MacNN | BT News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us BT, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Fonera router gets 802.11n, non-PC downloads http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/14/fonera.2n.router/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0907/fonera2.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />FON today significantly improved its core wireless router by launching the Fonera 2.0n. The device appropriately has 802.11n Wi-Fi for faster speeds and longer ranges than the older 11g model. More importantly, though, it adds USB and dedicated clients for multiple services directly on the router. Owners can download from BitTorrent, Megaupload or Rapidshare to USB storage without turning on a ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/14/fonera.2n.router/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:45:00 GMT Movie service promises lag-free HD streams http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/23/filmon.hd.movies/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0812/filmon.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A new service promises to offer HD video streaming without the typical long buffering times for typical internet connections. Online movie provider FilmOn says it has implemented a new video compression technique known as HDi that reduces the normally very large footprint of HD videos to as little as 2Mbps. While not explaining how this is accomplished, the provider claims that "HD-quality" movi... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/12/23/filmon.hd.movies/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:40:00 GMT British ISPs take active role in online piracy fight http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/uk.isps.join.piracy.fight/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0804/starsofthelid.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The British music and film industries finally received the cooperation they have been seeking from Internet Service Providers in helping them fight illegal file downloading. A report on Thursday has six of the country's largest Internet providers sending warning letters to subscribers suspected of illegal file downloading and sharing. The decision to do so is commonly believed to be spurred by the... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/24/uk.isps.join.piracy.fight/ Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:40:00 GMT O2 details BT Wi-Fi plans for iPhone owners http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/bt.wi.fi.for.uk.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0806/openzone.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />O2 has published new information on its expanded Wi-Fi service for iPhone owners. Beginning with the launch of the iPhone 3G on July 11th, Wi-Fi will grow beyond The Cloud to include BT's Openzone, which incorporates over 3,000 hotspots located around the UK and in various businesses around the world. In total, owners of either first-generation or 3G iPhones will access to more than 9,000 hotspo... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/13/bt.wi.fi.for.uk.iphone/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:25:00 GMT BT intros cell/Wi-Fi service, matching HTC phones http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/bt.voip.and.htc.phones/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/htcs620-bt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />BT on Wednesday formally rolled out Total Broadband Anywhere, its own approach to merging Internet and phone service. The plan gives users both an 8Mbps DSL connection from the British carrier but also two phone offerings that promise to avoid the need for traditional cellphone or landline service. A home router known as the BT Home Hub provides the basic connection and creates a Wi-Fi connectio... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/07/bt.voip.and.htc.phones/ Wed, 07 May 2008 15:05:00 GMT BT, Comcast vow 100Mbps+ Internet in 2008 http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/10/bt.and.comcast.100mbps/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0801/comcast.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />At least two major Western Internet providers will have Internet access topping the 100 megabit per second (Mbps) mark before the end of the year, according to announcements. American cable provider Comcast has confirmed at CES that it is readying a service based on the new DOCSIS 3 cable modem standard that will bond together multiple cable channels to achieve Internet speeds far in excess of th... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/10/bt.and.comcast.100mbps/ Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:15:00 GMT