Internet.org

It targets efficiency and cost reduction to connect the next 5 billion

By Zachary Lutz 



If Internet.org ever hopes to be successful with its goal of bringing affordable internet to the next 5 billion people, the cost of delivery will need to be much cheaper than it is today. Today, members of the coalition --

Amazon Greenlights HTML5 Web Apps

 By Richard Adhikari

Amazon's support for HTML5, following Monday's announcement that CEO Jeff Bezos was purchasing The Washington Post, might raise the question of whether there is a link between the two. They are unrelated,

In-Flight Internet

Gogo to Bring In-Flight Internet Up to Speed

By Rachelle Dragani


One of the things that makes air travel bearable is being able to log onto the Internet, but the available services are costly, unpredictable and often slow -- way too slow to stream video. Gogo aims to change that

Microsoft Xbox

 Music streaming services comes to Web for free

Associated Press 

Microsoft is making its Xbox Music streaming service available for free on the Web - even to those who don't use Windows 8.

The expansion beyond Windows 8 devices and Xbox game consoles starting Monday is intended to bring new customers into the software giant's ecosystem of devices and services and could help it compete with other digital music offerings like Pandora, Spotify and iTunes. It's also an acknowledgement that the music service hasn't done much to drive sales of the Windows 8 operating system.

Analysts say the move represents another step toward Microsoft's goal of becoming a company that sells devices and services, rather than primarily software.

Xbox Music has 30 million tracks for streaming free with ads. The service also sells downloadable tracks and features a radio service.






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Microsoft's Bing + Local.com

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Local Corp, which runs the Local.com search site, said it will provide location-based product and services listings for Microsoft Corp's Bing search engine.

Local shares jumped 41 percent to $2.30 in morning trade on Thursday on the Nasdaq.

The company said Bing's local product listings search will be powered by Local's Krillion shopping data platform.

Krillion provides local shopping information about consumer products from retailers, including in-store availability, comparison pricing, current discounts and images.

Skype : 3D video calling (coming soon)

It looks like teleportation will soon be a reality just like what we've seen in sci-fi movies. Well, that's exaggerating things a bit, but Skype, the popular voice and video chat service is looking at introducing 3D or 3-dimensional calls.

Celebrating Skype's 10th anniversary, Microsoft's Corporate VP for Skype, Mark Gillett gave a candid interview to the BBC in which he mentioned that the company was working on 3D-screens and 3D-capture technology.

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Google :Project Loon

             

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From sending solar-powered balloons into the stratosphere to offering free Wi-Fi in parks, Google is quietly spending hundreds of millions dollar on nascent internet services that may one day challenge the telecom and cable companies. Project Loon is a research and development project being developed by Google with the mission of providing Internet access to rural and remote areas. The project uses high-altitude balloons placed in the stratosphere at an altitude of about 20 km (12 mi) to create an aerial wireless network with up to 3G-like speeds. Because of the project's seemingly outlandish mission goals, Google dubbed it "Project Loon".