Verizon Wireless + Google = Love?
Verizon Wireless and Google announced today that they will be working together to co develop several phones to take advantage of VZW’s 3G network as well as the Google Android platform. I’m quite thrilled about this, I’ve been waiting for something neat to come out that doesn’t run on the AT&T network — around here [...]
FCC To Investigate Comcast, Verizon
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin says the regulatory agency will investigate allegations that Comcast interferes with p2p Internet traffic. He also said Verizon Wireless would be under the microscope after complaints the company blocked text messages from an abortion rights group. read more More: continued here fcc to investigate comcast verizon
AOL Brightens Up Its Desktop
A new version of AOL Desktop bundles tabbed browsing, multiple email account management, and an “App Map” of all open application windows within the environment.The all in one software package called AOL Desktop claimed it organizes one’s online life. Several useful features aimed toward that goal help the individual on Windows XP or Vista do [...]
Verizon Changes Heart, Opens Up
Verizon reversed itself today by announcing the company will open its network to wireless devices, software, and applications not offered by the company. This comes just two months after the company sued the federal government to block openness requirements for the winner of the 700 MHz band of wireless spectrum. A change of heart? Maybe. [...]
The Writers Strike And The Future Of The Net
The Writers Guild of America strike has been an interesting debacle to watch, complete with a host of issues the public might not have thought of before. The inevitable convergence of the Internet and TV is one of them; the continued homogenization of American culture is another. Fortunately, the revolution is being blogged about. What [...]
Facebook Welcomes Users To The Social (Ads)
Advertising arrives on Facebook in a way that socializes what people do with the products they use, and the relevant ads Facebook can place that cater to those interests.Facebook’s disclosure of its Social Ads received plenty of attention from the tech world, spanning blogs to the tippity-top of mainstream media. The simple summary of what [...]
Mozilla’s Devilish Deal With Google
Two aspects of Mozilla’s close ties with Google over development of the Firefox browser have Chris Soghoian concerned about a conflict of interest in play.People who adopt Firefox as a replacement for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer think they are turning aside a monopolist in favor of a more secure and open browsing alternative. It may not [...]
Google, Verizon Now Best Of Pals
All of that legal nastiness between Google and Verizon over the latter’s alleged attempts to alter the conditions of the forthcoming 700MHz spectrum auction has faded, as the two may team up for a Google Phone deal.Let the rampant cynicism begin about Google’s talks with Verizon and Sprint about those carriers offering a Google-powered mobile [...]
Senators Call For Net Neutrality Hearing
Senators Bryon Dorgan (D-ND) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) sent a letter today to Sen. Daniel Inouye, chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, calling for a hearing to discuss phone and cable companies’ recent discrimination against content on their networks, and whether current regulatory protections are enough. The senators cite the contrast between recent cable and [...]
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