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The Case Against More Wireless Spectrum for First Responders

After the Supercommittee's failure, some in Congress are trying to revive spectrum auctions to raise revenue and to make more airwaves available for mobile broadband. One sticking point: Should we give away more spectrum to public safety agencies? It may sound like a no-brainer, but it's not.

Amazon’s Kindle Touch: 3G Minus Most of the Internet

Well there went the Kindle Touch 3G’s appeal straight out the window: Amazon now admits that while its upcoming touch-based Kindle will indeed be 3G-enabled, the places it’ll be allowed to visit along the information superhighway are actually not so super.

How U.S. Wireless Rates Compare to the Rest of the World

While commentators on this site and others love to hate the seeming capriciousness of wireless service pricing, a recently released country-by-country comparison from CTIA, the wireless industry lobby, shows that we might not have it as bad as we think.

Charge Your iPhone with Your Headphones! Wait, What?

Look out, your next iOS device may do away with that fussy charging cable and cradle. In its place? A pair of earbuds. Yep, I said earbuds. Those things you stick in your ears to listen to music, or maybe use to lasso a pen off your desk if you’re lazy (as well as adept at [...]

The iPhone 6 May Be Completely Cord Free, Charge Wirelessly

Apple has apparently started manufacturing parts for the iPhone 5 (or 4s?), which in all likelihood will be available come October. But as curiosity would have it, speculation is already mounting as to what sort of features the next iteration of the iPhone after that will have.

Verizon Rules the Air by Killing Unlimited Data Plans

It’s official: On July 7, Verizon Wireless will stop offering unlimited data to new smartphone subscribers.

Why Unlocked Phones May Be the Smarter Alternative

I have a confession to make: I haven’t used a locked phone since 2005.

Seagate’s Battery-Powered Hard Drive Streams Directly to iPads

Do you have several problems? Like, more than one, at least? Me too. Is one of those problems that your iPad doesn’t have enough storage capacity to hold all your videos, photos, documents and songs? I hadn’t thought of that problem myself until now, but I guess I have that problem too.

We Can Now Talk to Computers with Our Minds

Using techniques usually reserved for identifying epilepsy in patients, a team of scientists at Washington University were able to successfully have subjects move computer cursors using nothing but their thoughts.

Verizon CEO: We Don’t Need Sprint

Verizon doesn’t want to buy Sprint, despite this week’s merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.

Overage Fees Are Good for You, Says the Wireless Industry

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