modrepublic

If you're an iPhone—or really any device—user on AT&T's network in the northeast US, you may have noticed that AT&T's data networks have been down for a while now. AT&T is aware of the problem and is looking into it, but that doesn't make things easier for you.Read More...

The mystery of what caused a some of the undersea cable cuts in the Middle East last winter has been solved. A pair of careless cargo ships appear to be responsible for two of the chopped cables.Read More...

Google announced today that it's joined a consortium of five other international companies to build a 6,000 mile cable from Los Angeles to Japan. Once online, the "Unity" cable will increase available bandwidth between Asia and America by around 20 percent.Read More...

What’s the first thing you do when your Internet connection is not working ? I changed my reasoning from thinking that it was related to my computer to one that assumed the Internet Service Provider was responsible for the outage. Well that’s not 100% true but I know several signs that tell me if it is my fault or the fault of my ISP.
I usually restart my router to be on the safe side but that’s it. Sometimes you can make a connection to the Internet but that connection feels slow, you get disconnections and websites that are not loading properly.

Food and fuel costs may be skyrocketing, but there's no sign yet that either expense is limiting worldwide demand for bandwidth, which is on track to grow by 50 percent or so between 2007 and 2008. International telecoms continue to lay cable across the globe, but if things continue as they are, demand may outstrip supply. Read More...

Back in the days when the Internet was just a series of tubes music, movie and book fans had to get their recommendations from magazines, friends and the guy in the store that sold them the stuff. Recommendations on today’s Internet are a big thing. They are highly popular with users and companies alike. Users are happy that they find new bands, actors, movies and books while companies sell more if they offer recommendations.

Reports that a fifth undersea data cable has been cut in the Mideast region surfaced yesterday, but all information still points to a natural explanation. Three of the cables should be repaired or replaced by the weekend.Read More...

Warner Music Group boss Edgar Bronfman said yesterday that music labels aren't "real" partners in the rhythm game market yet. Unless Warner sees more cash, it will be "hesitant" to license further tracks to Guitar Hero or Rock Band.Read More...

I’m pretty disappointed with the quality of movies that got released in 2007 and it looks like the trend is continuing into 2008. Of course taste differs and it could very well mean that you enjoyed a lot of movies that have been released in 2007.
This article is going to list the top 10 box office movies of 2007, the top movies 2007 at IMDB and the movies 2007 that got an academy award or another awards.