AP - ViaSat Inc. is acquiring Wild Blue Communications Inc., a provider of high-speed Internet access via satellite, for $568 million in cash and stock, according to a person familiar with the situation.
AP - You almost have to feel bad for Microsoft. The software maker isn’t known for hip marketing tactics, and now that a Windows 7 video has hit it big online, people are laughing at the company, not with it.
AP - Because of a lethal combination of geology and geography, the people of American Samoa didn’t stand much of a chance. Almost every condition that triggers bad tsunamis was in place this time, generating waves that raced toward the island territory at speeds approaching 530 mph, or as fast as a 747 jumbo jet. [...]
The city of St. Cloud, Florida may not have the name recognition of bigger burgs, but it does have one (somewhat arguable) claim to fame, as the nation’s first community to give city-wide wireless Internet access to all of its residents, for free. …
AP - Because of a lethal combination of geology and geography, the people of American Samoa didn’t stand much of a chance.
AP - Science and geography combined so that the residents of American Samoa didn’t stand much of a chance. Almost all the conditions that trigger bad tsunamis were in place this week, producing waves that roared toward the island territory at the speed of a 747 jumbo jet. There was nothing to slow it down.
Don’t like the idea of your neighbors rudely snooping on the wireless signal you slaved to pay for from the lazy comfort of their living room? It’s not just about slowing down your connection; while they’re downloading Mad Men via bittorrent, you could be on the hook for …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Wednesday called distracted driving a serious epidemic with more than 5,800 annual U.S. traffic deaths tied to motorists who failed to keep their eyes on the road.
(Reuters) - TerreStar Corp’s majority-owned unit signed a deal with AT&T to launch the first fully integrated satellite smartphone, sending its shares up 39 percent to a 52-week high.
So, what’s scarier: The three-headed monster lurking behind the door, or the suspense right before the door swings open? Good question — and indeed, with the help of MRI scans, movie producer Peter Katz wants to get the precise answer.