CNET News.com | Tech news blog - Category: BroadbandRecent posts on technology, trends, and more.Skyhook combines GPS and Wi-Fi for location- June 30, 2008 Skyhook Wireless announced Monday that it is integrating GPS into its geolocation service to get an even more accurate fix for location-based services. Up until now, Skyhook's geolocation service, which is used on Apple's iPhone, among other services and devices, has used Wi-Fi hot spots to get a ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9980618-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog Verizon's fiber guru talks strategy- June 27, 2008 There's no question that Verizon Communications hit a home run with its aggressive fiber strategy. The fiber-to-the-home network called Fios has enabled Verizon to supercharge broadband speeds and compete against cable in the TV market. Fios also has helped future-proof Verizon's network. While its cable competitors buckle under the pressure ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9977515-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog ICANN adopts new Web site naming rules- June 26, 2008 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers voted Thursday to relax rules for naming Web sites. At its meeting in Paris, ICANN, a not-for-profit organization that oversees the naming scheme for Web sites, voted to accept a proposal that will allow companies to purchase new top-level domain names ending ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9978448-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog Chrysler takes Wi-Fi on the road- June 26, 2008 Chrysler is turning cars and trucks into wireless hot spots. The company announced Thursday a new feature that will let people purchase a "Uconnect" in-car wireless system as part of a dealer upgrade in 20 various 2009 Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep models. The system offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity within ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9978037-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog Free Wi-Fi at Beijing Olympics It's spotty so far- June 25, 2008 Anticipated wireless coverage areas in Beijing. If they work, they are advertised to be free until after the Olympics.(Credit: Wicity via Sina) Beijing Wicity is setting out to cover several key parts of Beijing with Wi-Fi access, and it is supposed to be free until after the Olympics, which ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976925-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog Comcast's goal: Integrate the screens- June 25, 2008 In the Bay Area for the Connections conference this week, Comcast Interactive Media President Amy Banse stopped by the CNET Webware offices for a discussion on her division's Web strategy. As was pointed out to me numerous times when I led our conversation into non-Web site territory (such as ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976897-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog Charter drops controversial customer tracking plan- June 25, 2008 Internet service provider Charter Communications announced Tuesday that it was indefinitely suspending the use of a controversial tool to track its customers' movement on the Web. Charter, the fourth-largest cable operator in the U.S., announced in May that it would use technology from a company called NebuAd to monitor ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976893-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog New group makes broadband a national priority- June 24, 2008 NEW YORK--Federal Communications Commission commissioner Jonathan Adelstein joined tech policy pundits, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists Tuesday to launch a new initiative aimed at making broadband a priority in the U.S. The group, which calls itself InternetforEveryone.org, officially launched at Free Press' Personal Democracy Forum here. The main purpose ...http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9976522-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog |