Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Robert Hernreich - Using the Internet to Get High (Fox News)

Forget the drug dealer on the corner, teens are increasingly turning to the Internet to get high. Robert Hernreich

Satellite company O3b Networks has linked up with Google and other investors to bring cheaper, high-speed wireless Internet access to areas unlikely to see investments in fiber infrastructure. Robert Hernreich

A project to re-enact the "Big Bang" at CERN near Geneva on Wednesday is getting the rap treatment on the Internet from a group of young people working there. Robert Hernreich

Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Air Canada , the country's largest carrier, will introduce Internet service on some flights next year. Access will begin on select trips to the U.S. West Coast aboard Airbus A319 jets in the spring, the Montreal-based company said today in a statement. Robert Hernreich

Nokia's Internet offering is far from ready and the world's top cellphone maker is seeking further acquisitions to speed up the roll out of new services, Niklas Savander, the head of the unit, said in an interview. Robert Hernreich

Internet firm Google and Europe's biggest bank HSBC have thrown their weight behind an ambitious plan to provide cheap, high-speed Web access to 3 billion people in Africa and other emerging markets. Robert Hernreich

Nokia bought Navteq, a U.S. digital maps firm, for $8.1 billion in July and has acquired 10 smaller firms to jump start its Internet services business as the growth in the cellphones market is set to stall. Robert Hernreich

Shares of some top internet companies were down at the close of trading: Akamai Technologies fell $1.08 or 5.7 percent, to $17.72. Robert Hernreich

Nokia's Internet offering is still a work in progress and the world's top mobile phone maker is seeking further acquisitions to speed up the roll out of new services, Niklas Savander, the head of the unit, said in an interview. Robert Hernreich

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