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Sprint has debuted WiMax service in Baltimore as a test of what the system can do. WiMax has been discussed for more than five years as an alternative to traditional broadband. With speeds of 4 to 10 mbps, all wireless, the potential is enormous. Sprint's rollout, dubbed Xohm, has reasonable prices ($35 per month with no contract required) and bargain-priced
A judge decided that J.K. Rowling would suffer "irreparable harm" if the Harry Potter Lexicon, a labor of love for an unpaid web writer, were to be published. Yes, this is a victory for J.K. Rowling, who at this point will never want for money for the rest of her life, but a serious blow to fans and readers everywhere.
Anyone who bought music through Yahoo's Launch service have the option of receiving either a refund, or non-DRM'd copies of any music they bought while the service was running. Yahoo got it right, although this could cost them, financially. As Techdirt editor Mike Masnick said today, "that's what the company gets for agreeing to a DRM'd solution in the first
Google has finally released to the public their Knol reference tool to the public after a 7 month development process. Intended to be a sort of internet encyclopedia, Knol will be filled with articles written by experts in every possible type of field. Sounds like Wikipedia, doesn't it? The major difference between Knol and Wikipedia is that Knol will require
I wrote a week or so ago about Viacom's request for information on YouTube users, what they watched, and when. The biggest question in my mind, and in many others', was how to keep our privacy safe from Viacom. Apparently, both parties (Viacom and YouTube/Google) have agreed that when the date is turned over, it will be sufficiently anonymized. This
I have seen several articles out today regarding the slowing of adoption of broadband in the U.S. I find the theory that sales are "stalling" to be a bit suspect. I, through the grace of some miracle, have high-end DSL (6-8 down, 3-5 up) in my semi-rural location. A friend who lives in the heart of the Big City near
Per an article in my local St. Louis paper today, Charter Communications, our local cable provider, has scrapped plans to monitor web usage of some of its high-speed internet users. Purportedly, Charter was going to monitor the web activities of users in four pilot areas in order to gather marketing data they could then use to target advertising to those