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Google Offers First Look At It’s Chrome Operating System

Today Google demonstrated an early version of its Chrome operating system at its Mountain View, California, headquarters. The new system, scheduled to release in about a year, is expected to challenge Microsoft’s Windows, which currently powers most personal computers. While...

November 20, 2009

General Technology Usenet

Google Offers Free Wi-Fi To Access USENET Newsgroups

Google has announced that they will offer free Wi-Fi at approximately 47 major U.S. airports across the country running through January 15, 2010; ensuring that people can connect online and access newsgroups for free while they wait at airline gates...

November 12, 2009

General Science Technology Usenet

Study: USENET Newsgroups Does Not Cause Anti-Social Behavior

The project found that both the size and diversity of people's discussion networks are actually higher on average for those who participate on online social networks, like USENET newsgroups, challenging a 2006 report that blamed technology for an increase in...

November 5, 2009

Newsgroups Technology Usenet

New Finland Law: Broadband Access To Everyone

According to broadband newsgroups, the Ministry of Transport and Communications in Helsinki has pushed through a law that will force telecommunications providers to offer high speed internet connections to all of the country’s 5.5 million citizens. Starting July 2010, Finland’s...

October 14, 2009

General Newsgroups Technology Usenet

O2 UK ISP Begins to Throttle USENET Newsgroups

If you’re in the UK and are a broadband customer of the 02 ISP, you may experience slower speeds during peak hours. O2 has announced that they will begin to throttle certain ports and protocols from 8-11pm to address bandwidth...

October 6, 2009

General Technology Usenet

Microsoft Newsgroups Announces Visual Search

Today, Seattle giant Microsoft announced on their newsgroups and website the latest feature to its Bing search engine: Visual Search. The new Visual Search feature is primarily used for when you’re shopping for products. The search function allows you to...

September 14, 2009

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Verizon Eliminates USENET Newsgroup Access

Verizon announced this week it would cease to provide newsgroup access to its customers. Verizon is the latest ISP that has dropped USENET access to its customers. Since last year, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and AT&T have also discontinued USENET...

September 2, 2009

Newsgroups Service Upgrades Technology Usenet

ThunderNews Announces 400 Days Retention

ThunderNews.com is excited to announce retention is spooling to 400 days! This doubles our previous spooling capacity! Presently, our article retention has increased to 275 days with about 200 days of headers. At the present size of the Usenet feed...

May 19, 2009

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Discount for Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon and Sprint Customers

ThunderNews is pleased to offer customers of Comcast, Time Warner, Verizon and Sprint the opportunity to upgrade to premium Usenet access at a 20% permanent discount on the monthly plan of your choice. Replace their service with ours and get...

June 25, 2008

General Service Upgrades Technology Usenet

ThunderNews Offers 256 bit SSL NNTP Connections

ThunderNews is please to announce we now offer 256 bit SSL encrypted NNTP connections! SSL encrypted NNTP connections offer another level of security and privacy allowing you to safeguard your computer’s communications with our news server when browsing messages. With...

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