The details on Google’s gPhone Open Handset Alliance are coming to light. Here’s what we know:•They’re hoping to make a better phone, ultimately. (And sell a ton of ads and services, of course, along the way.)
•Android, an open system for handset dev, is the first joint project and core product of the alliance.
•There are 34 [...]
Everything We Know About the gPhone, Android, and Open Handset Alliance
BitTorrent blocking goes north: Canadian ISP admits to throttling P2P
In response to consumer complaints posted in the company’s official forum, Canadian ISP Bell Sympatico has admitted that it uses bandwidth throttling technologies to impose limitations on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing during peak hours. This revelation is further evidence that net neutrality—the principle of equal treatment for all traffic through a network—is eroding.
“[W]e are now [...]
