Microsoft to Revamp Its Phone Software.
NEW YORK (AP) – Microsoft Corp. is expected to announce a major revamp of its phone software Monday, in an attempt to regain momentum in a crucial market where it’s been overshadowed. CEO Steve Ballmer will be speaking at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the world’s largest cell phone trade show, and analysts expect … Read more
Tracking Without Evidence of Criminal Wrongdoing?
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Should the government be allowed to track a person’s movements based on cell phone records, without evidence of criminal wrongdoing? A showdown on the issue unfolded Friday in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia, as the Justice Department battled electronic-privacy groups. The privacy groups say the information could reveal when someone goes … Read more
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EXTRA CREDIT: MAKE A SNOWMAN AT LEAST 3 FEET TALL!
DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL FRIDAY 12 AT MIDNIGHT! You will be able to find the first pictures in the next couple of hours on our website. I will create a new page called “snowman;” it will be on the right column. ******** Here’s extra credit for all of you: Make a snowman at least tree (3) … Read more
CLASS CANCELED TODAY! (ONLY MY 8:00 A.M. CLASS)
I AM CANCELING OUR CLASS TODAY, FEBRUARY 11. CHECK THE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE TO SEE IF THEY CLOSE THE UNIVERSITY. THIS CANCELATION IS ONLY FOR MY CLASS, BCMN 4320, CURRENT ISSUES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS. I DON’T WANT YOU TO DRIVE UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS . IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SEND ME AN EMAIL. – JULIAN RODRIGUEZ
Report: Apple to test $1 TV downloads
by Erica Ogg, CNET NEWS A new report Wednesday evening says cheaper iTunes TV show downloads could be in the offing. Apple will be offering U.S. TV shows for $1 each, according to the Financial Times. The offer will coincide with the release of the iPad–expected sometime in April–and is described by “people familiar with … Read more
Opera Mini: 5 Reasons iPhone Owners Need It
Jared Newman, PCWorld Opera has announced plans to release the Opera Mini mobile Web browser for the iPhone. The app isn’t available yet — Opera plans to show it off during Mobile World Congress next week — and it’s possible the early announcement is meant to generate excitement, therefore pressuring Apple into approving this threat … Read more
Ericsson, Alcatel Tapped for AT&T Network
The Wall Street Journal By RUTH BENDER AND GUSTAV SANDSTROM Telecom-equipment vendors L.M. Ericsson Telephone Co. and Alcatel-Lucent Wednesday said they have been selected as suppliers for a next-generation wireless network for AT&T Inc., the largest wireless operator in the U.S. The deal marks another key win for the two companies as equipment makers fight … Read more
I Want My Telecomm!
NY Times By JENNA WORTHAM Published: February 8, 2010 John Anderson and Sharon Rapoport estimate they spend $400 a month, or close to $5,000 a year, keeping their family of four entertained at home. There are the $30-a-month data plans on their BlackBerry Tour cellphones. The Roanoke, Va., couple’s teenage sons, Seth and Isaac, each … Read more
Google Lowers Fee to Break Contract
WASHINGTON (AP) – Google Inc. has lowered by $200 the fee it charges customers who break a standard two-year contract for its new Nexus One phone on the T-Mobile USA Inc. network. The Google fee was dropped to $150 from $350, but customers who break a contract on the phone will still have to pay … Read more
