Comcast FCC filing shows gap between hype, bandwidth reality (Ars Technica)

In a lengthy FCC filing, Comcast offers its fullest explanation yet of how it "delays" certain P2P traffic. If you thought that your 6Mbps connection entitled you to actually use 6Mbps of bandwidth all the time, Comcast begs to differ.

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Is it time to consider PDF a threat? (Ars Technica)

The 8.12 patch for Adobe Reader that Adobe released last week fixed a number of security holes—but not before malware capable of exploiting them had been on the market for weeks. The end result is tough questions on whether it is time to consider PDF a security threat.

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Hands on With the GooglePhone, aka Android Phone (Wired Gadget Lab)

Several companies at GSMA are showing prototypes running the Google-backed open-source Android operating system (aka the "GooglePhone"), and judging by the crowd reaction, these "phones" are the hit of the show.

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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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