The history of textiles and computing are closely intertwined, with the punch cards used for Jacquard looms inspiring the design of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, one of the earliest computers
Alaska is disconnected from the rest of the U.S. in a lot of ways — that's kind of the point of Alaska. But giving residents the choice to participate in the modern online world is important for the
The UK government has set out a package of measures it’s hoping will futureproof domestic networks and boost international competitiveness by supporting a nationwide rollout of full fiber broadb
New York City has slapped Verizon with a lawsuit that claims the telecommunications conglomerate broke a 2008 contract to provide citywide fiber coverage, depriving residents of competitively priced o
Hanging out with former TechCrunch writer and current editor in chief at Mattermark, Mr. Alex Wilhelm, GoPro cuts 15% of its workforce, Amazon can move your data by the truckload and now you can downl
In a surprising move, 3D printer maker Markforged has announced they are going to release the $3,499 Onyx One, a Carbon Fiber 3D printer for entry-level makers and hobbyists that prints “end-use
Forget that Google Fiber went down in Kansas City during the World Series last night, the service is speedy as all hell. Today, the Fiber team announced the exploration of 3 new locations: Oklahoma Ci
Most medical hardware is stock – you go to the closet and pick out a catheter or implant and just stick it in. But what about situations where you need a teeny tiny connector for a premature bab
While this news isn't exactly exciting for me just yet, being in San Francisco, Google has announced its next expansion city for Fiber...San Antonio. This is the first announcement since the end of Ja
During today’s Google Q1 2013 earnings call, CEO Larry Page gave us a rundown on exactly what the company has been up to in this quarter, as well as some insight into how he’s currently ru
Google has finally <a target="_blank" href="http://googlefiberblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/google-fibers-next-stop-austin-texas_9.html">made it official</a>: <a target="_blank" href="https://fiber.goog
The city of New York has just launched the <a target="_blank" href="http://nycfiberchallenge.com/">ConnectNYC Fiber Challenge</a> to help small NY-based companies get a free high speed fiber build-out
Two weeks ago, things <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/08/29/with-less-than-2-weeks-to-go-50-of-kansas-city-neighborhoods-havent-reached-their-google-fiber-goals-yet/">didn't look so great</a> for
One of the main surprises of Google's <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/26/google-details-its-1-gigabit-fiber-network-in-kansas-city-will-come-with-tv-service-1tb-of-cloud-storage-nexus-7/">Fibe
That was fast. Just a few days ago, Google officially opened registration for the 1 gigabit fiber network it is launching on both the Kansas and Missouri sides of Kansas City. Within just two days, mo
After a few delays and setbacks, Google today officially launched its <a target="_blank" href="https://fiber.google.com/">1 gigabit residential fiber network</a> in Kansas City. The network will deliv
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/05phy013_quancryp_illus_lr.jpg" />Are you a privacy-minded person living in the Netherlands with at least $82,000 USD to spare? If so, qu
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/fiber-connection.jpg" />Is it just me, or has that "can do" American spirit begun to fade of late? We're all becoming complacent as the M
If you happen to live in one of the lucky areas of the 16 states where Verizon has made FiOS available, you’ll be able to top your Internet connection out at 50 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up. Verizon says t
Cable companies’ ads are typically woeful, but misleading? That’s unthinkable. Or is it? Not if you ask Verizon. And, please, do, they’d love to hear from you. Verizon filed suit tod
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