communications
US broadband seeks ISP speed stickers
Government mandated bandwidth exams Government-mandated ISP ratings, a new copyright symbol and a national poll database – just a taste of what you’ll find in the new plan for America’s next-generation broadband.…
Continue reading »Despite pub massacre, British songwriter revenue nudges up
CDs now for Xmas only? Performance royalties for British artists increased last year, driven by international agreements. Paid music use overseas was up almost 20 per cent to £166.9m, a healthy part of the £623m recorded by PRS For Music for 2009.…
Continue reading »PayPal restores Cryptome for real
Now go away PayPal has finally made good on its pledge to restore Cryptome’s account many hours after the firm’s head of global communications told Register readers it had already done so.… ?
Continue reading »Zero* welcome for 200 Welsh TV shows – in Wales
Nid wyf yn deall gair rydych chi’n dweud Almost 200 Welsh language programmes broadcast by S4C last month attracted precisely zero viewers, leaked audience figures show.…
Continue reading »Samsung to bundle glasses with 3D TVs
Tackles hidden cost of 3D TV viewing In a bid to become the leading supplier of 3D TVs, Samsung will bundle every one of its 3D tellies and Blu-ray Disc players with two pairs of active-shutter specs and a copy of Monsters vs Aliens, the company announced last night.…
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