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What we are reading: 3/1/11

Sen. Schumer calls for increased public WiFi security (Reuters) Comcast-NBC approval protects business Internet, accidentally (ITworld) Bid to allow governments to veto Internet names fails (Tech Talk – CBS News)…

Virginia March 1, 2011 0

What we are reading: 2/28/11

Infographics (Attempt To) Predict The Oscars (TechCrunch) Mary Meeker’s plan to turn the country around (Post Tech) Why Wireless Broadband Is No Alternative to FttH (CircleID) London Stock Exchange Suffers…

Virginia February 28, 2011 0

Consumer Reports up to its Old Tricks

Once again, the intrepid consumer watchdogs at Consumer Reports are “exposing” a potential flaw with the iPhone antenna, this time on the Verizon model. If you cover the gap in…

Richard Bennett February 26, 2011 0

What we are reading: 2/25/11

FCC Endorses 4G Wireless Standard (Govtech.com) Lobbying Intensifies As Cable Firms Aim To End Retransmission Battles (Tech Daily Dose) Google’s Wizard Of Oz Search Algorithm And The Threat Of Facebook…

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MWC 2011 round-up: Smartphones, Policy/Offload and VoLTE/RCS

I’ve now had a chance to gather my thoughts about last week’s Barcelona Bunfight. I can’t say I enjoyed the trip this year (having only grudgingly decided to go right…

Dean Bubley February 22, 2011 1

NTIA looks at Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons

Contraband cell phones are sometimes used by prisoners to talk to a child after school, for Facebook updates, or to post videos to YouTube. Other times they’re used to plan…

Steven Crowley February 22, 2011 0

What we are reading: 2/22/11

Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter (Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project) Mobile heavyweights seek to finalize 1Gbps mobile standard (Network World) Level 3’s…

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Recent Smartphone Developments

Some very interesting things are happening in the smartphone “ecosystem” these days that bear watching, especially if you’re in line for an upgrade like I am. The Blackberry Bold that…

Richard Bennett February 22, 2011 0

What we are reading: 2/18/11

On the Road from Net Neutrality to Content Neutrality (Free State Foundation) New Android Trojan Surfaces in China (threatpost) Mobile network ‘guilty’ of ‘charging for stuff’ (The Register) Ants build…

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What we’re reading: 2/17/11

Research: Network Engineering Facts of Life (Digital Society) Groups Blast GOP Anti-Net Neutrality Resolution (Tech Daily Dose) CTIA and CEA Study Finds Broadcast Incentive Auction Will Net U.S. Treasury More…

Virginia February 17, 2011 0