President-elect Barack Obama has joined the growing chorus of those calling for the digital television switch to be pushed back from its February 17 deadline. On Thursday John Podesta, the co-chair o read more » DiscussBury
Not as simple as it soundsNew York Police officials are studying whether it's possible to disrupt cell phone communications among terrorists during an attack on the city following reports that gunmen read more » DiscussBury
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama laid out his plan for a huge economic stimulus package, with broadband rollout, an Internet-based smart energy grid and computers for schools as part of the plan.Dur read more » DiscussBury
Edward Markey says Congress should make a quick decision on Prez-elect Obama's call to push back the DTV transition. Ars wonders whether the idea is doable.Read More... read more » DiscussBury
Security regs 'quietly undermine' American strengthA heavyweight advisory report has said that current US technology controls and regulation on foreign researchers are "broken" and "quietly undermine read more » DiscussBury
Have Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo backed off their support for network neutrality? Not according to a trade group they fund, which wants Barack Obama to push for network neutrality, a bit of copyrigh read more » DiscussBury
The supply of converter boxes, which typically cost between $50 and $80, hasn't kept up with the demand for $40 coupons the government has been sending to consumers.
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"As expected, a report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation think tank has called on Barack Obama and Congress to pump billions of dollars..." read more » DiscussBury