Grant Gross - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Grant Gross

Article | 24/04/2008 Telecom carriers: 'Phantom' voice traffic costing billions

Some VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) and mobile phone service providers are riding free when connecting to the traditional telephone network in th...

Article | 23/04/2008 FCC's Martin: Comcast blocking was widespread

Comcast's slowing of peer-to-peer traffic appeared to be more widespread than the company has disclosed, the chairman of the US Federal Communications...

Article | 11/04/2008 Lawmakers look into sale of military equipment online

Government auditors were able to buy military-grade equipment, including night-vision goggles, body armor and parts for fighter jets, from online site...

Article | 7/04/2008 Bush team voices concerns on US patent reform bill

US Senate negotiators are getting closer to hammering out disagreements that are holding up a patent system overhaul, but President George Bush's admi...

Article | 3/04/2008 Group calls for environmental regulation of nanotech

Nanotechnology manufacturers need stricter regulations to avoid environmental problems and diseases such as cancer, according to a report released by ...

Article | 18/03/2008 ValueClick to pay $2.9 million to settle spam complaint

Online advertiser ValueClick has agreed to pay a record US$2.9 million to settle a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint that it sent deceptive adve...

Article | 14/03/2008 Gates: Next decade will bring huge software advances

The coming decade will bring even more advances in software and computing than the last 10 years, bringing new ways to watch television, to use teleph...

Article | 10/03/2008 ICANN looks toward end of US oversight agreement

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is starting to look at how the organization might function after its current memorandu...

Article | 22/02/2008 Study: More US broadband has $134 billion economic impact

A modest increase in U.S. broadband adoption would have an annual economic impact of US$134 billion, according to a study released Thursday.

Article | 21/02/2008 Security issues scuttle Bain/Huawei bid for 3Com

A deal for Bain Capital Partners and China's Huawei Technologies to buy 3Com is on hold because the companies were unable to come to agreement with th...

Article | 15/02/2008 SIIA sues eBay-based software sellers

Online auction giant eBay has been slow to respond to concerns about pirated software being sold there, prompting the Software & Information Industry ...

Article | 13/02/2008 US lawmakers introduce new net neutrality bill

Two lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit broadband providers from blocking or impairing Web content from competitors.

Article | 8/02/2008 Civil liberties groups sue DHS over laptop, device searches

Two civil liberties groups have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security, complaining that the agency's Customs and Border Prote...

Article | 5/02/2008 Judge orders end to weight-loss, anti-aging spam operation

A US judge has ordered a Las Vegas company to stop making weight-loss and anti-aging claims and to stop sending unsolicited e-mail, the US Federal Tra...

Article | 5/02/2008 Presidential candidates stake out tech positions

Technology policy hasn't played a major role in this year's US presidential campaign, but the major candidates have staked out positions on issues suc...