Monthly Archives: July 2007
Mobile Monday NY – Beyond Scores
I went to another fine event tonight put up by the fine folks at Mobile Monday New York, “Beyond Scores. Sports Brands & Their Mobile Game Plan.” The panel discussion was packed with good representatives from the content side as … Continue reading
Possible dangers of “quad play” services.
image source: flickr Sprint is partnering up with Google in a national rollout of WiMax. WiMax is a wireless broadband technology that is similar to the popular WiFi networks, except that that it has a range of miles versus hundreds … Continue reading
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Digital Television: who’s ready?
image source: marcelstvmuseum I admit that I watch very little television on a traditional set. Most of my viewing is on my laptop, via WebTV or DVD. However, millions of people in the US do watch on traditional sets. On … Continue reading
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Ooma offer free domestic VoIP calls.
Omma is offering a new telephone service, that will challenge both traditional telcos and VoIP upstarts. After buying their $399 handset, all domestic telephone calls are free. Revenue will come from hardware sales and international calls. (Of course, customers will … Continue reading
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Google planning to buy up spectrum
Google says that it is considering to bid in the upcoming auction of 700 MHz spectrum, which will be free when television switches over to a digital in 2009. It could all just be posturing to get the FCC to … Continue reading
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