internet in photos
Photos: An internet café in China
Photo Welcome to one of China's many internet cafés. This is a typical Chinese internet café. This one is down a back street in Shanghai. Photo credit: Dan Ilett Every seat is taken by people playing games... [21 Jul 2006]
Photos: Internet Explorer 8 takes aim at competition
Photo Microsoft has released the second beta edition of its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser. The emphasis on this release is on customer-oriented features. Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari and... [28 Aug 2008]
Photos: The tech that holds up the net
Photo Packet switching is one of the crucial technologies that made the internet possible. Speaking to silicon.com, NPL chief scientist, professor John Pethica explained: "The whole idea of packet switching is what underlies... [06 Aug 2008]
Photos: Top of YouTube - 10 clips taking the net by storm
Photo There was no shortage of humorous jabs taken at US senator Ted Stevens, for his "the internet is a series of tubes" speech to the Senate Commerce Committee. Though it's light on the technology, this clip of "The Extreme... [21 Jul 2006]
Photos: Australian broadband goes for a deep-sea dive
Photo Installing an internet connection can be difficult - especially if the cable is about 9,000km long and very deep underwater. The Ile de Sein (pictured) is a massive ship that sports a crew of 60, who work in shifts to... [14 Apr 2008]
Photos: Google reinvents the waiting room...
Photo Google's latest venture is trial project, Google Space, which offers travellers in Heathrow Airport free internet access and a chance to get to grips with applications such as Google Earth, Google Mail and Picasa. [25 Nov 2005]
Photos: Road testing wi-fi at 320kmph
Photo French train operator SNCF is running a trial of a wi-fi internet service onboard three TGV trains that travel eastbound from Paris via the Gare de l'Est station. Passengers with their own wi-fi-enabled laptops (or smart... [28 Mar 2008]
Photos: The technology mile of Islington
Photo The council has installed a wireless internet network along the road and parts of the A1. It's faster than an internet café," he says. Upper Street in Islington is close to Arsenal's football ground.... [10 Nov 2005]
Photos: It's virtual everything in Cisco's future
Photo Corinne Marsolier (right), from Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group's healthcare team, demonstrated how various pieces of healthcare equipment - including a blood pressure cuff and an otoscope camera - can be used... [16 Jul 2008]
Photos: How Heathrow Express does wi-fi
Photo The wi-fi offering, provided by T-Mobile, lets passengers access the internet at speeds of up to 2Mbps en route to the world's busiest international airport. The wi-fi service is aimed at business travellers, to give... [24 Apr 2007]
Photos: High-tech at the heart of US sport
Photo But he's confident every single seat can get on the internet: "We're talking hundreds of people, not thousands making use of this but people are realising they can come to the game and perhaps get some work done. [21 Apr 2006]
Photos: A peek inside BT's assault on the digital home
Photo It's essentially a wi-fi router but it links up to a number of BT gadgets, such as the telco's new internet radio and videophone. A new package which lets worrywarts keep tabs on their home remotely using an... [21 Jun 2006]
Photos of the month - July 06
Photo Best of YouTube: The video sharing site is taking the internet by storm. Here the Daily Show host Jon Stewart takes a humorous jabs at US senator Ted Stevens, for his "the internet is a series of tubes"... [28 Jul 2006]
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo See the technology that gave birth to the internet - packet switching. The models allow users to surf the internet, check and write emails, listen to music and run basic applications. Microsoft has... [02 Sep 2008]
India's high-tech cities, web whispers, Babbage's Difference engine and more...
Photo Australian ISP Telstra is installing a 9,000km undersea internet cable running between Australia and Hawaii. Nokia has added to its internet tablet series with its first WiMax-enabled device: the N810... [29 Apr 2008]
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