Archive for the ‘Internet Technology’ Category

Report: The Rise of Smartphones and Mobile Web

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It’s been more than four years since Apple introduced the iPhone at the end of June, 2007. iPhone wasn’t the world’s first smartphone, but it totally flipped the mobile industry upside down. Since then, smartphones have evolved from an expensive luxury to …

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Map: Undersea Internet Cables

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As of 2006, overseas satellite links accounted for only 1 percent of international traffic (both Internet and Voice), while the remainder was carried by undersea cable. The reliability of submarine cables is high, especially when (as noted above), multiple paths …

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