F.C.C. chairman to outline new broadband Internet framework.

Another interesting update on the F.C.C. chairmans’s attempt to outline a framework for broadband Internet services that forbids blocking or slowing of lawful content. This framework will strike right at the heart of net neutrality, a hot topic recently and with strong positions on both sides of this issue. Whatever the outcomes to the December… [Read more…]

Google is said to be near a deal to acquire Groupon- for like 6 Billion big ones!

Google rumoured to be in the market for Groupon, the online discounter, for about 6 Billion bucks. Before you read the details from this article, this commentator thought it would be interesting to post a list of the acquisitions Google has made, for they are making more deals than any other company or fund out… [Read more…]

A jury has awarded Oracle $1.3 billion in damages in its corporate theft lawsuit against SAP

Be careful where you get your software from! This is a lot of dough and SAP should pay- probably more. IDG News Service – A jury has awarded Oracle $1.3 billion in damages in its corporate theft lawsuit against SAP. The award is a blow to the German applications vendor, which had argued it should… [Read more…]

RIM Blackberry CEO- “You don’t need an app for the Web,”

Now this article is old news for some of us. The mobile web is the place where most consumers still go for their transactions and interactions with companies. The Universal APP is still the mobile web browser. As we move through the next few years, APP’s will probably have less involvement as ‘Bookmark’ points of… [Read more…]

CTIA works to get F.C.C. involvement to tighten up regulations on cellular signal boosters

You have to love how the carriers protect the airwaves for us! CTIA works to get F.C.C. involvement to tighten up regulations on cellular signal boosters sold for home use. In fact, CTIA wants the carriers to control this market. (NYT) When Sean Kirkland, an executive vice president for sales and marketing for a company… [Read more…]

How big is a petabyte? Or why I like technology!

Mobile web insight-55 percent of small businesses have not checked the appearance of their own website on a mobile phone

From econsultancy.com for this weeks mobile web information roundup. Always good information from around the world. Mobiles and offline shopping 42% of UK shoppers have used their mobile phones while shopping offline, while 16% used it to compare prices with other stores. 59% have not decided on the brand before beginning to shop, while 44%… [Read more…]

Symantec researchers uncovered new clues about the Stuxnet worm- The most sophisticated malware ever devised

(Computer World) Researchers have uncovered new clues that the Stuxnet worm may have been created to sabotage Iranian attempts to turn uranium into atomic bomb-grade fuel. According to Eric Chien, one of three Symantec researchers who have dug into Stuxnet, the worm targets industrial systems that control very high speed electrical motors, such as those… [Read more…]

Mobile device OS upgrades may build brand loyalty with the device, but what about the brands that use the OS to engage customers?

Great article by DAMON DARLIN. It illustrates how fast mobile devices and specifically their Operating Systems (OS) are changing. The one thing this writer is waiting on is data on how changes in OS reflect on churn with APP’s. new development of iPhone or Android APP’s start with a version of the OS and legacy… [Read more…]

Samsung and LG – 2 Korean Giants Hacking Into The Smartphone Market

Great perspective article about Samsung and LG’s efforts in the smartphone market. As with anything in a high growth technology based business, only time will tell, however, this commentator sees both companies as real threats to any smartphone manufacturer. Samsung’s third quarter results posted a year over year increase of 18 plus percent in handsets… [Read more…]