Wednesday, February 11, 2009

How the Internet evolved; Nortel to shed annual meeting, jobs; Do we need limits on Wi-Fi on planes?

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The Evolution of the Internet
By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
The origins of the Internet date back nearly 40 years, with the U.S. military's funding of a research network dubbed Arpanet in 1969. Since then, the Internet has undergone more than just a name change. The number of computers connected to the Internet has grown 100-fold, while the number of users has risen from a handful of computer scientists to 1.5 billion consumers. The network's reach has expanded beyond the United States to every corner of the globe. Take a look at the history in our slideshow

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02/11/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Google adds ActiveSync to accommodate iPhone, Win Mobile
  2. A few clean words from the creator of Cursebird
  3. Kaspersky says Web hack 'should not have happened'
  4. Evolution of the router
  5. FTC kills fraudulent online check-processing operation
  6. Microsoft rounds out voice assault
  7. Microsoft goofs, unveils new Web-based smartphone sync service
  8. Nortel to shed shareholders meeting, more employees
  9. Don't wait for my phone: Google Sync, others here now
  10. Mommas don't let their babies grow up to be engineers


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