Cisco will soon release their next-generation commercial router (CRS-3) for public consumption. The new technology is claimed to have a capacity of 322 Tbps. In human terms that’s enough to download every movie ever made in 4 minutes, to download the entire library of congress in 1 second, or allow every person in China to have a video conference simultaneously. Fantastic. The speed at which information is moving creates incredible opportunities for innovation. If only ISP’s were able to catch up. Read more…
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March 13th, 2010World Day Against Cyber Censorship
March 11th, 2010
Tomorrow (March 12) is the World Day Against Cyber Censorship, sponsored by the French organization Reports Without Borders and Google. The event, according to Reporters Without Borders:
“Is intended to rally everyone in support of a single Internet that is unrestricted and accessible to all. It is also meant to draw attention to the fact that, by creating new spaces for exchanging ideas and information, the Internet is a force for freedom. However, more and more governments have realised this and are reacting by trying to control the Internet.”
Google Launches ‘Apps Marketplace’
March 9th, 2010Today Google unveiled it’s ‘Apps Marketplace‘. Similar to the iPhone App Store, Google’s new baby allows developers to sell their applications directly through Google’s website, and have them easily installed for existing Google Apps users. Not only can developers create applications that communicate directly with Google’s services – they now have a large marketplace to offer them to the world. Read more…
IRS to Track Online Payments
March 8th, 2010
In the midst of financial ruin and economic chaos, the United States government quickly scrambled to revive a broken system. Working tirelessly to come up with something, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was born, putting taxpayers on the hook for bank’s bad investments. Because of the emergency situation, there was no time to put in regulations to prevent this $700 billion abuse in the future. However, there was time to put in some IRS tax reform to make sure those pesky internet tax evaders don’t get away with any funny business. Read more…
