Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes medical leave Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs sent a
note Monday to employees saying he's taking a second medical leave
of absence in two years so he can focus on his health.January 17, 2011
Franken urges revamp of net rules Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota criticized a
draft set of Internet traffic rules Friday, portraying the Federal
Communications Commission proposal as a threat to unfettered access
to online applications and content.December 10, 2010
Many Minnesotans cutting the cord and going cell only The traditional telephone is looking more and more like a dinosaur. Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are "cutting the cord" and dropping their landline phones and relying exclusively on cell phones.December 8, 2010
Jon Gordon on the Comcast DNS server outage Comcast customers in and around the Twin Cities, Chicago and Detroit should have had their internet access restored today.
An outage that lasted about four hours last night kept people from getting online.December 6, 2010
Comcast customers use social network to cope with outage Many Twin Cities customers of Comcast's Internet service found an effective workaround to a widespread outage that lasted about four hours Sunday night.December 6, 2010
Verizon's 4G network to launch Sunday in Twin Cities Verizon, the nation's largest wireless carrier, says it will roll out its 4G high-speed data service in the Twin Cities and 37 other markets this Sunday.December 1, 2010
Fiber optic to farm: Should farmers pay more? Residents rural central Minnesota have launched started a conversation, not just about whether to build a fiber optic network that would give them world-class Internet access, but about how to share the cost burden between town and farm.November 18, 2010
High-speed 4G networks coming to Twin Cities Wireless companies are in an arms race to upgrade their Twin Cities networks to deliver much speedier Internet connections for mobile phones, iPads, and laptops. The biggest networks already offer what's called 4G service, or promise to make it available in a matter of months.November 10, 2010
The phone wars heat up Rumor has it that Verizon will provide iPhones this January, whereas now an iPhone user can only use the AT&T network. Some experts argue that it's too little too late to compete with Google's highly successful Android phone.Midmorning, October 11, 2010
Verizon bringing 4G wireless to Twin Cities Verizon announced it will offer the next generation of wireless service -- known as 4G -- in dozens of metropolitan areas, including the Twin Cities.October 6, 2010
Grant will wire Arrowhead with nation-leading broadband More than $80 million in federal broadband grants announced today will bring high-speed communications to virtually every home in Lake and Cook Counties and parts of eastern St. Louis County.September 13, 2010
Rural broadband projects a boon for Duluth Three broadband projects will connect through Duluth -- increasing Duluth's total fiber communications capacity and creating new redundancies that can help prevent future phone and internet outages.September 2, 2010
Broadband summit asks how to close rural digital divide A new survey out this week shows that a majority of rural Minnesotans have access to faster Internet connections. But a digital divide remains, and age and income are key factors that define it.August 24, 2010
To be, or not to be, connected Computers and mobile devices have in many ways made our lives easier, but some would argue they also hinder our ability to focus, maintain relationships, and find true fulfillment. Author William Powers says we don't have to give up on technology to find the right balance in our lives.Midmorning, August 13, 2010