WiFi in the Sky: In-Flight Internet Takes Off
livescience.com — Almost no one flying with a laptop or smartphone might have expected in-flight Wi-Fi Internet access just several years ago. Now some lucky travelers have experienced free Internet access while flying this holiday season, courtesy of airline partnerships with the likes of Google and eBay. (Submitted by meloon) More…
iPhone & Android Now Total 75% of US Smartphone Web Traffic
tuaw.com — It's a rather stunning number from AdMob in an October report. The firm reports on web requests from thousands of sites world wide. In the latest report, Apple has 55% of the domestic Smartphone traffic share, and Android has 20%. Interestingly, the Blackberry share dropped 2% to a 12 percent share, and Palm's webOS dropped from a 10% share to 5%. (Submitted by Surferess) More…
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European Commission: No 3 Strikes Without Judicial Oversight
torrentfreak.com — The European Commission has issued a warning to the Spanish government that any plan to disconnect file-sharers from the Internet without involving a judge would create conflict with the EU. This statement could also throw the three-strikes plans of the UK government and the Irish ISP Eircom into serious doubt. (Submitted by xdvx) More…
God did it, why can't we? UN ponders 'Net "10 commandments"
arstechnica.com — Turns out God had a pretty hot idea all those years ago. As the UN-backed Internet Governance Forum 2009 met last week just a stone's throw from Mount Sinai, some wondered whether it wasn't time to draft a "10 commandments" for the Internet. And everyone had ideas about what should be on it. (Submitted by mikek814) More…
Schiller's spin on App Store issues ignores real complaints
arstechnica.com — Apple SVP Phil Schiller is back in the press attempting to defend Apple's need to act as gatekeeper for the iPhone App Store. However, his comments seem more like spin and less like actual improvement. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…
New Apple ads to Verizon: Can Droid do this?
news.cnet.com — It seems that Apple doesn't respect Verizon's Droid phone quite as much as it does Microsoft's PCs. But two new ad spots, launching Monday evening, come as close as Apple has done thus far to directly attack the allegedly do-it-all robotphone. (Submitted by DiggUnderground) More…
Economics dooming free streaming sites?
news.cnet.com — For the last year or so, it's become clear that the economics of ad-supported streaming music services are not good for their creators or investors. As CNET's Greg Sandoval reported last week, the acquisition of streaming service Imeem by MySpace Music for pennies on the dollar is the latest bad news for the sector... (Submitted by raustin) More…
A New iPhone Worm is Here, And This Time it's Malicious [WAR
mashable.com — A couple of weeks ago, the first iPhone worm appeared, Now, according to early reports of strange activity by Dutch ISP XS4ALL, and later confirmed by Sophos, there’s a new worm in the wild, and this one is far more malicious.......... (Submitted by DonnyDiamonds) More…
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