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Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business model

Beyond mobile broadband, WiMAX is about blowing up the wireless business modelBut were is that highway system going?Sure, WiMax is building a highway system, so it was with the cellular network and, so it is now with 3G too. The problem is where are those highways going. They...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Network technology, Satellite Service, WiMAX, broadband, wireless business, mobile broadband, wireless, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

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FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management

FCC Overstepping its authority againWhy do we as a society, blindly ignore when the government overreaches its authority?The FCC only has authority to regulate the airwaves.The Internet and related technologies have nothing to do with the FCC, and they have no authority in this area.We need to wake up, people....

Tags: Federal government, Big Government, identity management, FCC, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Investor/RT 10.0.1 (Mac)

State-of-the-art tool kit for the online investor. It provides powerful market monitoring, scanning, back testing, scheduling, data capture, charting, technical analysis, and portfolio management features for users of a wide variety of real-time, delayed, and end-of-day market data services.Supported Internet-based data services include the eSignal Data Broadcasting Corporation, DTN-InterQuote (Data...

Tags: Data Service, Apple Macintosh

Software downloads 2009-11-16

Apple nukes Psystar

Why is this legal?What I want to know is *why* is it legal for Apple to say "OSX can only run on hardware we provide"? Wouldn't that constitute a monopoly on OSX since they stifle competition and someone else can't provide OSX software systems? Isn't that the literal...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, OSX, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

Earth Alerts 2009.2.96 (Windows)

Earth Alerts is a Windows-based application that allows you to monitor in near real-time a variety of natural hazard events that are occurring anywhere around the world. Alert notifications, reports, and imagery provide the user with a convenient way to view natural phenomenon as they occur, whether close to home...

Tags: Imagery, South Wind Technologies, Earth Alerts, Microsoft Windows, Aerospace & Defense, Monitors & Displays, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Manufacturing, Hardware, Components, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-13

News Corp. prepares to destroy more online value

Finally Good PointsYou may have wanted to mention that comcast wanted to buy out 51 percent and then charge. Maybe they are delaying the inevitable but a reverse scenario? Due to sites like Hulu and other I and other have not paid for cable or satellite for over 3 years....

Tags: OpenOffice, Piracy, Blogging, Network technology, Hulu, News Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

PC Satellite TV BOX 2010 (Windows)

You don't need a satellite dish, receiver, or any cable or satellite service. All you need is an Internet connection and a computer. Watch all these channels anywhere in the world. More than 100,000 users are already enjoying the incredible variety.

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows, Satellite, PCSatelliteTVBox, Network Technology, Networking

Software downloads 2009-10-26

GoogleMaps 1.0.3 (Mac)

GoogleMaps is a application for Mac OS X that allows users to interact with Google MapsÃ?? mapping service. It provides maps, satellite imagery, driving directions, traffic info, local search for numerous countries around the world. Features include reverse geocoding service, the ability to create and export customized maps and save...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Map, Satellite, GoogleMaps, Apple Mac OS X, Network Technology, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Networking, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-14

The T-Mobile-Microsoft Sidekick data disaster: Poor IT management going mainstream

Always have local copies of your dataThe above is why it is a bad idea to put your fate in someone else's hands when you have a choice. By default, keep your data processing and data stores local, and then use cloud services when they suit you. All these kiddies...

Tags: Federal government, Advertising & Promotion, Recruitment & Selection, agency, FDA, job

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

HTC Touch2 (unlocked)

Photo gallery:HTC Touch2On September 1, Microsoft announced that the first batch of smartphones running its updated mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5, would start shipping on October 6. The next day, Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC wasted no time in announcing one of its first Windows Mobile 6.5 offerings, the HTC...

Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Mobile operating systems, Keyboards, Operating systems, HTC Touch2, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-06

How Verizon might ruin Android

Okay Dana - how might Verizon ruin Android?By not actually writing an answer to the posited headline, it sure appears to me that you are trying to get comments from people like me to write your article for you. It might work a little better if you actually posited an...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Sylvania LC320SLX

Surprisingly, it won't work with Dish or DirectTV remotesThe Sylvania LC320SLX flat-panel LCD television is a great value for the money EXCEPT for a glaring problem which should be advertised on the box - remotes for the Dish and DirectTV satellite TV systems won't operate it. If I had...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Sylvania, TV

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

TV Everywhere: We're not just ready; we're already doing it

Television has gone through some major transformations over the years: color, cable, digital and even TiVo. Now, the industry is undergoing another transformation - and consumers are more than ready. A report released today found that consumers are already accessing television-style video content from devices other than...

Tags: TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Is Barry Diller delusional?

Are Barry and Rupert Delusional?The market will decide. They should quit talking about it and put up a product and see if they make money. Money talks and suckers walk.Value is the driving forcePeople will pay for a service if it has any real value. If that...

Tags: Network technology, Barry Diller, Diller, Barry

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

TVUPlayer 1.0.1 (Mac)

TVU networks offers a free live TV service that you can watch on your Mac over a broadband Internet connection. This service is dedicated to bringing you TV that you can't get from cable or satellite, such as news and sports from around the world. To watch our service,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, TVU Networks, Broadband Internet Connection, Broadband Internet, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2009-09-27

Panasonic TC-P54G10

Photo gallery: Panasonic TC-P54G10For some people, a 50-inch HDTV just isn't big enough. Panasonic created its new 54-inch screen size, represented here by the TC-P54G10, for just those kinds of people. This set competes directly against the new 55-inch LCD size for your big-screen consideration, and occupies a...

Tags: Panasonic TC-P54G10, Panasonic, G10

Product reviews 2009-09-17

Feds launch Apps.gov; Cloud computing players salivate

Any bets on how long it takes someone to hack in and screw it up? nt...Why don't I feel good about this???Hmmm... Could it be that some government a55-clown could store sensitive data in the cloud... And that there are tons of other countries with extremely skilled hackers that would...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Virtualization, Apps.gov, agency, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Intuit's reported purchase of Mint: A fine defensive move

NervousIntuit never merged their online product and their excellent Paytrust product, and now they are likely to screw up mint, which I liked as well. This does not bode well.I dislike having my financial info on the web.Must just be me, since all those Mint users don't seem concerned. ...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Intuit Inc., reported purchase, defensive move

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

California's burning: greentech solution?

Of course, there's no substitute for human arrogance an dignorance. We insist on living along earthquake faults from San Francisco to Tokyo. Folks love beachfront property in hurricane and typhoon zones. Italians rebuilt cities at the foot of Vesuvius. Cities and towns clog major floodplains all over...

Tags: Biofuel, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Court lifts FCC limits on cable ownership

Here come even HIGHER prices ....and thousands of channels of mediocrity.Look at satellite radio - unlimited channels of the same old same old !Satellite RadioActually when it first started and there was competing services ala XM and Sirius satellite radio was cheap, $9.99XM and $12.99 Sirius - both worked out...

Tags: Network technology, Satellite radio, cable, satellite, cable ownership, FCC

Discussion threads 2009-08-31