Activists frustrated with their Internet service in Seattle hope that slowing down can speed up change. They’re planning a Slow Internet Walk Wednesday, from Comcast’s downtown office to City Hall to… Read More
Several major websites, including Amazon, Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, and more, were knocked out early Friday after apparent distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Gizmodo reported that Dyn, a DNS host,… Read More
Comcast will roll out its 1TB internet data usage limits to a large part of the U.S., including Washington, Oregon and California Nov. 1. Comcast said the 1TB cap means… Read More
When it comes to the success of its News Feed and what type of experience users are having there, Facebook says more liking and commenting and reading serves as an important metric. And… Read More
Advocates of municipal broadband in Seattle are expected to win a small victory at Thursday’s City Council meeting. Councilmember Rob Johnson is planning to add an amendment to the Mayor’s… Read More
Today’s loss of a Falcon 9 rocket and its satellite payload was a bummer for Facebook billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg as well as for SpaceX billionaire founder Elon Musk. “As… Read More
In a setback for municipal broadband advocates, a U.S. federal court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission cannot preempt state law to let cities expand publicly-funded Internet services. Last year, the FCC… Read More
Good news for millions of users who are consuming vast amounts of media on the internet in the United States: speeds are getting faster, especially in cities like Kansas City,… Read More
After more than a year of development, Facebook unveiled a video showing the first flight of its full-scale Aquila drone, which is designed to stay aloft for months and potentially connect billions… Read More
Millennials are often called the digital generation, but perhaps a lifetime online has taught them the importance of unplugging from time to time. A new survey finds that 49 percent of… Read More
“Net neutrality” — the colloquial term for regulations that prevent internet providers from slowing or blocking delivery of content to consumers — has been upheld by a federal appeals court.… Read More
WiFi service on Washington State Ferries (WSF) is ending June 30, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Thursday. Data-enabled mobile devices are partly responsible for crippling Boingo’s ferry service.… Read More
Though typing it out is rarely required these days, “http://” is essential to the web’s DNA. But, like trolls, pop-up ads, and political Facebook rants, it turns out the // is another… Read More
The highly anticipated “2016 Internet Trends” report from Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers general partner Mary Meeker is 213 slides long. There’s a lot of info packed in there about what’s working… Read More
We live in a day and age where new cyber threats emerge daily and staying on top of the latest Information Security (InfoSec) trends can be a challenge. But, exploring… Read More
The threat of terrorism has escalated the age-old battle between national security and individual rights — and technology companies are often caught in the crosshairs. Apple’s dispute with the FBI and… Read More
Every day may seem like Star Wars Day for geeks who can’t get enough of the celebrated film franchise. But May 4 has taken on a life of its own as… Read More
The microdonations service Flattr and the Internet ad blocker Adblock Plus are teaming to create a new tool called Flattr Plus which aims to get users to pay for the… Read More
Allrecipes spent most of 2015 cooking up what it calls “Dot Next,” a redesign with an emphasis on social features, mobile optimization, and community. The Seattle-based online recipe company’s goal… Read More
Say goodbye to the days of waiting hours around the house for the cable technician to show up at an uncertain moment. Time Warner Cable is rolling out a new… Read More
Social media has produced an entirely new class of celebrity. Those who rise to Internet fame have the potential to reach and influence thousands of followers. Actors, musicians, and other traditional… Read More
Over the weekend, President Obama pledged to get “the whole tech thing” sorted out for the next first couple entering the White House. He was referring to Wi-Fi dead spots… Read More
Many of us have a love/hate relationship with the role technology plays in our lives. We adore our mobile devices, our favorite apps, and websites, and rely on the convenience… Read More
Rock superstar David Bowie, who died of cancer over the weekend at the age of 69, became famous as a “Space Oddity” and “The Man Who Fell to Earth” – but… Read More
Getting the fastest internet speed available typically requires fiber optic cables that transmit data with pulses of light, which can require digging up streets and yards to lay fiber. But Comcast is… Read More
Comcast is slowly expanding data caps for its home internet users, with many Xfinity Internet users in the southeast U.S. now limited to 300 GB of data use per month.… Read More
While data caps are now common for mobile users, many home broadband internet connections have been seen as unlimited gateways to the Internet. However, Comcast is testing a limit to internet data in… Read More
Did this page not load fast enough for you? Well, just wait until the end of this month. Comcast announced this week that it’s increasing the speeds in some of its… Read More
Get ready for your home Internet to feel like your smartphone — bound by data caps, a large overage fee waiting to happen. Comcast gave some users the bad news Thursday… Read More
CenturyLink is launching a new TV service in Seattle today, bringing about competition for existing providers like Comcast and Wave Broadband. The service, called Prism TV, is already available in 16 cities… Read More