Verizon launches trial of TV over broadband internet
08.28.2009
Verizon has launched a trial to bring television programming online to its FiOS TV subscribers, as part of an initiative by cable internet providers called TV Everywhere, allowing customers to view cable TV content wherever and whenever they want it.

Internet security: Facebook pledges better privacy controls
08.27.2009
As more internet users share their personal information on social websites like Facebook, the more opportunities criminals and identity thieves find for exploiting them. Today, Facebook announced plans to further improve privacy and internet security.

Web warning: Jessica Biel most dangerous celebrity on the internet
08.26.2009
Casually searching the internet for news or photos of celebrities can put web surfers at risk of downloading a malicious virus onto their computer, internet security experts warn. According to McAfee, Jessica Biel is the most dangerous of celebrity searches.

Anonymous internet? Google coughs up blogger's identity
08.20.2009
In a court decision that has gained the attention of bloggers and internet users in the U.S. and Canada, a New York Supreme Court judge ruled this week that internet giant Google had to disclose the identity of a blogger in a defamation lawsuit.

Video games and internet use come with health risk, study says
08.19.2009
The average player of video games tends to be a 35 year-old male with above-average body fat who immerses himself in media such as broadband internet and watching TV, according to a new study.

Facebook looks to become the indispensible social website
08.17.2009
As one of the most popular websites on the internet, Facebook has reached the status of Google in at least one respect. When Facebook does something, everybody hears about it.

Web browser wars: Which one is best for high speed internet?
08.14.2009
Microsoft's Internet Explorer is by far the most popular, but there are several other web browsers available for high speed internet users. Now, the New York Times is reporting that Netscape founder Marc Andreessen plans to introduce a new web browser aligned with Facebook.

Discovery Channel joins Comcast's TV over broadband internet trial
08.13.2009
Comcast Corporation today announced that Discovery Channel has joined the technical trial of On Demand Online, which the broadband internet and cable provider plans to roll out to make TV content available on the internet for its subscribers at no extra charge.

Facebook study: Love suffers when social web use rises
08.10.2009
More than 250 million internet users are members of the popular social network Facebook, but a study of college students in relationships shows those who log on frequently to social networking sites may suffer bouts of jealousy that can lead to online stalking.

Twitter cyberattacks should remind internet users not to open spam
08.07.2009
After Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal were hit by a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS) on Thursday, security experts say broadband internet users who don't protect their PCs are contributing to this growing plague on the web.

Comcast offers broadband customers caller ID on PCs
08.05.2009
Comcast said today that new technologies will help bring together the company's digital cable, high speed internet and digital voice offerings with the launch of Universal Caller ID and a mobile application for the iPhone or iPod touch.

Google and TiVo both give web video a boost
08.05.2009
Broadband internet scored two more wins today against cable with Google's announcement that it will acquire On2, a developer of video compression technology for improving web video on YouTube and TiVo's announcement that it will provide more free web content through its DVR service.

Boston considering city-wide Wi-Fi to boost broadband internet access
08.04.2009
The city of Boston is considering founding a nonprofit body to build, own and administer a city-wide Wi-Fi network to help underserved neighborhoods reap the benefits of access to broadband internet.