumbling, but to no avail: That devilish little hourglass icon refuses to give way to the Web site you’re trying to reach. Most Internet users have encountered trouble reaching online destinations, but they often attribute the problem to their wireless network cutting...

Feb 28, 2010

National Broadband Plan Crucial For 'Smart' Power Grids

A federal plan to wire the entire United States with high-speed Internet access will be key to creating a nationwide smart power grid for reducing wasted electricity, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski recently provided a preview of the National Purposes Update, a document that...

Jan 31, 2010

Extreme Mobile: Fords to Feature Voice-Controlled Internet

Later this year, Ford automobiles will let you access the Internet and take your digital life on the road. Safety experts worry, however, that all the distractions could be dangerous. An enhancement of the company's popular voice-activated in-car communications system, Ford's second-generation SYNC will become the operating system that manages...

Aug 31, 2013

Will the Printed Word Survive in the Age of the Internet? (Op-Ed)

Jeff Nesbit was the director of public affairs for two prominent federal science agencies. This article was adapted from one that first appeared in U.S. News & World Report. Nesbit contributed the article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Before the traditional news, magazine and book publishing industries finally...

Aug 13, 2010

Traffic Jams Ahead Unless More Cables Laid

As the internet rapidly expands with ever more videos, web pages and posts, more ocean-spanning cable lines will be needed to string together this essential global computer network. In five to seven years, for example, the transatlantic fiber optic cables linking the United States to Europe will run out of...

Aug 19, 2010

Internet Connectivity Could Increase Malware Attacks

As our daily lives become increasingly linked to — and controllable by — the internet, experts say we may encounter computer viruses attacking us in a host of new ways. With items not traditionally thought of as vulnerable, such as cars, home appliances, and electric meters going online, consumers are...

Oct 7, 2010

7 Percent of Babies Now Have Email Addresses

They may not know how to use a computer yet, but a recent poll revealed that some children as young as six months already have an online presence, including their own email address. Antivirus maker AVG conducted a poll of mothers with children under two years old to see when...

Oct 8, 2010

Nothing Can Stop Internet’s Phenomenal Growth

Nothing will stop the exponential growth of the Internet. Not consistent poverty nor years of the deepest global recession in generations, according to a new report. This growth resulted from large numbers of citizens in Asia and the Middle East finding access to information infrastructure, even when lacking clean running...

Oct 19, 2010

Antenna in Space to Provide 4G Wireless Service

A new communications satellite that aims to provide 4G wireless mobile services to potentially millions of subscribers in the United States is heading for the launch pad. Boeing today announced that it has shipped the LightSquared SkyTerra 1, a high-capacity mobile communications satellite, from the company's integration and test complex...

Nov 4, 2010

Web’s Undersea Cables Need Revamp to Prevent Catastrophe

The massive set of undersea cables that makes up the infrastructure of the Internet needs to be revamped to ensure security during a crisis, according to a top security expert. “At the national level, it’s been implemented -- the most important communications get through. But other countries don’t have the...

Nov 4, 2010

What Net Neutrality Means for Small Business

The Internet has leveled the playing field between big businesses and small. On the Internet, after all, nobody knows you’re just two men and a dog working out of your garage. Until now, net neutrality has ensured that as long as you could meet your customers’ needs, no one could...

Nov 17, 2010

Girls Play Down Intelligence and Kindness Online

Teenage girls present a different image to the world online than they do in person, a new survey shows. A national survey of more than 1,000 girls ages 14 through 17 found that many downplay certain aspects of themselves online – namely qualities such as intelligence and kindness. While 82...

Nov 17, 2010

eTomb Tweets from Beyond the Grave

Humans have marked burial spots since caveman days, and constructed wonders like the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids of Giza to commemorate the dead. But c'mon, this is 2010, and a giant pile of rocks just doesn't cut it for a generation that mostly lives online anyway. Enter the...

Nov 22, 2010

Ho Ho Hoax: Christmas Tree App Virus is a Facebook Fakeout

Facebook users are currently spreading a warning urging their friends to avoid a fraudulent Christmas tree application, but it turns out they're all barking up the wrong tree. Security firm Sophos has noticed thousands of Facebook users posting messages with the title, WARNING!!!!!! DO NOT USE THE Christmas tree app...