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WiMAX promises to transform wireless Internet world Technology / Telecom May 08, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 As US technology giants including Google place a multi-billion dollar bet on WiMAX, backers of the wireless data-streaming format say it will radically change mobile Internet use.

Space scientist says texting is four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from space Technology / Telecom May 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 49 vote(s) \| User comments: 8 A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Broadband service over power lines in Texas to shut down Technology / Telecom May 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet (AP) -- Goodbye, broadband over power lines. We hardly knew you. Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing Internet service over power ...