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Web/Tech

Links for Monday

Paging George Jetson! (Or Bladerunner fans.) The Mundus Group has a “Flying Car” that it will now sell as a kit vehicle “under the experimental kit aircraft protocol.” The website describes vehicles for police and emergency crews that use Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) technology. You know, the same sort of tech that powers […]

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Convergence Economics Media

Broadband: BBC Calls For More; Comcast Throttles

Across the pond the BBC is calling for government “intervention in the market in order to ensure everyone has access to broadband internet.” [We] would like to emphasise the importance of considering the case for a new definition of universal service aims in a higher-speed future. There is a need to scope the case for […]

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Convergence Media

Apple Wants To Rent Movies

The Financial Times reports that Apple is negotiating with Hollywood to rent movies online; the company current sells movies for purchase and download. This would put Apple in competition (of sorts) with Netflix, which provides instant viewing of movies if you own a PC; Amazon, which also provides instant viewing of movies with its Unbox […]