| New undersea cables planned for arctic passageways, frozen gamers dream of lower pings Mar 21st 2012, 01:14 Hot on the heels of our own reporting of cables in the South Pacific (or the lack thereof), in flies a report that at least two new undersea cables are being planned for the arctic. According to New Scientist, a pair of lengthy fiber optic wires will be laid through the Northwest Passage above North America, connecting Japan to the United Kingdom. Moreover, a third cable is planned along the Russian coastline, with the longest of these links to purportedly become "the world's longest single stretch of optical fiber." A number of outfits are on the list to help out, and when complete, the latency between Tokyo and London should be reduced between 168ms and 230ms. The cost for such luxury? An estimated $600 million to $1.5 billion for each line. In other words, totally worth it. New undersea cables planned for arctic passageways, frozen gamers dream of lower pings originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Outcome Magazine, New Scientist | Email this | Comments | | Engadget HD Podcast 291 - 03.20.2012 Mar 21st 2012, 00:37  We've got a few special treats for you this week, as podcast listener and frequent commenter Andrew Beck joins us on the show. Later on, we have an interview with DTS VP of Corporate Strategy and Development David McIntyre stops by to discuss the latest developments with Ultraviolet and the Common File Format. Of course, there's also a lot of HD news to cover this week, as the 1080p Apple TV arrived, Dish launched its latest multiroom DVR and Aereo's streaming TV service jumped in the game. There's plenty more to talk about, so press play and bask in the sound of a (welcome) third party's opinion.
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LISTEN (AAC) Engadget HD Podcast 291 - 03.20.2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments | | Google adds spam explanation to Gmail, steers clear of enlightenment Mar 21st 2012, 00:18 
Why is this message in spam? It's a question we find ourselves asking our Gmail boxes almost daily, when messages that really should have made it through to the inbox end up in electronic pergatory instead. So why does Google's algorithm choose to filter certain legitimate messages, while letting the vast majority arrive unscathed? The answer can now be found atop each message filed as spam, presented with the simplest of explanations, that generally fails to provide any actual insight as to the email's assigned delivery. Such worthless gems as "It's similar to messages that were detected by our spam filters," "It contains content that's typically used in spam messages" or "Many people marked similar messages as spam" now await you above each note -- seemingly assigned just as casually as the emails themselves.
Google adds spam explanation to Gmail, steers clear of enlightenment originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Google | Email this | Comments | | Surprise! Study finds internet worth a lot of money, is responsible for 4.7 percent of US economy Mar 20th 2012, 23:41 Ever wondered how much the interwebs contribute to the Uncle Sam's bottom line? Thanks to the Boston Consulting Group, now you don't have to. It's estimated the net contributes a cool $684 billion is to the US gross domestic product. That's roughly 4.7 percent of US GDP, the same tranche as its effect on Japan's economy, but less than the 5.5, 7.3 and 8.3 percent clocked in by China, South Korea and the United Kingdom, respectively. And per the report, the internet is just getting started, with future growth expected to hit eight percent on average by 2016 for developed countries, and well north of 20 percent in booming economies like those of Argentina and India. Hit the source for the full report. Surprise! Study finds internet worth a lot of money, is responsible for 4.7 percent of US economy originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Mashable | Boston Consulting Group | Email this | Comments | |
