IEEE backtracks on 802.11g performance

Airport users wondering why they have never been able to achieve anything like the performance claimed by Apple and other wireless network vendors had their questions answered last month. Global standards body, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE approved a new draft for the 802.11g wireless networking standard (branded by Apple as Airport Extreme) which puts the actual data throughput rate at between 10 and 20Mbits/sec. ...more

Women use Internet more than men

Yet another Internet-related survey is doing the rounds and this time the findings show that women are beginning to embrace the World Wide Web. NetValue's figures for May show that there's been an impressive increase in women surfers and that they are also spending longer online, with the number of female browsers surging from 1.8 million at the beginning of the year to 5. ...more

PC markets to grow 25 per cent over six years

Established PC markets will grow just 25 per cent over the next six years, according to Forrester Research. The current global figure for the number of personal computers is pegged at around 575mn, and established markets such as the US and Europe will not add more than 150mn to that figure by the end of the decade. Emerging markets however are set to explode and more than make up for the stagnant waters of established territories. ...more

Pace voices cable TV

Pace Micro Technology is developing a Multimedia Terminal Adaptor (MTA) that will enable cable operators to offer telephony services along with television and broadband data. The model can be used as a stand-alone unit or in conjunction with other set-top boxes such as Pace's home gateway. The MTA also uses Pace's Gateway Expander platform and can act as a wireless hub for home networking. ...more

FBI mulls legal problem of virtual gambling in Second Life

FBI investigators have visited Second Life's Internet casinos at the invitation of the virtual world's creator Linden Lab, but the U.S. authorities have yet to decided whether virtual gambling is legal. ...more