This whole Google/Verizon net neutrality debate has reached critical mass and is quickly entering the “beating a dead horse” territory, but AT&T threw a bit more gasoline on the fire last Friday with its “Wireless is Different” post on the company’s Public Policy Blog.
As the title suggests, the post asserts that wireless internet is …
In the future, we will invariably die two deaths: The first will be physical (Hospitals, loved ones, tombstones). The second, and potentially more noticeable death will be digital (Facebook memorializing, stagnant Twitter accounts, lost passwords). Just recently, Twitter established a policy to handle accounts after the death of a user. …
UPDATE: Looks like the issue has been fixed now.
Oh, lovely. Check this out before Facebook patches this up—hopefully they’ll get it fixed quickly. Go to Facebook and try to log in with someone else’s e-mail address. Don’t worry about the password, it doesn’t matter. If this person has a Facebook account, you’ll see their full name, …
In case you hadn’t noticed, your Gmail looks a little different today. Google has tidied up the overall interface and added prominent Mail, Contacts, and Tasks links in the upper left corner along with a big "Compose mail" or "New contact" button depending upon which feature you’re using.
And speaking of contacts, Google has overhauled
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Earlier, I saw a “Save Google Wave!” tweet. I clicked. This is what I got:
Did this exist? The Internet says it used to. And yet, it is gone. I suspect Google’s hit squad is behind it. (Hey, what’s this lasery-looking red dot on my shirt?)
Poor Save the Wave campaign. We hardly knew ye.
The Sezmi TV service was rolled out in the LA area back in 2008 but has recently expanded its availability to 36 additional markets. The package consists of a $149 TiVo-like receiver that hooks up to your broadband internet connection and a high-powered TV antenna capable of pulling in free, over-the-air, local HD channels.
For a $5 …
If you’re a MobileMe subscriber and use Apple’s cloud-based iDisk service, the latest mobile version allows you to stream music files from your storage space directly to your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. That update was pushed out about a month ago and made some headlines as people began to ponder whether Apple was paving the way for …
Picture this, Verizon FiOS customers: a 10-inch Android tablet that’s thinner and lighter than the iPad and lets you watch TV on it. Maybe the price of it is greatly subsidized for every new FiOS customer who agrees to a two-year contract. Maybe it’ll be here within a few months.
That’s what the Financial Times is hinting at. Not the …
This is bizarre. Clearwire is positioning its iSpot 4G hotspot device towards owners of portable Apple products. The iSpot costs $100 regularly, though it’s on sale today for $29. There’s no two-year contract needed and service costs just $25 per month as long as you’re in a Clear 4G coverage area.
The press release says “The iSpot …
DirecTV subscribers, I envy you. Moreso this year than in previous years. Not only can you get the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which grants you access to live coverage of almost every NFL game, but this year you’ll also get all the extra stuff you had to pay an additional $99 for in previous years.
DirecTV is now offering its $300 NFL …
I had a chance to swing by a geek mixer held at Microsoft’s New England Research and Development Center (NERD, get it?) to rub elbows with a handful of local startups doing some interesting things. Keep these guys on your radar screens—you might hear more from them in the future.
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Browser-based Episend aims to make …
YouTube announced yesterday that its upload length would increase from 10 to 15 minutes. It’s probably a move to inspire more original content on the site to compete with other video social networking sites like Vimeo or Vox. As it is now, YouTube is great for music videos, amateur home videos with viral potential and the ever-popular …
