This week Yale University performed a real-world internet test that showed results that were both dramatic and drastic. “Intelligent” peer-to-peer traffic can drastically lower network utilization and speed up downloads for subscribers. Verizon was one of the many that participated in the research study and stated that they will be releasing the details this week at the Distributed Computing Industry Association’s P2P Market Conference in New York City.
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South Korea has replaced the A.I. astronaut for someone that could listen and follow orders. The Artificial Intelligence lost its spot after it was caught reading and removing manuals from the Russian cosmonaut training center without special authorization. A female bioengineer will take its place.
The female bioengineer will conduct scientific experiments on a Russian voyage to the International Space Station next month, the South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said. Russia’s Federal Space Agency asked for the change last month, saying Ko San — the original choice — repeatedly violated regulations at the training center near Moscow, Lee Sang-mok, a senior ministry official, told a news conference.
Sprint is picking up the speeds of their smartphones by giving them a new downloan – which they are calling Rev. A. The new software has said to pick up speed to about 1.4 megabits per second. They are hoping to allow users to surf the mobile Web as fast and as easy as one would on a DSL desktop.
The new process provides average downloads ranging from 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps; average upload speeds are 350 Kbps to 500 Kbps, the carrier said in a statement. That’s a noticeable step up from download speeds of 400 Kbps to 700 Kbps and uploads of 50-70 Kbps.
Sprint users of the HTC Mogul smartphone can download free software to take advantage of the higher speeds.