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34% of US Internet users used WiFi away from home/work

25% of all adults (or 34% of internet users) have gotten online away from home or work using a laptop and a WiFi wireless connection. However, the practice of using WiFi connections away from home or work for online access is mainly the province of home broadband users. Some 40%...

Tags: Internet User, Wi-Fi Connection, Home Broadband User, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-17

54% of home broadband users subscribe to basic service

Pew Internet Project April 2008 survey asked whether home broadband users “pay extra for a premium service that promises faster speed.” Here’s what home broadband users said: 54% of home broadband users say they subscribe to basic service; 29% subscribe to a premium service at a higher price; 16% say...

Tags: Broadband, Home Broadband User, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-15

Additional Resources

Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?

Not even hybrid apps?Right, got it. You hate everybody who doesn't buy your religion, which doesn't even allow for hybrid applications."I ask why I?d entrust sensitive data to a user with a laptop."You're right, companies can't even trust their own employees. Heck, let's send everybody home and dissolve the whole...

Tags: Desktops, desktop, Google Inc., bad cloud, Desktop Application

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)

Nokia fans in the United States don't get many breaks. Few of the company's phones make it to U.S. carriers and the models that land here tend to be basic handsets for making calls. The Nokia 3711 for T-Mobile is one such phone. Simple in form and function, the 3711...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia Corp., keypad button

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Snow Leopard update squashes bugs

Already to Service Pack 2?Yet another [b]FIVE HUNDRED MEGABYTE[/b] service pack for Snow Leopard? Wow. Most things that "just work" don't require nearly [b]ONE GIGABYTE[/b] of patches within months of release.473MB?!?!?!How do dial up users do it?RE: Snow Leopard update squashes bugsholy.....Critical bugs need urgent updateThat's the headline if this...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows 7, SECURITY, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Long-term Mozy for Mac review

Sad to read thisI have not found a "cloud" solution to backup either.I tried Backblaze, but the 1 month for the initial backup was not for me. Then, when I UNinstalled it, I was shocked to find a bit of it running on my iMac over 3 months later.The problem...

Tags: Backups, Desktops, backup, Mozy, Robin, Apple Macintosh, online backup

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

News to know: Google; CTIA; Microsoft; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people Sam Diaz:Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Web Browsers, Podcasts, Tablets, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Will the Palm Pre come to Verizon? Analysts debate

Do any of you realize that analysts get paid to GUESS about things?So here we have a bunch of idiot analysts GUESSING what might, or might not, happen regarding Verizon and the Palm Pre. Give me a break.It's like the report I heard in Bloomberg TV the other morning. The...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Federal government, WebOS, Verizon Communications Inc., Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pre, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

First impressions: HTC Hero Android smartphone on Sprint [review]

I recently got a chance to put my grubby paws all over the HTC Hero smartphone, a Google Android-based device on Sprint. Needless to say, it's a pretty slick device. In fact, it's the slickest touchscreen Android phone currently on the market. ...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Google Android, Phone, Smart Phone, Sprint Communications, HTC Hero, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Keyboards, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Young man yells at cloud

Nice theory, but..."Or as Mark Twain once said, ?Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.?"But isn't moving to the "cloud" putting all your eggs all in one basket...and that all you can do is watch...because you have NO control over it.And how about when your "cloud"...

Tags: Desktops, Thin clients, SECURITY, Young Man

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

The Internet's migration to the TV

Or use Windows Media Centerand do pretty much everything you talked about now. Or a few years ago.And no, Apple won't do a DVR. Why let you record for free (well, what you are paying already) when they can try to sell it to you from iTunes?RE: The...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, Internet, interactivity

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Apple denies the denial of Google Voice app

follow the moneyIf it's in Apple's financial interest find a reason - any reason- to deny the app, I believe they will.If an altered user experience results in people being not will to pay a premium for the product, then I can see the concern.More of a concern though is...

Tags: Federal government, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Motorola Karma QA1 (AT&T)

It seems that PCD isn't the only manufacturer making square messaging phones. Indeed, the Motorola Karma QA1 for AT&T looks a whole lot like PCD's Verizon Wireless Blitz and the more recent Cricket TXTM8. However, the Karma QA1 is a step above those two in both design and features. It...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., Motorola Karma QA1, Karma QA1, Cricket TXTM8, Motorola Inc., phone

Product reviews 2009-08-05

HP Mini 5101 (Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD, XP Home Basic)

When we heard that HP was making some big changes to its small business Netbook, we were worried. After all, the current version--the Mini 2140--is probably our all-time favorite Netbook, thanks to an innovative keyboard (since adopted by HP's consumer Netbooks), full ExpressCard slot, and solid metal construction. This...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Mini, Mini 5101, netbook, keyboard, Intel Atom, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Product reviews 2009-07-29

Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905

Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905We don't typically see high-end megapixel camera phones from Sony Ericsson here in the U.S. unless they're unlocked, and as a result, prohibitively expensive. So it was a welcome surprise to us when we heard that the Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905a would make its way to...

Tags: Sony Ericsson C905a, camera, Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Cyber-shot C905a, Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot C905a

Product reviews 2009-07-15

Jobs: Catch the App Store if you can

Jobs: Catch the App Store if you canWhy should the wireless carriersbe any different from:1. my electricity utility2. my water utility3. my gas utility4. my ISP5. my sewer/wastewater company ?I don't want the wireless carriers to be any different. I want to be able to switch from one to another...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, App Store, Apple Inc., developer, job

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?

Optimum Online's $99 per month Ultra DOCSIS 3.0 service is one of fastest residential broadband offerings available today. But is it really "Up to" 101Mbps as advertised? As I mentioned in a post last week about broadband service outages, Last Friday, I was...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Router, Network, Adobe PDF, Broadband, Server, NetGear, Ultra DOCSIS 3.0, CISCO DPC3000, Speed Test, OOKLA, SRXN3205, Network Technology, Routers & Switches, Modems, Home Networking, Cable, Firewalls, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-07

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux

The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part DeuxReminds me of Comcast.Back when I was a customer of theirs, I had some troubles. I eventually got to a tech support person that actually understood what I was talking about when I told them the IP address of the equipment on the...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Part Deux, suburban broadband, broadband

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco

Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiascoPlus OS X is complete OS for one price.Not only is the price for the various Win 7 crippleware still outrageous compared to OS X, but with OS X you get the entire OS for that much lower price. It's a double-strike against...

Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Vista-to-7, Win 7, pricing fiasco, service pack, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Did you get my little computer back yet?

That's what my youngest son calls the Convertible Classmate that Intel has given me on long-term loan to really put through its paces in a variety of real-world settings. For the last month it has been with an autistic kindergartner and generally passed around the younger grades at my...

Tags: Computer, Tablets, Productivity, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-20