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Jon Gosselin Countersues TLC, Says He Needs Money

TLC is currently pursuing legal action against the man it made into a star with the “Jon & Kate Plus 8” reality show, Jon Gosselin. The network has sued for breach of contract, because Jon reportedly cashed in good money to do interviews with the written and spoken media. Just recently, Gosselin too has f...

12 November 2009
08:15 GMT

Michael Lohan to Testify Against Jon Gosselin

Not long ago, Jon Gosselin and Michael Lohan were best friends and, to some extent, even business partners. Lohan would often talk to the press on behalf of Gosselin and word had it that they were thinking of starring in a new reality show together as well. Since then, they have had a fall-out – and it’s ...

9 November 2009
02:53 GMT

Kate Gosselin Breaks Down in Tears in New Interview

Kate Gosselin is often described as one of those women who usually like to play the game by their own rules, no matter how many other people also take part in it. However, whenever she’s talking about what the impeding divorce has done to her life and how all this media exposure has affected her life, she&rsquo...

3 November 2009
09:23 GMT

Kate Gosselin Answers All Your Questions on TLC Special

Viewers and fans of the soon-to-be-defunct “Jon & Kate Plus 8” reality show, as well as all those who’ve become recently fascinated with the drama of Jon and Kate Gosselin, will have a rare, one-time opportunity this Monday of getting all the answers straight from the mother of eight. TLC will air a...

21 October 2009
10:56 GMT

David Hasselhoff to Get Reality Show

Former “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff, also known as The Hoff in the media, is preparing to bring his personal life on the small screen by means of a reality show that is currently in the works at A&E, Star Magazine informs. This way, not only will the star be able to redeem his public image that has ta...

20 October 2009
05:24 GMT

‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ Show Officially Ends This November

Jon and Kate Gosselin have been engaged in what is deemed one of the most public and bitter divorce battles in showbiz and it has eventually taken a toll on their joint reality show as well. After TLC, the network producing and carrying it, let Jon go, more or less unceremoniously, and he blocked production, a decisi...

16 October 2009
04:00 GMT

iMac and iPhone Now Compatible with So Act Network

So Act Network, Inc. a company providing "a global social network where its members are free to accomplish and promote all of their important goals without being subjected to spam or ads," has announced that its network is now compatible with Apple’s iMac and iPhone. The company aims to provide Mac and iPhone ...

14 October 2009
10:43 GMT

iPhone Tethering Is Another Bump in the Road for AT&T

Following the launch of MMS for the iPhone last month, AT&T confirmed that Internet tethering would also become available, although no launch date was provided for the service allowing handset owners to connect their computers to the Internet via their wireless connection. AppleInsider points out to AT&T’s sur...

8 October 2009
10:40 GMT

VoIP Apps Officially Allowed on AT&T’s Network

AT&T has issued an official report giving Apple the green light to enable VoIP iPhone apps to run on its wireless network. As iPhone users should know, VoIP applications on the iPhone were previously enabled for the Wi-Fi connectivity only. AT&T informed Apple Inc. as well as the FCC of its decision, according to the...

7 October 2009
05:17 GMT

TLC Loses Jon Gosselin, Show Is Now ‘Kate Plus 8’

Following many weeks of speculation and ratings that kept going from bad to worse, TLC has made the only logical decision regarding its one-time winning reality show, “Jon & Kate Plus 8”: it cut Jon Gosselin loose. The show will now focus solely on Kate and her life as a mother of eight, while Jon will st...

30 September 2009
03:41 GMT

Download New ProteMac Meter 3.1

ProteMac Meter, the network activity-monitor and traffic-logger utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 3.1 – maintenance release. ProteMac Meter can offer information such as what was transmitted and where, for a more accurate view of your Internet experience. ProteMac Meter deals with all traffic i...

16 September 2009
05:58 GMT

Download ShareTool 1.2.9 for Mac OS X

Yazsoft has updated ShareTool, an app that allows you to access your home network remotely. ShareTool now supports full Playback integration, has a Hi-res ShareTool icon and adds various internal and UI tweaks, according to the app’s developers. ShareTool is a useful app that lets you access all of the Bonjour...

4 September 2009
09:08 GMT

Download ProteMac Meter 3.0 for Mac OS X

ProteMac Meter, the network activity-monitor and traffic-logger utility for Mac OS X, has been updated to version 3.0, adding local connection preferences and bug fixes. ProteMac Meter can offer information such as what was transmitted and where, for a more accurate view of the Internet experience. According to deve...

3 September 2009
05:04 GMT

Download Network Registration Update for Mac OS X 10.6

Apple’s Support / Downloads section is featuring new updates for users of its just-released Mac OS X version 10.6, Snow Leopard. Network Registration Update 1.0 is one of those updates. The download is recommended for servers running Mac OS X Server 10.6, as it addresses an issue with duplicate serial number al...

29 August 2009
06:03 GMT

Jon Gosselin Says Life Is a Nightmare, Wants Out of TLC Show

US audiences no longer love Jon Gosselin. In fact, according to a poll published over the weekend, the last thing they could stomach right now would be another reality show where he would be on his own. As it happens, Jon Gosselin too is sick of the media charade and he wants out, now that he sees what a nightmare hi...

26 August 2009
09:43 GMT

‘Big Brother’ UK Scrapped for Terrible Ratings

In its long run, “Big Brother” saw record ratings in the UK, turning faded celebrities into overnight stars again and generating profits estimated at around £70 million a year. However, as all good things, it too must come to an end, and it will do so after next year’s season is over, after th...

26 August 2009
08:25 GMT

Exploitation Row for Channel 4 as Ed Wardle Escapes Starvation

Ed Wardle, a documentary maker, was supposed to survive twelve weeks in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a rifle, a fishing rod and a camera, but had to be emergency airlifted after only seven weeks after he sent a distress call, on the brink of starvation. As of now, Channel 4, the network for which Wardle w...

26 August 2009
06:45 GMT

Jon Gosselin Violates Morals Clause, Moves On with Reality Show

Amidst speculation that Jon Gosselin is about to be sacked from his own reality show, the one that, not long ago, was getting audiences glued to their television screens, “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” a new report has emerged, confirming that he is on his way out. Because of his recently more carefree lifestyle, T...

20 August 2009
03:16 GMT

Kiefer Sutherland Makes $550,000 for Each ‘24’ Episode

They say there is only one person that can make Chuck Norris cry and that person is Jack Bauer, the male lead in the highly successful series “24.” However, Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, is not only incredibly strong, he also brings in the good money, with Hello Magazine saying that Sutherland ...

12 August 2009
10:25 GMT

‘Incredible Unseen Footage’ of OctoMom Airs on Fox This Monday

As Nadya Suleman is still working on ironing out all the details before starting to shoot for her own reality show, it seems curious audiences and supporters will get to have a look at what her life as a mother of 14 is before that: this Monday, actually. Fox has just bought a 2-hour special with Suleman and her chil...

11 August 2009
07:41 GMT

Ryan Seacrest Paid $15 Million for a Season of American Idol

Admittedly, there is only so much money one can make off television, since all the fat paychecks are in cinematography, but whoever said this for the first time probably did not take into account American Idol. Just to be a host on the popular singing competition is a highly lucrative job, as Ryan Seacrest can testif...

14 July 2009
10:32 GMT

Download Microsoft IT Environment Health Scanner

Looking for a solution to ensure that components of an IT environment are functioning under normal parameters? Microsoft might just have the right tool for such a task. With the Microsoft IT Environment Health Scanner, administrators can get an insight into issues affecting a network environment. According to the Red...

8 July 2009
03:43 GMT

America Ferrera on What It Takes to Make Ugly Betty Ugly

Earlier speculation might have had it that ABC’s highly successful and much appreciated series “Ugly Betty” was about to get the ax from the network because ratings had been dropping constantly, but America’s favorite ugly fashion insider is returning to the small screen this autumn. Betty Sua...

19 June 2009
09:36 GMT

LTE Networks to Use the 2,600 MHz Band

It is widely known that mobile phone carriers around the world have already started to work on the deployment of next-generation LTE networks, a 4G technology, which come as an upgrade for the currently existing 3G ones. It seems that most of these deployments will use the 2,600 MHz band, at least this is what Strate...

28 April 2009
04:38 GMT

Cisco, Partner in Portugal's 'Internet in the Classroom' Project

The government of Portugal developed the Technological Plan for Education with the focus on integrating new technologies in the educational system. As a partner working to make the Technological Plan for Education a reality, Cisco technologies will be used to provide high-quality LANs as well as wireless network conn...

12 March 2009
06:11 GMT

ProteMac Meter 2.3 Available

ProteMac has announced a new update to its network activity monitor and traffic logger utility for Mac OS X, ProteMac Meter. Version 2.3 adds Local Connections preferences and fixes misc bugs.ProteMac Meter can offer information such as what was transmitted and where, for a more accurate view of the Internet experien...

5 March 2009
03:55 GMT

Update Now to ProteMac Meter 2.2

ProteMac has announced a new update to its network Activity monitor and network traffic logger utility for Mac OS X, ProteMac Meter. The newest version (2.2) brings improvements and bug fixes alike. The software costs 30 bucks to buy, with a limited demo version also being available for download.According to the rele...

11 February 2009
04:19 GMT

Advanced LAN Scanner Review

There must have been a time when you needed a fast way to scan the network and have a glance at a list of opened ports on a specific IP. There are various methods to achieve this but there is nothing easier than using a network scanner. For the uninitiated this may sound like a dangerous tool displaced from hacker mo...

2 February 2009
11:05 GMT

‘Ugly Betty’ on Hiatus, Probably Canceled

Since 2006, when it was released, “Ugly Betty” has been one of the most popular shows on TV, permanently having huge stars as guests and enjoying steady, if not actually blooming, ratings. Just the other day, ABC announced that it was putting the show on pause to make room for new ones, while speculation ...

27 January 2009
09:19 GMT

Fox Cancels ‘Prison Break’

After watching Michael Scofield come up with one ingenious plan after another in the Fox hit series “Prison Break,” time has come for Wentworth Miller and the rest of the cast to say good bye to the millions of fans worldwide. In a press statement today, Kevin Reilly, network president, has revealed that ...

14 January 2009
08:21 GMT

Google Is Committed to Network Neutrality

Google indicated that it remained committed, as strong as ever, to Net neutrality. In this regard, Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media Counsel, said that “Broadband providers – the on-ramps to the Internet – should not be allowed to prioritize traffic based on the source, ownership or destin...

17 December 2008
03:21 GMT

Your Computer Could Help Detecting Earthquakes

A new project with a bold goal has recently emerged: provide several crucial seconds of warning before an earthquake occurs. Following the example of the SETI@home project, the Quake Catcher Network (QCN) also relies on using a wide network of personal computers in order to do the job. The idea was surprisingly inspi...

31 October 2008
08:15 GMT

ProteMac Meter 1.1 Adds Full Traffic Chart

ProteMac has released ProteMac Meter 1.1, an update to its network traffic logger that allows users of OS X 10.4 (or later) to monitor all Internet and network traffic on their computers. Version 1.1 adds Full Traffic Chart, Complete Uninstall script, date and time localization and more.Users of ProteMac Meter can ge...

13 October 2008
15:11 GMT

Wireless Communication Through Light Networks

The old radio waves' supremacy in the communication technology field is drawing to its end, as the newly-discovered replacing technology offers increased speed and security via light.The threat to the radio wave communication comes from using visible light. Researchers from Boston University's College of En...

8 October 2008
11:23 GMT

Apple Remote Desktop Updated (3.2.2)

In light of yesterday's updates, Apple has issued an update to its solution for managing the Macs on a network, distributing software, providing real-time online help, and more. Version 3.2.2 improves reliability with the Copy Items command, and fixes issues surrounding the Force Quit All Applications and Copy I...

17 September 2008
02:52 GMT

Huge Energy Network Under Development

North Carolina State University recently received a grant from NSF (the National Science Foundation) for the National Research Center for Future Renewable Energy Delivery Management Systems they want to develop, dubbed "Internet for energy."  The $18.5 million (about 13.5 million Euros) invested by NSF will prov...

12 September 2008
06:42 GMT

MIT Develops 'Shortest Path' Network Security Product

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, through its Lincoln Laboratory, will soon deliver a security solution that has never been employed before. Instead of focusing on the entire network, researchers say that the product, named NetSPA (Network Security Planning Architecture), will aim to discover the weakest spo...

30 August 2008
04:27 GMT

New Internal Network Security Threats Encyclopedia

The Internal Threats Encyclopedia was launched by the Israeli security company Promisec. According to the company, most of the threats which can put a network at risk are actually internal rather than external. The encyclopedia is an effort to list and rate the applications that can pose a threat to a corporate netwo...

21 August 2008
10:43 GMT

Yahoo! Launches Geo-Location Platform

Yahoo! has announced the launch of Fire Eagle, an open platform that enables users to provide real-time information about their location and to update the data either automatically or manually via the Internet-based mobile or desktop applications.For those who consider the platform yet another technological gimmick s...

13 August 2008
03:11 GMT

Home Servers Are the Way of the Future

According to a Reuters piece, home servers will become the next standard for storing data, rendering CD racks obsolete. Even more, this is a trend that is believed to become increasingly noticeable by 2012, at least as far as the U.S. market is concerned. Be that as it may, this trend is also part of the digitalizati...

21 July 2008
04:13 GMT

CERN's LCG, a 15-Petabyte Network

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is on its way to switch on the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider in August. A super-high-bandwidth network will transfer data from the Large Hadron Collider Computing Grid (LCG) to 500 institutions around the world. About 5,000 s...

16 July 2008
04:34 GMT

The Experts' Way of Seeing Network Security

If you were to choose a metaphor to compare network security with, what would it be? Would you compare it to a chain that is as strong as its weakest link, or would you compare it to an impenetrable fortress? Well, here are the opinions of some of the best known security specialists in the business.For Whitehat Secur...

14 July 2008
08:42 GMT

AT&T Offers Services for Muzak, Cashes In $6.4 Million

In the midst of the iPhone 3G-related craze, AT&T has announced that it will offer wireless services to Muzak, the well-known US provider of music and multimedia services. The new deal was made for three years and sealed for $6.4 million, which now reached AT&T's bank account(s). 40 Muzak US locations and more t...

10 July 2008
05:14 GMT

Motorola Invests in Industrial Wireless Network Company Apprion

Motorola recently announced that it had made a $23.5 million investment in Apprion, Inc., a California-based company that has emerged as a leader in "open industrial wireless networks and applications." The investment was made via Motorola Ventures, Moto's strategic venture capital arm, and it's part of the...

3 July 2008
08:56 GMT

Remote Desktop Client 2 Released for Mac. Download Here.

Microsoft's new Remote Desktop Connection Client 2 for Mac has finally gone... final. After a year of being in public beta, Remote Desktop Connection Client 2 includes multiple session support, a new UI, offers you the ability to create keyboard shortcuts during sessions, and more. Remote Desktop Client 2 is fre...

2 July 2008
05:25 GMT

Ericsson Improves Era's Network in Poland

Ericsson announced today that it has signed a deal with PTC (Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa), according to which it will provide its Mobile Softswitch Solution to the Polish mobile operator, in order to increase its network's capacity, coverage and overall performance. PTC offers mobile services in Poland under t...

9 June 2008
10:53 GMT

LaCie Rolls Multi-Disc Remote Burning Software for Mac

LaCie announced yesterday LaCie Remote Burn software for the Portable DVD±RW with LightScribe, designed by Sam Hecht and d2 DVD±RW, with LightScribe drives for FireWire, which include Toast Titanium. LaCie Remote Burn assists Mac users with fast write speeds from any Macintosh located on the local network.The softwar...

6 June 2008
16:31 GMT

Huawei Extends the Largest Mobile Network in Bangladesh

Huawei, the China-based leading telecommunications network solution provider, announced that it had singed a new deal with Grameenphone, the largest mobile carrier in Bangladesh, allowing the operator to expand and improve its GSM network. Huawei's "all-IP core network solutions" is set to enable the Banglad...

6 June 2008
09:39 GMT

Ericsson Deploying New Mobile Network in Honduras

Ericsson announced that it has signed a deal with Digicel Group in order to build a brand new GSM/EDGE network in Honduras. This comes after other successful collaborations between the two companies, which led to the deployment of mobile networks in the Caribbean area, as well as in El Salvador, the south-west neigh...

21 May 2008
02:46 GMT

T-Mobile USA Officially Offers 3G Services

Gone are the days when T-Mobile was the only major North American mobile operator without a 3G network, because the "magenta carrier" went live and official with its very first UMTS/HSDPA network in New York (the city, not the state). After several delays and rumors regarding T-Mo's 3G network deployment, the...

6 May 2008
05:13 GMT


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