EarthLink's citywide Wi-Fi biz for sale (CNET News.com)

EarthLink is selling off its municipal Wi-Fi business, the company's CEO said Thursday night during its fourth-quarter 2007 conference call. The move won't make it any easier to finish Philly's big wireless project, but don't write off muni Wi-Fi altogether just yet.

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Mobile Phones Help Developing Nations (Digital Trends)

The mobile phone, along with Net access, is helping to narrow the digital divide between rich and poor countries, according to a report by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

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Flash Ads Serving up Malware on Popular Sites (Campus Technology)

Malicious Flash banner ads have been surfacing on major web sites including Expedia.com, Rhapsody.com, and MayoClinic.com in the last month, according to media reports. Users who click on the banners are redirected to Web sites that proceed to install malware on their PCs.

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