Internet

Internet’s Impact on Language

So far, the Internet hasn’t been as revolutionary to the way we write and talk every day as it has been to the ways we communicate. David Crystal, linguist and…

Google Glass: Don’t be a ‘Glasshole’

When a tech consultant showed off her Google Glass the other night at the Haight Street bar Molotov’s, the result was explosive — and reflected a growing debate over whether…

Google is Working on 10-Gigabit Internet Connections, Executive Says

Google wants to create Internet connections of 10 gigabits per second, 10 times faster than what it already delivers to customers of its Fiber service in the Kansas City area….

Judge Bans Wisconsin Man from the Internet for Using Neighbor’s Likeness…

A Wisconsin man has been banned from the Internet and will serve 30 months of probation for using his neighbor’s likeness in Craigslist personal ads without her knowledge or consent….

Obama Secures $750M in Pledges to Get Kids Online

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has secured commitments from U.S. companies worth about $750 million to get more students connected to high-speed Internet. AT&T, Sprint, Apple and Microsoft are among…

U.S. Census Bureau Tracks Americans’ Computer Use Through 3 Decades

America’s — and Americans’ — relationship with computers and the Internet has radically changed in the last 30 years, U.S. Census Bureau figures show. In 1997, 18 percent of U.S….

Website Aims to Connect Civic Groups, Potential Volunteers

A centralized resource that aims to match volunteers and organizations that need help has restarted in a virtual capacity, three years after a physical Volunteer Center shut its doors due…

Use the Internet to Get off the Internet

Humans spend a lot of time interacting with, well, nonhumans these days. Just how much time? About five hours a day, says a recent study by eMarketer. That’s 35 hours…

Tech Industry in San Francisco Addresses Backlash

SAN FRANCISCO — It’s the kind of backlash that Marc Benioff could never have imagined when he started the city’s largest technology company 15 years ago in a Telegraph Hill…

Pope: Internet is a ‘Gift from God’ for Dialogue

VATICAN CITY – The Internet is a “gift from God” that facilitates communication, Pope Francis said in a statement released Thursday, but he warns that the obsessive desire to stay…

With Nest Labs, Google Wants to Connect Your Home to the Internet

For years, Google has been the search engine that connects people to all points on the Internet. Now it also wants to be the company that connects people’s homes to…

Tweets and Threats: Gangs Find New Home on the Net

CHICAGO – The video is riddled with menace and swagger: Reputed gang members in Chicago point their guns directly at the camera. A bare-chested young man brandishes an assault weapon….

Internet Radio Service Pandora Launches Ads in Cars

People who listen to Pandora Media Inc.’s Internet radio service in the car will now hear advertisements as the company tries to add revenue from the automotive market.The Oakland-based company…

CES 2014: Internet Streaming Device Maker Unveils the Roku TV

Roku, the consumer electronics company best known for its devices that deliver Internet video to televisions, is making a more ambitious play for the living room — unveiling the Roku…

MacPractice is the First OS X 10.9 Compatible Practice Management Software

MacPractice Announces OS X Mavericks and iOS 7 Compatibility LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — MacPractice, the leading Apple developer of OS X and iOS native software for doctors…