FCC releases Internet speed test tool (Reuters)
Friday, March 12th, 2010Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.
Reuters - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet.
AP - The top-selling video games in the U.S. in February, by number of copies sold, according to NPD Group:
AP - THE GAMES: Video game software sales dropped 15 percent in February compared to a year ago to $624.4 million. “Bioshock 2″ from Take 2 Interactive, which launched in February, and “New Super Mario Bros.” from Nintendo were the top two sellers.
AP - U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
Macworld.com - On Wednesday, Firemint was honored with four awards from handheld gaming Website Pocket Gamer at a ceremony held at the annual Game Developers Conference. The company behind Flight Control () and Real Racing () has few titles on the iPhone marketâ??virtually every one has become a mega-hit.
AP - Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities.
AP - VeriSign Inc., whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites with names ending in “.com” and “.net,” plans to spend more than $300 million over the next decade to upgrade its systems.
NewsFactor - Version 4.0 of the operating system for Apple’s iPhone, iPod touch, and the forthcoming iPad will represent a major overhaul of the software and will feature a “full-on solution” to one long-standing gripe about Apple’s devices — their inability to multitask.
Macworld.com - Whether youâ??re a fan of Appleâ??s Web browser, or just having some problems with its competition, thereâ??s now a new Safari update available just for you. Well, you and everybody elseâ??you wouldnâ??t want them to feel left out, would you?