Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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

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.

Google and HSBC back African Internet project (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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.

Final Glance: Internet companies (Boston Globe)
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.

Big Bang project gets rap treatment on Internet (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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.

New venture unveiled to expand Internet in developing countries (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Internet group O3b Networks, backed by Google and two other leading companies, unveiled a plan Tuesday to expand high-speed Internet access to emerging market countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

Nokia turns attention to Internet (International Herald Tribune)
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.

Nokia eyes more Internet buys (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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.

Nokia says eyes more Internet buys (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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.

O3b Links With Google for Fast Satellite Internet Capacity (New York Times)
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.

No comments: