At the end of November, an analyst claimed that either Time Warner, Cox Communications or Charter Communications will start charging its broadband internet customers based on the amount of bandwidth they use. This is a method that would certainly get under the skin of customers that are used to paying a fixed rate for internet based on download and upload speeds. On the other hand, the extra funds acquired from the heaviest internet users could in theory help make up for the number of customers that are ditching cable service in favor of constant video content through the web. Now Comcast, the largest internet service provider in the United States, has come out and announced it will not switch to tiered broadband plans.

Hurricane Irene was thankfully not as devastating as it could have been. However, there were still some services outages that resulted from the pouring rain. Some Comcast customers for example experienced a loss of cable, internet and phone service for days. After some confusion, it seems that Comcast will credit at least some accounts affected by Irene.

So you get to work, sit at the desk, maybe starting working a bit. Before long you’re checking Twitter, updating Facebook, or maybe searching Reddit and Tumblr for more Chemistry Cat. Not to worry, though, a new study says that webs surfing may actually increase your productivity. That study is “Impact of Cyberloafing on Psychological more »

AT&T has confirmed that there was a major service outage in the NYC area. Users were unable to make or receive calls, text, or access the internet, Smartphone users however still had texting. The company blames the outage on a “software update” and could not say when service will be restored. Users trying to make more »

Google has long had Google Dashboard, a way to keep track of everything Google knows about you. Now there’s a new in Google Dashboard that will make it easier to see what the web knows about you. The new feature is called Me on the Web. Me on the Web has a simple goal: to more »

As internet connection speeds increase and technology gets more sophisticated, the public is discovering new ways to consume media. For a good example of this, look at Netflix. Netflix currently accounts for almost 30 percent of downstream internet traffic in the United States. Netflix can be viewed on a computer, phone, tablet, game console, Blu-ray player, Roku and it’s even built into some televisions. Services such as Netflix helped create the idea of cable cord-cutting. That means that more people are cancelling their cable television service in favor of video services the internet has to offer.

A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that burning time surfing the internet at work can actually have its benefits. According to the New Yorker, two test groups were given a video to watch with the simple task of counting the number of times said video showed people passing a ball back and more »

Word on the interwebs is that Slacker is finally going to launch their on-demand service next month. And while I would like to see that happen — I will believe it when it happens. This mythical on-demand music service was first confirmed way back in October of last year and then the news went quiet. more »

Regardless of where you stand in terms of browsers, or more specifically, regardless of what you think of Internet Explorer — Microsoft did come up with some rather nice download numbers for IE9. According to the details coming from the Windows Team Blog, they manage to serve up 2.35 million downloads in the first 24 more »

The fine crew over at our sister site E-Gear recently posted some details about a giveaway. The contest is offering you (the E-Gear reader) a chance to win a NetWorks internet radio player from Tivoli Audio. Here is what they have to say; “Internet radio has never been easier or more stylish. Introducing the Tivoli more »