internet

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they've developed a system that could help speed up the Internet. The research is designed to find an alternative to the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) system. TCP is the set of ... rules that govern the way data moves around the Internet. Whenever data travels online, it's broken down into small chunks known as 'packets' (in effect, info packets!). Often, these packets take different routes around the various connections that make up the net, then get reassembled at their destination. Net Currently Favors Accuracy Over Speed ... (view more)

European regulators have raided the offices of three Internet Service Providers (ISPs) said to have intentionally slowed Internet traffic over a business dispute. The officials are exploring a new legal tactic that could also be used to stop such ... slowdowns in the US. The dispute involves Cogent Communications, which is effectively an Internet middleman. It transfers data between major websites and the Internet Service Providers that carry data to customers' homes. Last month Cogent claimed US-based Verizon was intentionally slowing down the traffic it handles for video streaming sites like ... (view more)

The percentage of people willing to pay for online news appears to be on the rise. However, an international study suggests the vast majority of people are still unwilling to pay for the news they find on the Internet. Reuters has published a study ... based on research in nine countries. The study examines the way people consume news on the Internet, both via laptop and desktop computers and through portable devices, like smartphones. (Source: digitalnewsreport.org ) Researchers found the percentage of people who had paid for an online news service, such as a digital newspaper subscription, ... (view more)

A battle between an anti-spam company and a web hosting firm may have caused major Internet service disruptions for many Internet users. However, such claims haven't been verified. The issue involves a dispute between two European companies. The ... first is Spamhaus, which creates and shares lists of web servers known to be used for sending out spam. Companies can use these lists to block unwanted messages. The other firm is Cyberbunker, a controversial web hosting company based in the Netherlands. It's known for viciously defending the rights of its customers, saying it will only block ... (view more)

In one of the most spectacular research projects ever carried out online, an anonymous security researcher has scanned the entire Internet for security holes. They found that millions of devices have no password protection whatsoever. The project ... was simple in concept: the researcher tried to contact and then access devices by trying every possible IP (Internet Protocol) address using IPv4, a system by which every device connected to the Internet uses 12 digits as identification. This means that IPv4 allows for a maximum of around 4.2 billion IP addresses. The researcher tried to contact ... (view more)

Vole Internet Expedition 3.3.30316 Looking for an alternative to the more popular Internet browsers? Then check out Vole Internet Expedition, which provides users with a unique range of features, including multi-layered web page topology and docking ... web pages. http://www.sanwhole.com Tunngle 4.4.4 This program is designed to provide PC gamers with a highly customizable and entertaining multiplayer experience. It allows PC gamers to play Local Area Network games over the Internet. Each game, whether it's old or new, gets its very own public network. http://www.tunngle.net This freeware ... (view more)

Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 As the title suggests, Internet Explorer 10 is finally available for users of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system. To get all of the added performance and security benefits of IE10, click the link below to ... download Microsoft's newest browser. http://windows.microsoft.com Image Tuner 4.0 Image Tuner is designed to let you easily and quickly resize, rename, and convert your favorite images. It also allows users to add watermarks to their image creations. Image Tuner uses a very intuitive and simple interface and is compatible with most versions of Windows. ... (view more)

Simple Internet Meter Lite 2.3 This program allows you to track your Windows computer's bandwidth usage. This is a handy utility to have in an age when people stream lots of video and download especially large files. Simple Internet Meter Lite ... tracks all activity over your network and displays useful information about that activity in a colorful and easy-to-read graph. http://www.pcwintech.com Skitch 1.0.1.16 Skitch is designed to allow users of Windows computers to quickly and easily customize their digital images. You can add arrows, circles, and other shapes to your images, which are good ... (view more)

Internet users are now being warned about a new zero-day security vulnerability in Java software that could allow a hacker to gain unauthorized access to their computers. The vulnerability is related to a recently-discovered flaw in the popular Java ... software system, which is used all over the web to create a great many applications and associated plug-ins. Security experts say even fully-updated installations of Java are vulnerable to this new round of attacks. Only by completely disabling the Java browser plug-in can Internet users be sure their computers are safe from hackers attempting to ... (view more)

A federal court has ruled that major cellphone carriers must let their smaller rivals use their data networks. This could mean more competitive deals and better coverage for smartphone and tablet owners, as well as those accessing mobile broadband ... on a laptop. The United States Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge by Verizon, thereby upholding an earlier ruling by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The original ruling primarily covered data roaming, the technique by which customers of one cellphone carrier access the data services of another carrier. The FCC had said that ... (view more)