Canada telcos told to add rural broadband, pay rebate
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's established telecom carriers must spend more than half of a combined C$770 million ($727 million) kept in escrow to expand broadband Internet to rural and remote communities and return the remainder to urban customers, the telecom regulator said on Tuesday.
Video of girl throwing puppies into river sparks outrage
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A video of a girl tossing half-a-dozen puppies into a river has sparked outrage online with chat forums and Facebook pages calling for her to be tracked down and punished.
E-Mail Overload? Gmail's Priority Inbox Will Try To Help
Google has moved on from bringing the Gmail world free Voice over Internet Protocol calling to tackling another challenge: E-mail overload. Google is moving to de-clutter the Gmail inbox with a new system that prioritizes e-mail.
Gmail prioritizes messages to fight email overload
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google rolled out a new tool late Monday to help users of its free Web-based email service avoid drowning in the floods of digital messages that have become part of modern life.
Microsoft is edging in on Android’s territory in any way the company can, with a new search app for Bing. The app is limited to Verizon customers, and is available for (nearly) all Android users via a partnership with Verizon, which is becoming increasingly common for these types of app launches.
