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Israel announces plans to build national broadband network, increases fiber intake

Israel is home to a burgeoning tech industry, but the country’s broadband infrastructure hasn’t really been able to keep pace. In terms of broadband penetration, in fact, Israel ranks just 21st out of 34 developed nations, according to statistics gathered by the OECD. All this may be changing, however, now that the country’s state-run electric company has announced plans to create a new national broadband network. According to the AP, the forthcoming network will use so-called fiber to the home (FTTH) technology, which is capable of providing connections at speeds of between 100Mbps and 1Gbps. That would be about ten to 100 times faster than the connections most Israelis have today, and could offer obvious benefits to a wide array of businesses and industries. The electric company is aiming to have 10 percent of the country connected to its new network by next year, and to have two-thirds covered within the next seven years.

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Samsung Galaxy S III may have appeared in support pages

Samsung continues to send out conflicting signals about when its future flagship phone, the Galaxy S III might be released. Earlier today, Samsung’s Senior marketing VP, Younghee Lee, said that the company was “still reviewing” options. At the same time, a probable reference to the phone has since shown up on Samsung’s UAE support page as the GT-i9300….


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This Great Free PIM Looks a Lot Like MS Outlook

This impressive PIM looks after your diary, calendar, notes, contacts, to-do list, and more. It even has an inbuilt email client so you can use it to read and send mail through your standard mail provider. There’s even a section for you to make a secure note of your passwords. And if you’ve ever used Microsoft Outlook, you’ll find the interface looks pretty familiar.br /
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