iOS 5 Upgrade: Error 3200

If you’re unable to upgrade your iOS device to release 5 today with an “Internal Error” or “Unknown Error 3200” on restore it’s not personal and your device isn’t broke….

October 12, 2011 2

Smaller Display and no LTE may Hamper iPhone 4S

It has been a historic week with the passing of Apple CEO Steve Jobs who was an unrivaled genius of our time.  Mr. Jobs and his team of engineers, designers, and…

October 10, 2011 19

Why Apple Doesn’t Support LTE Yet (and why it doesn’t matter)

Why Apple Doesn’t Support LTE Yet (and why it doesn’t matter)

I was going to post this yesterday, but analyzing Apple products on the day of Steve Jobs’ passing would have been silly. As the ITIF tribute said, Jobs is an…

October 6, 2011 12

New Airline Navigation System Easy Target for Terrorists

When it comes to cyber-security, the most common cause of failure is “security as an afterthought.”  When the security failure affects personal computers and corporate networks, the cost ranges from minor annoyance to…

September 28, 2011 3

Gen. Shelton in the News Again on GPS/LightSquared

In March, this blog introduced readers to Gen. William L. Shelton, commander of U.S. Air Force Space Command. Like FAA, Gen. Shelton apparently doesn’t think the current 3 agency troika…

September 17, 2011 7

The Evolution of the WinTel PC to be Revealed

The next evolution of the Personal Computer (PC) running Windows and Intel Architecture (WinTel) will likely be shown this week at Microsoft’s “Build” conference for software developers.  If reports are…

September 12, 2011 4

Misguided Faith that an Independent T-Mobile is Healthy

John R. Quain pleased some interest groups this week when he opined that killing the AT&T T-Mobile merger is a good thing.  Beyond taking a huge leap of faith that…

September 9, 2011 2

Filling the Spectrum Pipeline

In my last post I looked at how the U.S. is behind some other countries in having new mobile broadband spectrum in the pipeline, according to a tally prepared by…

September 8, 2011 0

DOJ vs AT&T – A Pyrrhic Victory for Competition and Jobs

In stories and editorials, we are seeing cheering over the decision by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) suing to stop the AT&T and T-Mobile merger.  Fans see this as a victory…

September 2, 2011 4

Remaking the Internet

The Time Warner Research Program has published my essay on the Internet architecture, Remaking the Internet: Taking Network Architecture to the Next Level. The essay examines the issues that make…

September 2, 2011 0