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New chip to revolutionize our future

ZDNet UK's Rupert Goodwins says Hitachi's tiny Meu chip has the potential to make information and objects one and the same. There's nowhere to hide.

July 4, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins

House moves to pass broadband census bill

A House subcommittee passed a bill Wednesday to identify broadband penetration in the US and how it's being used, Ars Technica reports.The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet passed the Broadband Census of America Act.

October 12, 2007 by Richard Koman

IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?

Intel chairman Craig Barrett, introduced as the company's chief ambassador, delivered the opening keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum this morning, highlighting technological innovation and its impact on the globe - just as you'd expect him to do. But Barrett - with a quick apology for briefly jumping into politics - also had a subtle message for Washington.

August 19, 2008 by Sam Diaz

Hippies, Wi-Fi and Martin Luther King Jr.

New Year's Eve is a time for remembering that, while we live in an age of flux and uncertainty, some things never change. Such as the "electrosensitivity" brigade and their charges against Wi-Fi.

December 31, 2008 by David Meyer

Union lashes Optus over outage conduct

Optus has come under fire from Communication Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) officials for leaving customers without landline service during a power outage in Sydney's northwest last week.The NSW branch of the CEPU claims Optus allowed reserve batteries designed to power its network during outages to drain despite having crews and back-up equipment available to recharge the units.

October 20, 2004 by Andrew Colley

Telstra signals insurance problems over electro-magnetic radiation

Telstra yesterday warned that insurance against any risk associated with electro-magnetic energy is becoming more difficult to obtain as insurers either become less willing to provide cover or charge prohibitive prices.

September 13, 2004 by Iain Ferguson

Obama: "It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption"

The 21st Century Tech President said Saturday morning that the U.S.

December 6, 2008 by Sam Diaz

Optus bid: SingTel "confident" despite new snag

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd said it is confident of resolving issues regarding its bid for Australia's Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd despite formal objections from Australian television broadcaster Seven Network Ltd.

June 7, 2001 by Irene Tham

Tassie fibre broadband trial to start November

Around 1250 buildings in Tasmanian cities Hobart and Devonport will have 100Mbps fibre broadband piped to their front door in a two-year trial due to start late November. The trial -- dubbed the Tasmanian Collaborative Optical Leading Testbed (TasCOLT) and initially announced back in January -- is similar to a trial of broadband over powerline technology in Tasmania announced several weeks ago in that it is being carried out by a partnership between government and private industry.

September 25, 2005 by Renai LeMay

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Future bright for solar energy

At a Churchill Club event in Menlo Park, Calif., CNET News.com editor-at-large Michael Kanellos talks to John Woolard, CEO of BrightSource Energy, about building 100- to 200-megawatt solar-energy plants to power 100,000 to 200,000 homes. Woolard also discusses how the company is targeting solar as a competitive energy alternative to natural gas.

January 30, 2008 by ZDNet Staff