28 Years of American Cellular Phone Service

2013 will bring the 30th anniversary of cellular phone network in the United States.  This archive video about the launch of the Advanced Mobile Phone Service (AMPS) from the early 1980s on AT&T’s tech…

June 15, 2011 5

Experimental Radio Applications at the FCC

This summarizes a selection of applications for the Experimental Radio Service received by the FCC during April and May 2011. These are related to TV white space, electromagnetic compatibility testing,…

June 14, 2011 0

How Much is the Mobile Wallet Worth?

There can be few people in the tech sector who could have predicted how pervasive the smartphone would become. Recent estimates suggest that by 2015 there will be over 1…

June 14, 2011 7

Bitcoins, a Crypto-Geek Ponzi Scheme

Now that U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Joe Manchin are advocating a crackdown on Bitcoins (a peer-to-peer electronic currency), the mainstream media is starting to pick up on the story.  Our informed…

June 10, 2011 82

The UN Did Not Declare an Internet Right

You might think the United Nations has declared a universal Internet right, based on some of the bloggy news of the past week. Wired’s Threat Level started the ball rolling…

June 8, 2011 11

High Profile Support for AT&T T-Mobile Merger

The New York Times reports that large industry players and companies like Microsoft, Research In Motion (makers of Blackberry), Qualcomm, Facebook, Yahoo, Oracle, and 10 major Venture Capital firms are…

June 7, 2011 11

The Gang of Four

My friend Steve Rogers, the greatest pitcher in Expos/Nats history  (158 wins of which 37 were shutouts and a lifetime 3.17 ERA), once warned me that the most serious arm…

June 6, 2011 0

A Rational Discussion of Cell Phones and Towers

Updated 6/2/2011 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a division of the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified cell phones as a possible carcinogen.  This new classification has…

June 1, 2011 5

Video Killed the Radio Star

Remember that song?  It was recorded by a band called the Buggles and it was (ironically, in the true sense) the first song aired on MTV when the video channel…

May 31, 2011 0

Could Microsoft be the Next Mobile Superpower?

The market’s response to Microsoft’s purchase of Skype has been far from welcoming. A sharp drop in Microsoft’s share price was followed last week by public calls for Steve Ballmer’s…

May 30, 2011 5