InternetIntel readies new remote PC access function (CNET)

CNET - Intel has developed technology that lets people remotely power up their computers and retrieve files across an Internet connection, according to a report on The Wall Street Journal site on Wednesday.

InternetU.S. Internet Speeds Drop to 15th Worldwide (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - The U.S. may be winning world speed records in swimming at the Olympics, but not in average Internet speeds. According to a new report, the country that invented the Internet has now sunk to 15th worldwide in the percentage of the population subscribing to broadband.

InternetNew PCs can wake up when they get phone calls (AP)

AP - Intel Corp. is unveiling new technology that will let computers wake up from their power-saving sleep state when they receive a phone call over the Internet.

InternetNetApp Continues Storage's Strong Showing

Profit and revenue are up despite the downturn, yet Wall Street soured on the stock after lower-than-expected guidance.

InternetNet Privacy Could See Action in Next Congress

Following a probe of ISPs' behavioral targeting efforts, a leading lawmaker plans a bill that would rein in online data collection.

InternetSwedish magazine blames iPhone 3G woes on hardware (AP)

AP - Spotty wireless broadband connectivity for some of Apple Inc.'s new iPhones most likely results from a hardware problem introduced during mass production, a Swedish technical magazine reported Wednesday.

InternetU.K.'s Online Ads Rake In More Than TV

Britons also accounted for the highest revenue per head in Web advertising globally, according to a new study by the country's communications regulator.

InternetWikipedia founder aims to break Google stranglehold (AFP)

AFP - Watch out Google -- Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales hopes that Wikia Search, a project he spearheads, will break Google's domination as the world's most widely used Internet search engine.

InternetItaly blocks Swedish file-sharing site (AP)

AP - An Italian judge has ordered the country's Internet service providers to block access to The Pirate Bay, a Swedish file-sharing Web site, as part of a probe into copyright law violation, officials said Thursday.

InternetNew York Web site gives juicy details on city's notables (Reuters)

Reuters - Which failed presidential hopeful from New York once married his second cousin and who married the same person twice? Which New Yorker gave his girlfriend a $1 million Rolls Royce birthday gift? And which top literary agent drove a cab?