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AT&T plans broadband caps

AT&T plans broadband caps Recently, it was announced by AT&T that they would introduce data caps for its internet customers. 

The company plans to begin capping users of its slowest at 768 kilobits per second DSL service at 20Gb per month. As the speed of the plan increases up to 150 gigabytes per month at the 10 megabits-per-second level, the limit would increase too. 

In an FCC filing, the company said, "AT&T plans to initiate a broadband Internet access usage trial in Reno, Nevada beginning in November."

IBM releases solutions to rein data overflow

IBM releases solutions to rein data overflow An array of about 40 solutions were released today by IBM, taking off from the global concern of skyrocketing data volumes, the perennial lack of physical storage spaces and being sensitive about carbon footprints. These solutions will aim at tackling this data overflow using technologies, which are 'disruptive' in nature. 

IBM brought into the light the IBM XIV system, which is a highly scalable disk storage system optimized to handle content from Web 2.0 applications to traditional applications such as financial services. 

American astronauts vote 220 miles above earth

American astronauts vote 220 miles above earth With the help of an elaborate system to ensure their ballots remain confidential, two American astronauts, International Space Station Commander Edward Michael Fincke and ISS Flight Engineer and Science Officer Greg Chamitoff, who are orbiting the Earth at 17,500 miles an hour on the International Space Station voted in the US presidential election. They used their right to vote through secure digital transmission. 

Water presence pointed by Mars' minerals

Water presence pointed by Mars' minerals It has been a long unsolved mystery for the scientists as to how warm and wet Mars once had been. However, they are now viewing global mineralogical signs that suggest the red planet, for the first two billion years of its existence, was at least occasionally wet. 

The scientists working with data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reported in an article in the November issue of the journal Geology that a widespread deposits of opals and related minerals on the surface of Mars have been spotted. 

Maruti 800 on the verge of extinction

Maruti 800 on the verge of extinction From 2010 onwards all car makers will have to follow the obligatory Euro IV norms and it will definitely affect the production of Maruti Suzuki 800, since it is still not Euro IV compliant. What is even more disappointing is that the company may not be able to launch the Euro-IV compliant version of the model, which might mean that India's most beloved car might be extinct. Maruti 800 has also been the most successful model for the company itself. 

Japanese scientists aiming at cloning mammoths

Japanese scientists aiming at cloning mammoths With a step closer to new invention, a team of Japanese researchers claimed on Monday that they have been successful in cloning dead mice that had been frozen for 16 years. This raises a possibility that woolly mammoths that walked the Earth thousands of years back could also be cloned. 

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