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Push Paperwork, Not Pipes, for Universal Broadband

GigaOm  Dec 26 08

As President-elect Barack Obama contemplates plans that would provide universal broadband access, lobbyists and technologists are lining up to get their voices heard. When it comes to broadband, I’m strongly in favor of some type of government intervention, but rather than pay to lay fiber, a national plan should address some of the sticking points of [...] Full story...

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Facebook Search Queries Jump 10% in February

GigaOm  4 hours ago

Facebook redesigned at the beginning of February, moving its search box from the right side to the top middle of its home page, and it seems to have paid off, with the company's U.

Google, Facebook Sued Over Mobile Sign-up Patent

GigaOm  4 hours ago

A little-known white-label mobile social network company is suing Google and Facebook for patent infringement.

Former FCC Chair Lays Out the Limits on the Agency’s Authority

GigaOm  5 hours ago

Big consumer issues such as the availability of internet apps on mobile devices and metered broadband are outside FCC authority said Kevin Martin, the former FCC chairman speaking today in Seattle.

CA Continues Cloud-focused Buying Spree, Acquires Nimsoft

GigaOm  5 hours ago

CA today announced that it is acquiring privately held Nimsoft, which makes performance and availability monitoring software, in an all cash transaction valued at $350 million.

Is Cheap Wireless Broadband for Real This Time?

GigaOm  less than a day ago

The FCC said today that the National Broadband Plan may ask for spectrum to build a free or low-cost wireless broadband network for poor people.

Facebook Plans to Stake Its Location Claim Next Month

GigaOm  less than a day ago

Facebook plans to add friend location information as soon as next month, reports The New York Times Bits blog today.

Not Every iPhone Apple App to Get the iPad Treatment

GigaOm  less than a day ago

Like the iPhone, the iPad will have a default set of applications, but it won't necessarily include all the familiar apps you know and possibly love.

Cisco’s New Router Is All About Video

GigaOm  less than a day ago

Cisco this morning unveiled a new routing system that it claims can download the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress in about a second.

The Rise of Netbooks

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