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Posted by FeFeHumHum on 08:52 AM 08/29/2008
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Comments: 19
Comcast to make monthly Internet use cap official


August 28, 2008 - Comcast Corp., the nation's second-largest Internet service provider, Thursday said it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each month.

On Oct. 1, the cable company will update its user agreement to say that users will be allowed 250 gigabytes of traffic per month, the company announced on its Web site.

Comcast has already reserved the right to cut off subscribers who use too much bandwidth each month, without specifying exactly what constitutes excessive us... (More)
Posted by FeFeHumHum on 08:39 AM 08/29/2008
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Rat meat in demand as inflation bites

August 27, 2008 - The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation has put other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials said on Wednesday.

With consumer price inflation at 37 percent according to the latest central bank estimate, demand has pushed a kilogram of rat meat up to around 5,000 riel ($1.28) from 1,200 riel last year.

Spicy field rat dishes with garlic thrown in have become particularly popular at a time when beef costs 20,000 riel a kg.

Officials said rats were fleeing to hi... (More)
Posted by FeFeHumHum on 08:24 AM 08/29/2008
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Internet Explorer 8 to Include So-Called 'Porn Mode' Privacy Feature
Submitted by Diode


August 28, 2008 - Microsoft’s latest Internet browser includes a piece of software that allows Internet users to hide the audit trail of websites they have visited.

The new InPrivate feature on Internet Explorer 8 — now in Beta release, and dubbed by many in the Web development community as “porn mode,” a nod to its most obvious use — when enabled automatically conceals sites visited by wiping clean browsing and search history, cookies, form data and passwords. It also clears the browser cache at the end of each... (More)