Donald Trump and the ‘Good People" vs ISIS and Internet - http://clapway.com/2015/12/23/donald-trump-and-the-good-people-vs-isis-and-internet/

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Internet Providers Suffer Strict New Rules - http://clapway.com/2015/12/05/internet-providers-suffer-strict-new-rules/

Internet providers around the world are looking to strike back against the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC has had to justify the rules they put onto internet providers across the world multiple times in court. This previous Friday they had to do it again.

THE RULES ON INTERNET PROVIDERS

The FCC has placed what is known as their net neutrality rules on internet providers. They state that this prevents them from slowing down content on the web as well as preventing them from blocking any Web content. This does not allow them to block content that they do not like. The last thing these rules prevent internet providers from doing is paying Web sites to speed up service. Many providers have voiced out and stated that the FCC is abusing their power and that they do not like these rules.

ALOT ON THE LINE FOR INTERNET USERS

The ultimately ruling of this case should have all avid internet users on the edge of their seats. If the internet providers end up winning this case, it could actually end up being worse for users. This could allow users to have content that was previously available not. This could also have users paying some sort of cost for some websites. Users might actually want to side with the FCC, but internet providers are surely not their friends.

HOWEVER, FCC STILL IS ABUSING THE RULES

One thing industry lawyers argued was the fact that the FCC violated the law when they extended their policy to Sprint and T-Mobile. The lawyers say that the mobile Internet is not a part of the public switch network and they had no right to do it. They also stated that they do not agree with the FCC paid prioritization ban that disallows internet providers from paying Web sites for faster service. Much must be decided for the court, but the FCC appears to be clearly stepping over their boundaries.

Internet Providers Suffer Strict New Rules

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have broken the record for quantum teleportation using fiber optic cables. Although this doesn"t necessarily mean we"re any closer to teleporting objects, the achievement may help to improve the future security and strength of Internet connections. #QuantumTeleportation #Internet #Photon - http://clapway.com/2015/09/25/quantum-teleportation-record213/

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado have broken the record for quantum teleportation using fiber optic cables. Although this doesn’t necessarily mean we’re any closer to teleporting objects, the achievement may help to improve the future security and strength of Internet connections.

The Process Of Quantum Teleportation

Scientists were able to transfer information encoded onto photons, or particles of light, from one place to another through a spool of fiber optic cables for a length of about 61 miles; the previous record was set at 15 miles.

What does this mean for quantum data transference? Well, traditional fiber-optic networking isn’t always reliable, as the number of photons can drastically drop as they travel along a network. To combat this issue, fiber-optic networks amplify signals using a pulse booster or repeater.

A photon, however, can exist in two states at once, which makes it hard to accurately predict its behavior. For this reason, scientists implemented three photons to transfer information: an input photon, a helper photon and an output photon, the latter two of which are entangled. Since they are linked, if one is observed to be in a specific state, the second must also mimic that state.

The project makes for a “near-perfect encryption scheme,” as the first photon is destroyed after the helper photon has already learned its state and transferred the information to the output photon. The new detectors have enabled scientists to let through about 1 percent of photons. Though this may seem like a low number, the difficulty of task makes the accomplishment a huge feat.

The Future of Quantum Teleportation

The Internet we all rely on today is very fast, but not very secure. By contrast, quantum Internet is secure, but not very fast. As such, scientists want to focus on building a quantum Internet with faster data transferring rates, which would offer a lot more security to users around the world. Moreover, quantum encryption would ultimately ensure that there is no digital communication interference.

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You"ll want to know this if your #mobile service provider happens to be #AT&T. - http://clapway.com/2015/08/16/att-has-been-helping-the-nsa-spy-on-internet-traffic-333/

Some newly disclosed documents, dating from 2003 to 2013, cite that the telecom company, AT&T, has been helping the U.S. NSA to spy on the Internet traffic passing across the United States. The topic was first brought to light by the former NSA contractor, Edward Snowden and started a huge debate about individuals’ privacy.

WHAT’S NEW?

The New York Times reported on Saturday that AT&T gave technical support to the National Security Agency, after carrying out an undercover court order, which gave permission to the government of the United States to intercept all web communications of the company’s customers in the United Nations.

HOW DID THAT HELP THE NSA?

Also, the telecom giant helped the spy agency with a series of classified activities, and the documents describe the connection between the NSA and AT&T as “a partnership and not a contractual relationship.” The telecom company helped the NSA to organize and carry out surveillance of international web communications that weathered through junction networks in the United States, and according to the NSA document, AT&T has been providing access to other telecoms and Internet Service Providers as well.

The reason why this access provided is extremely important is because a huge amount of the world’s web communication is transmitted through U.S. cables. The surveillance equipment that AT&T installed in, at least, 17 of its Internet hubs in America is located far away from Verizon’s equipment, and the first who tried the new technology were the company’s engineers.

AT&T’S COMMENTS

The Times report that in 2011 AT&T started giving the agency access to more than 1.1 billion private cellphone calls on a daily basis, in order to prepare for the 9/11 10th anniversary, as the document cites.

AT&T spokesman, Brad Burns, was asked to comment on the New York Times report and he chose to respond by an email to Reuters, saying that the company provides selected information to investigating authorities, only when a person’s life is in danger and time is valuable: “For example, in a kidnapping situation we could provide help tracking down called numbers to assist law enforcement,” he continued.

Burns added that the company has nothing more to report.

AT&T Has Been Helping the NSA Spy on Internet Traffic

#Facebook vs. #Twitter on the news front. Who gets your vote as the source for your breaking news? - http://clapway.com/2015/08/12/facebook-to-compete-with-twitter-with-new-breaking-news-app-245/

Facebook has been in the news quite a bit as of late — mostly in regards to testing new ideas like its giant drone that will spread free Wi-Fi over certain parts of the world, or testing out their new storefront. Now, it looks like Facebook is getting ready to compete toe-to-toe with Twitter as the company is looking into developing a news application that functions quite a bit like Twitter.

Not So Fast

It’s definitely true that a lot of people rely on Twitter for announcements and breaking news, but there are a lot of other social features that allows users to interact with each other. The Facebook app that Business Insider reported about is more focused on the business nature. That means users won’t necessarily be interacting with each other, and they won’t be creating content either.

Instead, Business Insider suggests that the app will be a “broadcast-only experience.” Facebook will only be allowing partnered companies to produce content. Users will follow various topics they are interested in and receive instant alerts that are limited to 100 characters — slightly less than Twitter’s 140 limitation.

Facebook Hopes to Clean Up the User Experience

One aspect that Facebook hopes will give it an advantage over Twitter is reliant on how Facebook’s new app, currently in alpha, will curate posts better. Information about the app is still pretty vague, but Facebook is hoping that news won’t dissipate into the social masses as quickly as it happens on Twitter.

Facebook believes that this provides new users with a bad experience since the more people they follow, the faster their Twitter feed moves. Some users may never see a post on Twitter unless the tweet is retweeted by someone else or the original tweeter, but with Facebook’s new app, news will stay relevant for longer.

Facebook Is Trying to Stay Relevant

We’ll know more about Facebook’s new app as the company gets ready to share more details about it. This app is just the latest addition to the company’s rapidly expanding suite of apps that it hopes will help maintain its relevancy moving forward. Facebook also owns Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

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#AdBlockers may be good for you, but spell detrimental affects on #publishing industry entities. - http://clapway.com/2015/08/11/publishers-say-that-a-rise-in-ad-blocking-software-is-costing-them-billions-242/

People who use ad blocking extensions in their web browser do so because they believe it brings them a sense of peace and relief not typically found in normal browsing capacity. In the early days of the web, annoying ad pop-ups often hindered a user’s browsing experience, and while ads have grown to be a lot less intrusive, there are still a good number of advertisers who don’t follow good advertising etiquette.

PageFair and Adobe published a report on Monday that showed that usage of ad blocking software has grown 41 percent worldwide. The total number of active users hovers right around 198 million every month.

Ad Blocking Software Climbs to 198 Million Users

According to Business Insider, the 198 million consumers using ad blocking software only account for about 6 percent of the entire population of the web. However, publishers are expecting to lose at least $21.8 billion in 2015 alone, and that number is predicted to climb up to $41.4 billion by 2016, according to Adobe and PageFair.

Now, these numbers aren’t really fair to quote because it isn’t costing publishers any money to not run advertisements; these massive numbers are purely figurative, which is an important distinction to make.

One graph published in the report illustrates that the growth of ad blocking software really didn’t change much until 2013. From July 2009 to June 2013 the user base grew from 21 million users to 54 million. But from July 2013 to January 2015 the user base exploded from 54 million to 181 million.

Ad Blocking Has Gone Mainstream

Ad blocking software is usually tied to a browser extensions – there is very few ad blocking software that is standalone – so the people behind the software usually aren’t advertising their product. That means that most of the new users probably heard about the software from word of mouth, or simply being fed up enough with ads to do their own research.

Most ad blocking software is developed for desktops and laptops since mobile users need to be jailbroken (iPhones) or rooted (Android phones). But a new change in Apple’s development practices will soon change the playing field for mobile devices. Business Insider also stated that Apple’s Safari browser makes up about 52 percent of all mobile browsing, and features in iOS9 will enable software developers to create ad blocking software, whereas they previously haven’t been able to. Android commands a majority of the market, but is developed by Google, an advertising giant. Google has already removed ad blocking software from the Play Store, so it will be interesting to see if Google announces anything similar for the Android platform.

Users Are Fed Up with Ads

In Adobe and PageFair’s report, they surveyed 400 people in the US about why they have started using ad blocking software. According to them, many users don’t trust the way advertisers and publishers handle their personal information. Younger people believed that there has been an increase in the number of ads shown online, and noted that as the primary reason they’ve began to use ad blockers.

Many ad blockers don’t block all advertisements, however. Non-intrusive ads are usually whitelisted by default, though users can manually choose to block ads on a page with certain software.

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Internet Delivery Service Connects Cuba With The Rest Of The World - http://clapway.com/2015/08/11/internet-delivery-service-connects-cuba-with-the-rest-of-the-world123/

The limited Internet connection in Cuba in many ways cuts the country off from the rest of the world. According to one study, only 5% of Cuban households have access to the internet.

However, a solution has seen the invention of an El Paquete Semanal – simply translated to ‘the weekly package’. It consists of an abundance of data installed on a hard drive, ranging from popular music, TV series and job listings similar to Craigslist.

Just like a newspaper delivery or a milk round, curators pass on these Internet packages to distributors, who then deliver them to the doors of Cuban households across the country every Monday.

Keeping Up To Date With The Modern World

Those who do own a computer, a mobile phone or a tablet are restricted with very little internet access as a result of lack of funds and the tight government control.

Not only does the Paquete supply subscribers with modern music, videos and even mobile phone apps, but it is also keeping Cuba in sync with the rest of the world.

The Paquete is delivered on a hard drive and is copied onto the recipients computer, the cost ranging from one to two US dollars depending on the amount of data desired.

Connecting The Country

With the Paquete, businesses across the country have been able to promote their services using an advertising firm called ETres. The company make and then place advertisements onto the Paquete, slotting them in after television programmes and in between music. Journalists in Cuba have also benefited, with the Paquete providing weekly updates on current affairs and trending news stories.

While the Paquete has served as a great means of connecting, entertaining and informing the country on the goings on around the rest of the world, it looks like there may not be a need for it in the near future.

With the first wi-fi cafe being approved in Havana back in March this year  and the Cuban government slowly loosening their restrictions on the Internet access, we may well see Cuba online, every day of the week in the not so distant future.

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Study suggests a connection between wireless devices and cancer - http://clapway.com/2015/07/25/study-suggests-a-connection-between-wireless-devices-and-cancer678/

A bit of Background for the connection

Cancer has always been very concerning in and of itself, especially when it is afflicting those you know and around you. This is why the WHO organized the International Agency for Research on Cancer to help find causes, cures, and treatment for cancer.

At a certain point in time in May 2011, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified RFR, or radiofrequency electromagnetic fields, as a possible carcinogen to people. This was due to the rising concern of the negative health effects from continual exposure to RFR via wireless devices, thereby beginning the connection between wireless devices and cancer.

Research suggested that these RFR might have long-term effects and may increase the risk for cancer. Although the evidence for the research was judged to be inadequate, new research suggests that might have been a call made too soon.

The connection between wireless devices and cancer

A review study that was published in the Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine on the 7th of this month took on the task of looking over that connection between wireless devices and cancer. The press release for the research said that the study suggested a metabolic imbalance caused by the radiation from wireless devices could be a factor for many health risks.

The study goes on to explore the effects of low radiofrequency radiation has on the metabolism and has shown some signs of what is called oxidative stress. The presence of this type of stress may help to explain a number of illnesses that can arise after being exposed to RFR for too long.

What does this mean?

With all the data of the study about the connection between wireless devices and cancer, researchers of the study have concluded that there is a connection between the two. The exposure to low RFR acts as a danger to living cells that cause oxidative stress to arise, which then can lead to numerous health ailments.

As a result of the connection between wireless devices and cancer, the researchers also asked the public to be leery of using said devices for reasons of health concerns. Only more research can be reveal if the truths be behind concerns are set in stone.

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Supergiant #Google to offer #FreeWifi to put a stop to the #digitaldivide. - http://clapway.com/2015/07/16/google-to-offer-free-internet-in-public-housing-233/

In an attempt to narrow the “digital divide” in the country, Google announced that it will provide free internet to residents in select public and people living in affordable housing properties across the US.

According to the web giant, this programme will be launched in all states where Google’s Fiber is available, costing $0 per month, and without an installation fee. Google Fiber is currently available in Kansas City, Austin, and Provo, Utah. However, the company said that its service will be soon expanded to Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, San Antonio and San Jose.

Part of a white house programme

Google giving out free internet is an initiative part of “ConnectHome”, a programme that comes from the White House and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, which aims to help school-aged children and families, living in assisted housing, by delivering internet connectivity which is often an investment for all families in their households.

Erica Swanson, who works for Google Fiber, said in a recent blog post: ”We’re proud to partner with HUD to connect families in four of the communities they’ve selected — Atlanta, Durham, Nashville and Kansas City. We’ll also extend the program to every other current and future Google Fiber market.”

Google: the only company to offer it for free

The search engine technology giant will not be the only company offering internet services to certain communities. However it will be the only one to provide it completely for free.

Company CenturyLink will be hooking up households with internet in Seattle for the price of $9.95 per month during the first year and $11.95 after that. In other areas, Cox Communications will be doing the same.

“Providing an Internet connection is just one piece of the puzzle,” wrote Swanson in her blog post, “People can only take advantage of the many benefits of the Web when they understand why it matters and know how to use it.”

However, for some residents in Austin, Texas, Google delivering free internet is no big news. The company in fact installed its complimentary Fiber last November in order to “help bring free Internet and digital literacy classes to public housing residents in the city”.

The digital divide situation is getting better

Recently, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published a report which found that progress has been made to make the digital gap narrower. However it also underlines that there is still a lot to work on. Therefore, Google offering free internet will be a big step forward in closing this divide even more.

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The future of our buttons! - http://clapway.com/2015/06/28/smart-buttons-made-in-spain-new-addition-to-the-internet-of-things-234/

Spanish Telefónica has launched a new line of ‘smart buttons’ that are fully functional without other sources of connectivity.

Apparently tapping screens is becoming too laborious for the human race, so companies are coming up with tactile buttons to make everyday activities even easier.

SMART BUTTONS USING CELLULAR NETWORKS

Telefónica has teamed up with several international companies to create new smart buttons for immediate access to their services. What’s interesting is that these smart buttons use cellular networks, not home WiFi, and thus could be placed anywhere in a city or even country.

The devices will eventually be offered on a white-label basis to allow different companies to tailor–make the smart buttons according to their specific needs.

PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE

Telefónica first introduced its smart buttons last November, when it started collaborating with Spanish restaurant chain Telepizza. The Click&Pizza service, gave customers the ability to order their favorite pizza at the push of a button.

Shipping company SEUR is now using the button to enable the automatic generation and sending of a package collection order. It will be making these available for customers that use standard services and frequent collection requests.

Similarly, the cab company Cabify will enable its customers to choose the vehicle type and receive details of the car and driver assigned to collect them just by pushing this smart button. If a global SIM is inserted, this new technology could work anywhere in the world, which is why Cabify has plans to expand the service across the Latin American countries in which it operates, including Chile, Mexico and Peru.

Telefónica recently teamed up with the Spanish R&D division of Samsung Electronics to generate innovative technologies.

THE NEW ADDITION TO THE “INTERNET OF THING”

Several other smart buttons initiatives have flooded the market in recent months following Amazon’s Dash Button, used for one-click ordering consumables such as washing powder and printer ink.

Smart buttons represent the newest product added to “The Internet of Things,” which is used to describe approaches, software architectural styles and programming patterns that connect everyday, real-world objects, to the web.

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Tumblr Unveils Tumblr TV Exclusively for GIF-Watching - http://clapway.com/2015/06/26/tumblr-unveils-tumblr-tv-exclusively-for-gif-watching876/

Be on the lookout, internet users!

Tumblr has just unveiled Tumblr TV, which will be filled with nothing but GIFs, GIFs, GIFs, meant for either the utterly curious or complete time wasters.

How exactly does Tumblr TV work if featuring only GIFs?

Tumblr TV is available for access by everyone, whether they have a Tumblr account or not. At the moment, it is only accessible on desktops, but rumors are that the company is working on trying to make Tumblr TV work on mobile devices as well. According to reports, the new feature will work in full-screen mode and also offer “player controls like play, pause, forward, and backward.” The popular and well-known graphics will be playing in a loop either once or several times, before a different one plays. These GIFs will be coming from various Tumblr users, and those viewing the new feature can also search for them and even repost onto their accounts.

Tumblr’s motives and main purpose in releasing Tumblr TV

Tumblr’s main purpose in releasing this new feature, Tumblr TV, is to continue to capitalize and take full advantage of the growing popularity of GIFs and internet users either creating, reposting, or generally being obsessed with them. The company informs us that Tumblr TV is part of a long-term effort to expand access to one of Tumblr’s most popular features, the animated GIF. Realistically speaking, this feature may be unique, but it can also be seen as nothing more than a bunch of random, repetitive GIFs to goad at. Buy hey, it is the year 2015 in the age of information, social media, and oversharing after all, so there are always new GIFs being made by an obscene amount of people.

Hooray for the curious and for those who appear to have too much time on their hands to waste

Social media, and Tumblr specifically, has made it their mission to find ways for internet users to do something with their time, whether that’s seen as wasteful or not. Sure, social media helps with bringing together lost connections and friends, as well as significant others, even from far away. With Tumblr TV set to become a popular new feature, just how much social bonding will there be if there is nothing but aimless gawking at the computer screen?

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Taj Mahal to get free Wi-Fi internet facility from June 16 - http://clapway.com/2015/06/05/taj-mahal-to-get-free-wi-fi-internet-facility-from-june-16-123/

Taj Mahal is set to get free internet for all the travelers.

Had Shahjahan been alive today, he would have made the Taj Mahal go viral across the web. One among the Seven Wonders of the World, The Taj Mahal is now ready to get free Wi-Fi internet facility. Across the campus of famous Taj Mahal, you can get the internet for 30 minutes every day from June 16th 2015.

According to Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), you can use any browser and download or surf. But after the specified 30 minutes, you shall be charged INR 30 per hour. As per the reports, the trials have been completed already and the service will be launched by union Telecom Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad.

The Wi-Fi is a joint effort by BSNL who has provided the bandwidth and Quadgen (a Bengaluru based company) is offering the wireless support. Keeping in mind the security aspects, the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) has allowed Wi-Fi availability within a radius of 30 metres right from the main gate of the Taj Mahal.

As per the officials, a lot of travelers especially the foreign tourists complained about the lack of Wi-Fi in the campus. As a result the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) approached BSNL to initiate on this front. As of now, the public Wi-Fi facility is available only at the Agra Cantonment railway station.

According to the experts, if the internet trial at the Taj goes successful, there talks on extending the facility to Fatehpur Sikri too. This historical monument also holds immense significance in the pages of history and witnesses a huge number of visitors every year.

But of all the monuments in the city and rest of the country, the Taj Mahal is the most talked about memorials. Last year, the Taj attracted more than 60.72 lakh visitors.

Across the year, millions of tourists come from all over the globe. The monument made of pure marble stands as an epitome of unconditional love. Shahjahan, the emperor got it built in the memory of his wife Mumtaz. The city of Agra is located in the state Uttar Pradesh in India and widely known for its rich cultural heritage, language, markets, food and last but not the least the Taj Mahal. Come once to this place to savor culture and food together.

Taj Mahal to get free Wi-Fi internet facility from June 16