Google and Apple Headed For a Showdown

Well, it’s finally happening. The long-simmering hostility between Apple and Google is starting to boil over.

NATO to expand Internet connectivity in Afghanistan

On 21 December 2009, the NATO C3 Agency and the Public Diplomacy Division of NATO have completed the signature process of the Letter of Agreement in support of the “SILK-Afghanistan” project. This is a significant step towards expanding broadband Internet connectivity for higher education throughout the provinces in Afghanistan.

WSJ gets wind of Operation Chokehold

WSJ gets wind of Operation Chokehold
It seems as if word of the Operation Chokehold is getting out and AT&T is concerned that on Friday, they are going to have a pickle on their hands.  What is worse for them is that it will be difficult to prove any form of criminality so it will be [...]

Operation Chokehold: Bringing AT&T to its knees

Operation Chokehold: Bringing AT&T to its knees
From the article:
Subject: Operation Chokehold
On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we will attempt to overwhelm the AT&T data network and bring it to its knees. The goal is to have every iPhone user (or as many as we can) turn on a data intensive app and run [...]

China lauds iPhone app that spreads state views – China, iphone apps – Good Gear Guide

China lauds iPhone app that spreads state views – China, iphone apps – Good Gear Guide.

China’s film and TV regulator late Tuesday praised the growth of an iPhone application from state broadcaster CCTV as the country looks for new ways to project its political views abroad.
The free iPhone app, one of a growing number from [...]

Comcast internet throttling is up and running – The Inquirer

Comcast internet throttling is up and running – The Inquirer.
COMCAST, the second-largest US cable television and Internet communications service provider, has a new broadband traffic throttling scheme installed and operating in all of its markets.
The ISP’s new regime for restricting its customers’ bandwidth utilisation replaces its former stealthy practice of arbitrarily blocking subscribers’ peer-to-peer (P2P) [...]