Charter Capping Bandwidth

Broadband Reports has confirmed that Charter Communications is implementing download caps. According to the linked article, the Charter TOS will be updated Monday, Feb. 9

Speeds of 15Mbps or slower will have a 100GB monthly cap, while 15-25Mbps speeds will have a 250GB monthly cap. Only the highest tier (60Mbps) service will continue to be unmetered.

Posted by Phorce_Phed on Monday, February 09 @ 10:54:26 MST
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World Of Warcraft: Dancing

Here's a clip that shows some WoW dance emotes with their original inspiration. Pretty cool!

Posted by Armagetto on Monday, May 21 @ 18:11:29 MDT
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NFL won't let church show game

The NFL has nixed a church's plans to use a wall projector to show the Colts-Bears Super Bowl game, saying it would violate copyright laws.

NFL officials spotted a promotion of Fall Creek Baptist Church's "Super Bowl Bash" on the church Web site last week and overnighted a letter to the pastor demanding the party be canceled, the church said.

Initially, the league objected to the church's plan to charge a fee to attend and that the church used the license-protected words "Super Bowl" in its promotions.

Posted by IceColdFever on Thursday, February 01 @ 18:48:31 MST
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eBay to End Virtual Item Auctions

A new report from technology news site Slashdot has revealed that online auction house Ebay intends to remove listings for all virtual items, regardless of type or game title, clamping down on third-party sales of gold and accounts from many popular MMOs.

Despite the Slashdot piece further explaining continued in-game item and currency sales through third party firms as IGE and Sony Online Entertainment's own internal Station Exchange for its line-up of MMO titles, eBay has decided to close down all virtual item listings due to their inherent 'legal complexities.'

Posted by armagetto on Monday, January 29 @ 06:42:29 MST
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Google Earth to get a Second Life?

Michael Eisenberg (a partner at VC firm Benchmark Capital) has posted on his blog about a rumor he's heard regarding a Google plan to build a virtual world based on Google Earth.

Posted by Armagetto on Friday, January 26 @ 05:55:53 MST
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