PSA: PlayStation Network goes down (again) from 9AM ET, but it’s for maintenance (again)

There’s presumably still some kinks left to be resolved, as Sony’s PSN is once more scheduled to snooze from 9AM EST through 3AM. Longer than last month’s efforts, it’ll affect the PlayStation Store, Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited services on [...]

U.S. Cellular Outs Its 4G LTE Devices, Network Rollout Coming Next Month

If you’ve been patiently waiting for U.S. Cellular to get around to launching its 4G LTE network, your wait will soon be over–in March, the carrier will roll out 4G LTE to some cities in Iowa, Wisconsin, Maine, North Carolina, [...]

North Carolina launches FCC-approved TV White Space network in Wilmington

Back in December, the FCC approved the first white space device and database for the lucky city of Wilmington, North Carolina. Last week, the program bore its first fruits, when database operator Spectrum Bridge finally launched its TV White Space [...]

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 [...]

North Carolina Launches First Commercial ‘Super Wi-Fi’ Network

Hey look, North Carolinians, it's a bird… It's a plane … no, it's the Super WI-Fi! Or, if you want get all technical about it, it's actually the world's first commercial TV White Space (TVWS) network, but Super Wi-Fi, as [...]

Nintendo officially announces Nintendo Network, promises personal accounts for Wii U

Nintendo’s third quarter financial briefing just spilled the beans on the recently spied Nintendo Network, causing Nintendo fans everywhere to collectively sigh, “It’s about time.” Company head honcho Satoru Iwata says the network will offer “competitions and communication among users, [...]