Google has moved one step further away from its mantra of “don’t be evil”. Google has been in closed-door talks with Verizon crafting their version of net neutrality. After information about the meetings was leaked the two behemoth companies held a press conference to discuss what was “really” going on. The good part Googizon (Veroogle?) [...]
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According to reports Apple’s free cases for iPhone 4 customers is going to cost them and estimated $175 million. Steve Jobs made a point in their Antennagate press conference that they spent $100 million on facilities to test their cell phones and wireless devices. So they’re spending more on little pieces of rubber to fix [...]
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Tagged: Apple
Time for a rant. Seriously folks, I’m about to do it. I’m toying with the idea of ditching my iPhone for an Android handset. iOS is starting to look extremely antiquated. A grid of icons? How very Palm Pilot circa 1999. The notifications system is a joke. Multitasking is half-baked. Accessing basic system settings is restricted [...]
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Those clever hackers. You can now jailbreak your iOS device simply by going to jailbreakme.com in Mobile Safari and sliding your finger across the screen. Wait a couple minutes and – done. You can now install anything you want on your phone just from visiting a website. Mad props to the Dev Team for such [...]
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Tagged: Apple
My letter to Senator Hatch about net neutrality 2
Mr. Hatch, I’m writing in regard to the recent Google/Verizon proposed policy regarding net neutrality. I think their proposal is absurd. It proposes establishing net neutrality retroactively and leaves future technologies (wireless and other “additional, differentiated online services”) open to the discretion of massive corporations which put their interests over those of the public. The [...]
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Tagged: Google, Politics, Wireless