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Microsoft wants to tap unused TV spectrum to bring internet access across India

Nov11
by on November 11, 2014 at 10:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, India

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It seems like everyone’s racing to bring internet access to offline users around the world: Facebook is working with Internet.org in Africa, and Mozilla has teamed up with the GSMA in Bangladesh and Brazil. Up next is Microsoft, with its vision to bring widespread Web access to India with an already available resource: the TV spectrum. Microsoft’s plan is to tap the unused spectrum between TV channels, known as ‘white space‘, to bring connectivity across the country. Speaking to national daily Hindustan Times, Microsoft India chairman Bhaskar Pramanik explained, “Wi-Fi has a range of only about 100 metres, whereas the…

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UK Amazon Prime members can now get free unlimited storage for their photos

Nov11
by on November 11, 2014 at 9:58 am
Posted In: amazon, Amazon Prime, Apps, Around the Web, photos, UK

Amazon Prime members in the UK can now get unlimited photo storage. Amazon announced free unlimited full resolution photo storage to Amazon Cloud Drive for US customers last week and now customers in the UK can get in on the action. Prime members can upload their existing photo collections and automatically upload new photos as they take them. Amazon’s Prime Photos allows uploads from multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Amazon Fire tablets and phones, as well as Mac and Windows PCs. Photos stored on Amazon’s Cloud Drive can also be viewed on Amazon Fire TV, Playstation 3, PlayStation 4, iPhone, iPad…

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Facebook brings free internet access to Kenyan mobile users with Internet.org

Nov11
by on November 11, 2014 at 9:35 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

A little more than a year after the launch of Internet.org, an initiative designed to bring Internet access to everyone on the planet, Facebook has announced that the Internet.org app will be arriving in Kenya this week. The Android-only app delivers free access to ‘basic’ internet services, covering education, employment, finance, health and more. Among the services available are BBC News, BBC Swahili, Facts for Life, Wikipedia and, of course, Facebook and Facebook Messenger. Users won’t receive data charges through their mobile network operator when browsing through the app, which, for launch, is restricted to Airtel subscribers. Today’s news means the app…

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Elon Musk: SpaceX will launch micro-satellites for low cost internet

Nov11
by on November 11, 2014 at 8:53 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Elon Musk, Entrepreneur, Insider, Space X

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Elon Musk has confirmed that SpaceX is working on micro-satellites. Following a story in The Wall Street Journal, he tweeted this morning that SpaceX is developing “advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations” with an official announcement due in two to three months. SpaceX is still in the early stages of developing advanced micro-satellites operating in large formations. Announcement in 2 to 3 months. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 11, 2014 In a reply to another Twitter user, Musk said the micro-satellites will be used to enable unfettered and very low cost internet access. He also said the WSJ story got…

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