The rise of gadgets like the iPhone and Xbox threatens to unravel the decades of innovation that helped to build the Internet, a leading academic has warned.

According to the China Internet Network Information Center, more than 253 million people in China are now online. By contrast, Nielsen Online reports more than 220 million Americans have Internet access at home and/or work, and 73 percent of those were ac

From Aug 23, private firms, organisations and government agencies will be required to store all internet traffic data for 90 days so it is available as digital evidence for police.

"It's a very fundamental issue with how the entire addressing scheme of the Internet works," Securosis analyst Rich Mogul said in a media conference call.

Small and medium businesses (SMBs, or companies with up to 999 employees) in Singapore are on track to invest up to US$1.5 billion on Internet access and telecom services this year, up 3% over 2007. Spending on cell phones and long-distance telephony serv