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TeliaSonera touts first LTE '4G' launch

The world's first commercial LTE mobile broadband services went live in Oslo and Stockholm on Monday, through the Scandinavian operator TeliaSonera.

Offering theoretical maximum speeds of 100Mbps and real-world speeds of 20Mbp to 80Mbps, the services are about 10 times faster than predecessor HSDPA. As of Tuesday, people in Norway and Sweden will be able to buy a mobile dongle that supports the long-term evolution (LTE) of 3G. (TeliaSonera is calling its network "4G," but the official IEEE definition of that term cites 100Mbps as a minimum speed.)

"We are very proud to be the first … Read more

It's official. The Government is now reading your email

This week, Denmark was named the happiest country in the world.

Its capital was renamed Copinghaven.

However, just next door in Sweden, Google was one of the leaders in protesting a new law that was passed on June 18.

Unlike some laws, this one is simple:

"We, the Government, can read any email that comes into or out of our borders. We can listen in to phone calls too. Don't bother to tell us you don't like this law. As we've already read your dirgy emails and listened to your moaning phone calls. Just the ones … Read more