Overwhelmed users ditch broadband for dial-up
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Also: Microsoft plans new BizTalk release for this year. [News.com Extra]
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Underpromising in order to overdeliver can't make up for sluggish operating results.
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Ambitious plans for big Wi-Fi networks to provide free or low-cost wireless Internet access are being abandoned or scaled back by US cities as the economics of the deals turn out to be more challenging than expected.
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By Steve Lawson's  HERE'S an interesting one... Webaroo.  It's a free download service that allows you to take large portions of the internet with you on your travels.
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It&#39;s the sound of dial-up Internet access we&#39;ll miss the most. That long, high-pitched screech followed -- usually, hopefully -- by a muffled explosion of static that signaled success.
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Plans to lay an undersea fiber-optic cable off eastern Africa could be the beginning of the end of crackling long-distance calls, slow dial-up Internet connections and universities without e-mail.
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The second-largest provider of consumer voice-over-internet appears to have gone out of business. The rumor, started when SunRocket, second only to Vonage in terms of user base, stopped taking new service orders, is confirmed.
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Layoffs signal a major setback in the company's effort to break free of its dying dial-up business and become an Internet player.
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Number of users with high-speed connections has tripled in the last three years.
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Why are our Internet lines in danger of jamming up?
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EarthLink Inc.&#39;s announcement that it will lay off 900 people is a blow to broadband competition, but some industry followers say it doesn&#39;t signal the end of municipal Wi-Fi.
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The abrupt shutdown of Internet phone carrier SunRocket left more than 200,000 customers scrambling for alternate service Tuesday and raised questions about the viability of other standalone Internet phone providers.
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Broadband has out-stripped unmetered connections in the UK for the first time, official figures show.
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For Rainer Kinnunen, life has been a bit of a blur since he signed up for a superhigh-speed Internet service three years ago.
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For the first time ever, more Americans are seeking faster connections to access the Internet.
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Having an always-on, fast net connection is changing the way Britons use the internet, research suggests.
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Long chained to dial-up subscriptions, the company could open its doors wide to compete