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Ryan Kim
Most aware of deadline for digital TV signal
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 18, 2008 - 7:22amLast updated: August 18, 2008 - 7:22am
With six months to go before television broadcasting makes its long-awaited switch from analog to digital, the emphasis is shifting from simple awareness to action. Broadcasters, government leaders and community groups are finding that most over-the-air TV viewers - about 34 million people - are aware that their set will go dark on Feb.
Online bandwidth hogs to be cut off at trough?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 24, 2008 - 7:49amThe era of carefree, unlimited Internet browsing and downloading might be coming to an end. Industry leaders Comcast and Time Warner Cable have started testing traffic-metering and management techniques that seek to rein in heavy usage, and AT&T says such limits are inevitable for the most extreme users of its network.
Cities have to bid bye-bye to free Wi-Fi
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 13, 2008 - 7:19amThe free municipal Wi-Fi dream appears to be coming to an end for a handful of Californian cities. MetroFi, a Mountain View wireless provider that had built its business largely from advertising-supported Wi-Fi networks, is just over a week away from pulling the plug on its nine networks including Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, downtown San Jose, Foster City and Concord, part of a larger pullback due to a lack of revenue.
Bay Area tops in broadband use
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 18, 2008 - 7:33amThe San Francisco Bay Area boasts the highest penetration of broadband Internet access in the country. The region topped the charts in 2007, with 62 percent of households connected to high-speed Internet access, according to a report released Tuesday by Scarborough Research.
CA: Keep your hands off the cell phone come July
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 25, 2008 - 6:48amLast updated: March 26, 2008 - 8:46pm
Come July 1, drivers in California who make or receive phone calls other than emergencies will be required to have a hands-free way of talking. but an increasing body of research suggests the legislation will accomplish little. The risk doesn't stem from whether one or both hands are on the wheel, the research suggests. It's whether the driver's mind is somewhere else.
