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State and wireless firms squabble over blame for high cellphone rates

State and wireless firms squabble over blame for high cellphone ratesShow the taxes on the bill!Allowing governmental bodies to squash the explicit listing of taxes on cell phone bills would be like allowing them to forbid gas stations from posting those signs on the pump which break out the various...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Cellular phones, tax, cell phone, wireless firm, high cellphone rate, cellphone rate, blame, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-01-23

AOL plucks up wireless firm Wildseed

AOL plucks up wireless firm WildseedCAPITALISM :Relax&Enjoy the Ride!I guess,if Microsoft can call the world its oyster,Aol can do anything its little arrogant heart desires;it's capitalism! Relax,and enjoy the ride!

Tags: Wildseed, wireless firm, America Online Inc., wireless

Discussion threads 2005-08-09

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The week ahead: Demo, TechCrunch 50, Apple; SAP TechEd; CTIA

Programming note: We have a busy week ahead and it's truly a demo fiesta. Here's a look at the moving parts. Sam Diaz will be covering Demo; Andrew Mager will be covering TechCrunch 50 which is trying to kill Demo; I'll be at SAP TechEd...

Tags: TechCrunch, TechEd, SAP AG, Apple Inc., CTIA, Programming, Cellular Phones, Development Tools, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-08

Samsung, Sony in Wi-Fi Photo Frame Shootout

One of the big holiday gifts over the last couple of years, digital photo frames are a convenient way to show off photos that might otherwise languish on your hard drive. But a lot of them are sold by no-name companies at budget prices with limited feature sets. Other manufacturers...

Tags: Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Frame, Photograph, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-07

102 Minutes That Changed America: "Mesh" reporting comes of age

This week, in commemoration of the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the History Channel is releasing an unusual documentary, entitled "102 Minutes That Changed America". If you are a DIRECTV subscriber and have access to their On Demand service, you can actually download the...

Tags: Event, Camera, Amateur, Documentary, Corporate Communications, 3G, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-07

Services capability. Check. Financing arm. Check.

National Wind, the wind development company focused on encouraging local investment and ownership for its wind projects, has completed its purchase of investment banker Delphi Financial. Given how quickly National Wind is signing new projects, the company figured it made sense to acquire its own renewable energy...

Tags: Turbine, Renewable Energy, Borland Delphi, Financing, Programming Languages, Financial Accounting, Development Tools, Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Finance, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-09-06

Wireless Access: What Price Speed

Wireless Access: What Price SpeedQuick Question.....Why do people still stand for "locking-in" a 2 year contract to do anything with Verizon?No contract, free WIFI and same speed.... seem's like a no-brainer to me.RE: Wireless Access: What Price SpeedAt least here in NYC Metro area they have you coming and...

Tags: 3G, INTERNET, Wireless LANs, Fios, boro, Verizon Communications Inc., wireless access, Wi-Fi, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Consultant Code Of Conduct

Consultants often require a very high ethical standard when pursuing clients and performing work for them. These strict standards are required to ensure the best interest of the client and the security of all data that the consultant may come in contact with. A consultant's conduct not only...

Tags: Consultant, Code Of Conduct, Policies And Procedures, Outsourcing, Quality, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting

Download resources 2008-09-05

Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi

Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum WiFi that will eventually cover the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. The company says that its wireless networking equipment now...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Wireless networking finally hits the ceiling

Wireless networking finally hits the ceilingMy home Wifi cost $120For the router/hub/firewall, a second AP/hub/printserver, and 2 USB Wifi NICs for desktop computers that did not have Wifi built in. The 3 laptops in the family all came with Wifi onboard. For an upgrade, I will spring $30 for an...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Desktops, ceiling, wireless networking, wireless, network

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 out now

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 out nowXP model lowest priceLowest price I could manage was $429 after de-selecting the bluetooth option. How did you get $399? Looks like they're automatically subtracting the $45 as instant savings. I wondered how they were offering the webcam, 512 mb ram, 4 gb bigger SSD...

Tags: Notebooks, Bluetooth, Dell Inspiron Mini, Dell Inspiron Mini 9, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

How important is boot performance?

How important is boot performance?Boot performance is very importantA computer should only take as long to get to working state as a television - 10 seconds tops - with either the option of restoring the exact shutdown state or a fresh rebooted OS.Moderate importance overallBootup speed is not really a...

Tags: Performance management, PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Operating systems, boot time, performance, computer, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Wireless Access: What Price Speed

Is Verizon missing a trick in its trench warfare with Cablevision? Or has the maverick cable operator found an Achilles heel in the telephone operator's methods of providing TV, phone and particularly Internet access to customers in the New York area – and possibly nationwide? One...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Wireless Access, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-04

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook

The Asus EeePC is silent, it's easy to use, it runs Mozilla, Open Office and wireless networking expertly. No one needs to know it's Linux. It's light as a feather. But if you're a touch typist this is going to hurt. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: ASUS, Linux Laptop, Laptop Computer, Asus EeePC, Linux, Keyboards, Mice, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Wireless networking finally hits the ceiling

With the advent of multiple input multiple output MIMO technology that's used in Draft N (and some later 802.11g) products, wireless range isn't as big an issue for new networks as it has been in the past. But if you're running an older 802.11g network as I am in a...

Tags: Network, IEEE 802.11g, Ceiling, Wireless Networking, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Public Relations, Networking, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Is this Tuesday's 4G nano?

Is this Tuesday's 4G nano?Starting to look like a Zune.What makes you think it's real? It could be an empty shell. The real questions are will it have replacable battery, will it do wireless song download, and will it have FM radio?First Step to iPhone Nano?Maybe the longer form factor...

Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, iPhone Nano, 4G

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Dell repair adventure, day 5

Dell repair adventure, day 5No Backup!I find it hard to believe that a IT consultant, one that finds it necessary to attend conferences does not have a backup options in place. A) Is the writer a independent contractor? I guess that I need more information about the writers...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Sony announces three all-in-one desktops

At a home theater show this week Sony announced three new all-in-one desktops along with a slew A/V receivers, LCD TVs and projectors, and Blu-ray players. All three AIOs offer Blu-ray drives, and the higher-end models offer rewritable BD drives. The entry-level VAIO JS series has a...

Tags: Sony Corp., Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Memory, Intel Core 2 Duo, VAIO LV Series, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Verizon Wireless Blitz

Photo gallery:Verizon Wireless BlitzThanks to the popularity of text messaging, cell phones with QWERTY keyboards aren't confined to just smartphones anymore. Following the footsteps of handsets like the LG Rumor, the Verizon Wireless Blitz is what the industry is calling a messaging phone--a phone with a full QWERTY keyboard without...

Tags: Instant messaging, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, number key, slider mechanism, phone, messaging, Qwerty-keyboard, Verizon Wireless

Product reviews 2008-09-03