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FCC wants no-porn, free broadband wireless auction

FCC wants no-porn, free broadband wireless auctionHmmm....Is Porn illegal? If not is this not a governmental nose-snubbing at freedom of speech, making it highly illegal ?Do we really WANT this sort of action by our government?Do we want to become China?I dunno. I'm just askin'...The moral crusaders :)Ok,...

Tags: Federal government, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Government, WIRELESS, broadband wireless auction, broadband wireless, FCC, broadband

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

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Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch?

I walked into an AT&T Wireless store earlier today, eyed the iPhone and picked up some brochures on pricing plans. I've been thinking that the problems with the new iPhone can't last forever - and yet, here's another black eye for Apple and the iPhone. An Alabama woman has filed...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Pricing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-20

About Atom: Intel's big plans for its little chip

One of the bolder goals Intel set at IDF this week is that within a decade it wants ship 1 billion Intel-based mobile computing devices each year. That's a big bet when you consider Intel estimates there will be a total of 163 million notebooks shipped this year. ...

Tags: Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Menlow, Moorestown, Advertising & Promotion, Processors, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid

In my last article I described what it feels like to have your house struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries or structural damage thanks for your kind words in the comments, but our gadgets and other electronics inside the house weren't so lucky. This is their tale. ...

Tags: Game, Phone, Router, TiVo Inc., Grid, Cable, Cable Guy, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Palm Treo Pro officially announced, will come to U.S. as unlocked model only

It was no surprise to anyone that the Palm Treo Pro was coming since Palm themselves have been posting videos and images, but today it was officially announced. It was a bit surprising to see that no U.S. wireless carrier will be selling the Treo Pro and that it will...

Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Wireless LANs, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-08-20

eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricing

Can eBay still be eBay as it moves toward a fixed pricing model? Possibly, but it's going to be really difficult to change its auctioneer image. On Wednesday, eBay announced new fee changes (Techmeme, eBay blog). It is lowering its listing fees for sellers that use the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, eBay Inc., Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-20

American Airlines kicks off in-flight Internet service

The world's largest airline said its passengers on Boeing 767-200 aircraft can get Internet access on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami. CHICAGO--American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full...

Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Internet, New York, Internet Service, Reuters, air travel, broadband

News items 2008-08-20

News to know: IDF; Windows 7 wishes; IE 8; Salesforce.com

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers Ed Bott: My Windows 7 wish list ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Jason O'Grady, Apple Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Intel Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Security, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers

Salesforce.com said Wednesday that it will acquire InStranet, which provides knowledge management software for call centers, and integrate its technology with its existing CRM customer service and support offering. Simply put, Salesforce.com is acquiring traditional enterprise software for $31.5 million and turning it into a service in an effort to...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., InStranet Inc., Software-as-a-service, Falcione, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Live from IDF: Entertainment, WiMax and a sense of security.

When you're talking tech, it never hurts to have a convertible BMW on stage with you. The afternoon keynote speeches at the Intel Developer Forum covered a lot of ground and some eye candy to keep us focused on what a couple of hours of geek speak can morph into,...

Tags: Security, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Computer, Intel Corp., WiMAX, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Another way to ditch your gadgets the green way and earn some money in the process

For about a year now, a Web site that started life as Second Rotation has been buying back electronic gadgets including cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops, GPS devices, gaming consoles, camcorders, satellite radios and portable hard drives. No matter how old. During that time, the...

Tags: Site, Gazelle, TechForward, GPS, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Satellite Radio, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Scammers caught backdooring chip and PIN terminals

The U.K's Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit DCPU have recently uncovered state of the art social engineering scheme, where once backdoored, chip and PIN terminals were installed at retailers and petrol stations in an attempt to steal the credit card details passing through. Originally, before online banking took place...

Tags: Bank, Terminal, Credit Card, Chip, U.K, PIN, Irish Payment Services Organisation, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-19

I am I, GoogQuixote, the lord of free wireless

I am I, GoogQuixote, the lord of free wirelessStart your own business, thenThis analyst has the [i]cable companies[/i] on the losing end.http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2008/07/21/time-warner-cable-pali-downgrades-on-vz-fios-fears/Plus why do you love the Google monopoly, but dislike the phone "monopoly" ;) (even though it has been pointed out to you that there are many, many, many,...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Google Inc., GoogQuixote, wireless, phone

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

I am I, GoogQuixote, the lord of free wireless

Google has now launched a campaign called FreeTheAirwaves aimed at making the "white space" between auctioned channels unlicensed. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Monopoly, Spectrum, Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-19

What's future proofing worth? Analyzing the Verizon FiOS bet

There's a lot of discussion today about whether Verizon's $23 billion investment in its FiOS network was worth it, but the argument really comes down to this: How much is future-proofing your business worth? The New York Times did an in-depth analysis about Verizon's FiOS rollout and...

Tags: Comcast Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Cable, Network Technology, Internet, TVs, Financial Accounting, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Home Entertainment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and Ubuntu

Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and UbuntuIt's also interesting that......[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112885]A third of new PCs are being downgraded from Vista to XP[/url].Why do you suppose that is? ;)At this price point, I just might buy my first small computer. Though, Imight wait for them to offer a little...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Ubuntu, Dell Inspiron 910, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Dell Inspiron 910 customer, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Google, Apple surge in customer satisfaction rating

Google, Apple surge in customer satisfaction ratingUS Postal Service scores higher than wireless carriersLarry, I blogged last year that it was telling that the USPS did better in the ACSI surveys each year than our wireless carriers - Verizon et alSad to see in 08 it is the same. But...

Tags: Product marketing, Web browsers, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Google Inc., Apple Inc., Yahoo! Inc., customer satisfaction

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Mobile handset sales down in 2Q: Market share race has three horses

NPD Group on Tuesday announced its second quarter handset sales tally and 28 million units were shipped to consumers, down 13 percent from a year ago. According to NPD, second quarter handset revenue was $2.4 billion, down 2 percent from a year ago. What's...

Tags: NPD Group Inc., Mobile, Handset, Sales, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Apple tops customer satisfaction survey ... again

Apple tops customer satisfaction survey ... againDellI have always owned Dell machines. Although I have never had to have one of them replaced, I have heard fro mothers that it was a painstaking process. So it makes sense that they are 10 points behind Apple. My friends that have had...

Tags: Linux, Product marketing, Operating systems, UNIX, customer satisfaction, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

iHome iP47BR (black)

SDI Technologies has released some of the better affordably priced clock radios in recent years under its iHome brand, but the iHC5S wasn't among them. It wasn't for the lack of trying, however. The 2007 product did double duty as a clock radio and a Bluetooth speaker/speakerphone. In other words,...

Tags: Wi-Fi, SDI Technologies, iHome iP47BR, iHC5S, Bluetooth, phone, iP47

Product reviews 2008-08-18