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•Around the Industry:
Note to telcos: Please get better shills
Ethernet services up to 100 Mbps now offered in nine U.S. cities
First nationwide Mobile WiMAX is targeted for Ghana
Singapore: One nation under Wi-Fi
'Steal This Film' - Pirate Bay makes documentary on filesharing
Qwest protest fails to derail Minneapolis Wi-Fi project
WiFi gets high
•SecurityBits:
AMD "Virus" is no AMD virus at all; AMD FUD trifecta in play
Crypto browser plug-in aims for simplicity
McAfee warns of SMiShing attacks
Most damaging attacks rely on stolen log-ins
•TidBytes:
Verizon launches do-it-yourself gaming server software
Gore wants TV to welcome more users Internet-style
Canadian gaffe leaks (alleged) Vista pricing
Analyst: Apple Better than Microsoft at Maximizing OS Profitability
•More news from around the industry, SecurityBits, and interesting Tidbytes inside!

Around The Industry:
•Note to telcos: Please get better shills:
Mike from TechDirt comments on the quality of shills these days, targeting Sonia Arrison, who works for a think tank that is funded by telcos.: "She might want to go talk with the heads of the telcos that fund her think tank, because they've all made it clear that they would love to force Google to pay extra to reach their subscribers. She then claims: "If the loss of net neutrality principles was really a problem, advocates wouldn't need to scare Americans in order to win their support." Unfortunately, the same could be said for the telcos. After all, she was the very telco mouthpiece claiming that "the Internet, as we know it, will be over" if net neutrality legislation came to be. Yet, now she's against scare tactics? Sorry. The telcos really need to learn to hire better shills. Even as someone who supports their position that legislation may be premature, I'm embarrassed by the hired help they trot out who can't even sound halfway competent."
•Ethernet services up to 100 Mbps now offered in nine U.S. cities:
XO Communications said it is offering fixed broadband wireless access with speeds of 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps in nine U.S. cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, LA, Miami, San Diego, Tampa, Fla. and Washington, D.C. XO Communications noted that its affiliated company, Nextlink Wireless, is utilizing its spectrum holdings in the rollout. "Nextlink allows us to expand the footprint of customers we can reach," XO said in a statement. "At the same time, we can reduce our network costs and time to deploy by not having to install our own wireline infrastructure or rely on the local incumbent carrier." The service can be accessed at speeds ranging from T-1 up to OC-12 over (local multipoint distribution system) spectrum in the 28-31 GHz range. The network operates up to seven miles on line-of-sight connections.
•First nationwide Mobile WiMAX is targeted for Ghana:
The first nationwide deployment of mobile WiMAX is planned for Ghana, according to an announcement by Internet Ghana and Navini Networks, which will install the high-speed network. The 802.16e network deployment is underway, with initial operation to begin in the capital city of Accra. "Once Internet Ghana saw it in action in other countries, they decided to move pretty quickly," said a Navini Networks spokeswoman. She said the firms involved in the deployment view mobile WiMAX as an effective tool to bridge the digital divide to bring broadband solutions to third world and developing countries seeking to leapfrog into more advanced technologies.
•Singapore: One nation under Wi-Fi:
By the end of the year, it will be possible to roam almost anywhere in Singapore and get a wireless signal. As part of its Intelligent Nation 2015 program, the island nation will be able to boast of countrywide Wi-Fi coverage in a few months, the exec VP of WISP SingTel said in a recent interview. "At the end of the year, Singapore will be one mega hot spot," he said. "They are breaking Singapore into three regions and looking at ways to maximize coverage." The Intelligent Nation program, officially unveiled last year, seeks to make Singapore a global leader in communications technology in a decade.
•'Steal This Film' - Pirate Bay makes documentary on filesharing:
Thoose naughty Swedes at The Pirate Bay have released a film detailing their exploits in their Swedish filesharing utopia. The documentary concentrates on the history of TPB and filesharing networks, and attempts to provide an unbiased, documented view from various members of the public. The film is aptly titled 'Steal This Film'. The film was released with this byline on the Pirate Bay blog: "In 2006 a group of friends decided to make a film about filesharing that *we* would recognise. There have been a few documentaries by 'old media' crews who don't understand the net and see peer-to-peer organisation as a threat to their livelihoods. They have no reason to represent the filesharing movement positively. And no capacity to represent it lucidly."
•Qwest protest fails to derail Minneapolis Wi-Fi project:
Qwest Communications assailed the building of the Minneapolis wireless network, claiming that the project involved a surprise government subsidy and unfair bidding procedures. But the City Council's Ways and Means Committee overruled the phone company's objections and approved the selection of US Internet of Minnetonka to build and operate the network, which will turn the city into a giant Wi-Fi hot spot for consumers, businesses and city services and departments. US Internet said Qwest's complaints were a "transparent" effort to scuttle the Wi-Fi contract because Qwest fears it will lose business. No kiddin'.
•WiFi gets high:
As questions continue to arise about large-scale mesh WiFi deployments in big cities, people have begun to ask: Is there a better way? The answer is yes, according to 5G Wireless Communications. The problem with muni mesh networks is that WiFi is a line-of-sight system originally designed for short-range, indoor networks. The addition of mesh nodes allows WiFi to be extended to widespread coverage areas, but only at the expense of dozens of access points per square mile. 5G Wireless's equipment, by contrast, is based on a technology designed for widespread deployment way up, on top of cellular-style towers or rooftops. The lofty APs give 5G nodes a much wider range than mesh nodes from companies like Tropos -- up to five times wider, according to 5G's VP of engineering.
•Judge quashes ban on violent games:
A Louisiana state law that would ban sales of violent video games to minors violates free speech rights and cannot be enforced, a judge ruled. Judge James Brady said the state had no right to bar distribution of materials simply because they show violent behavior. Brady issued an injunction, calling the law an "invasion of First Amendment rights" of producers, retailers and the minors who play the games. Louisiana is the latest in a string of states, including Minnesota, Illinois, California and Michigan, to have had similar bans blocked in the courts.
•AOL 9.0 slapped with 'Badware' label... go figure:
The high-powered StopBadware.org coalition has slapped a "badware" label on the free version of the AOL 9.0 software program. The group, which is funded by Google, Lenovo Group and Sun Microsystems, accused AOL of installing additional software without telling the user; adding components to the browser and taskbar without disclosure; automatically updating software without user consent; and making the AOL 9.0 software difficult to fully uninstall. The recommendation is a serious blow to AOL, which is already struggling with user privacy problems related to the recent disclosure of search data of more than 650,000 users.
•Seattle pares broadband list:
The city of Seattle is talking with 11 companies as it pushes forward on a proposal to build a high-speed broadband network to every home and business in the city by 2015. The companies were screened from 28 that responded to a city request for those interested in the plan to submit documents outlining their expertise in building and financing broadband networks. The companies that made the cut are ACI Communications, Bechtel Telecommunications, Ericsson, iTown Communications, Lucent Technologies, NextNet Investments, PacketFront, Qwest, US MetroNets, Verizon Business and Vulcan. Among those eliminated were Motorola, Fujitsu, Clearwire and Seattle-based AboveNet. What, no Earthlink?
•Skype, Google Talk to InterOp?:
Om Malik comments: "A Google and eBay deal announced earlier is going to have even bigger ramifications for the VoIP world. [The] Google Talk team is talking about interoperating with Skype. 'Just as exciting are our plans to explore interoperability between Google Talk and Skype, making it easier for our users to chat with one another. This is just another step in our commitment to interoperability via open, industry standards. Sounds promising, though the use of word “explore” throws me off a little. Is it even possible?"

SecurityBits:
•AMD "Virus" is no AMD virus at all; AMD FUD trifecta in play:
In the last couple of months, virus experts have released statements about two new attacks that target x86-64-based Windows that have caused widespread panic and confusion in the press about what exactly was going on, and have landed on AMD’s doormat, rather unjustifiably. One: the virus affects 32-bit Windows too – shucks, there goes the AMD-only problem! Two: its 64-bit version mentions nothing about any Athlon-related vulnerability; this is quite simply a virus that affects Windows x86-64 in both Intel and AMD forms.
•Crypto browser plug-in aims for simplicity:
German coders have developed a free encryption plug-in for webmail accounts. Freenigma comes as a browser plug-in for Firefox which works with Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail and other webmail accounts. The eponymous firm behind the technology wants to extend this service to other webmail and social network sites. The software offers an implementation of GNU Privacy Guard and support of the OpenPGP standard to scramble and unscramble the content (though not the From and To) headers of webmail messages. Within the webmail client, a JavaScript-based "user script" handles the integration of the freenigma functionality in the webmail client as well as the encryption and decryption of mails. Freenigma's server copes with key management.
•McAfee warns of SMiShing attacks:
Cell phone users should watch out for text messages containing a Web site link which, when visited, could download a Trojan horse, security experts have warned. In a blog posting last week, McAfee dubbed the new development "SMiShing". An SMS is received that reads: "We're confirming you've signed up for our dating service. You will be charged $2/day unless you cancel your order," wrote McAfee Avert Labs in its blog. The message includes a URL which, if clicked on, downloads a Trojan horse that could allow a Web-enabled phone to be controlled by hackers.
•Most damaging attacks rely on stolen log-ins:
More than 8 out of every 10 computer attacks against businesses could be stopped if enterprises checked the identity of not only the user, but also the machine logging onto its network, a report conducted by a California research firm and paid for by BIOS maker Phoenix Technologies claimed. The report used data from cases prosecuted by federal authorities between 1999 and 2006 to reach its conclusions. According to the report, attacks based on logging in with stolen or hijacked credentials cost businesses far more, on average, than the typical worm or virus assault. When a privileged account is penetrated by an unauthorized user, the average damage runs to $1.5 million, the report said. The average cost from a single virus attack was much smaller: under $2,400.

Hardware, Software, and other TidBytes:
•Verizon launches do-it-yourself gaming server software
•Gore wants TV to welcome more users Internet-style
•Canadian gaffe leaks (alleged) Vista pricing
•Analyst: Apple Better than Microsoft at Maximizing OS Profitability
•Google to target software market
•Patent fight rattles academic computing
•Vista Build 5536 Shows Performance Gains
•EU may be powerless to stop US snooping

RE: Other AOL Badware; Vista Pricing

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Re: RE: Vista Pricing

Re: RE: Other AOL Badware; Vista Pricing

dont forget about microsofts great products also

On shills....

Nice... more broad silly patents....


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