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Simultaneous Voice & Data: AT&T's Big iPhone Advantage

October 16, 2012

While Verizon has a great 3G network and more recently a great 4G network, there is one drawback iPhone users still have using 4G LTE and that is you can’t access simultaneous voice and data over the 4G network. This is a pretty big limitation and AT&T users can rest assured that even if they have worse coverage, they will be able to multitask by surfing and talking or emailing and talking.

Want to surf the web or send email while talking on your iPhone 5 using Verizon or Sprint? Well, you may as well be holding this:

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Posted in 4G, AT&T, Amazon, Android, Apple, Broadband, Open Source, Technology, Wireless

Microsoft, SNL, Sprint and Softbank News for Monday October 15, 2012

October 15, 2012

Microsoft is jumping into the music business and this is perhaps the biggest news of the day and possibly the week. Redmond is now offering ad supported music streaming and going up against Sirius XM, Pandora and Apple’s iTunes all at once. Boasting a 30-million strong library of songs, users can listen to playlists for free or download to own music across their TV, computers and smartphones. The ad-free version is $9.99 per month and includes access to music videos as well.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Android, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Financial, Gadget, IP Communications, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Technology, Verizon, Video, Wireless, iPad

Major Flaws in Ballmer's Apple-Fighting Strategy?

October 11, 2012

It really is shocking that Apple has pulled so far ahead of every other device maker with designs that are more art than technology focused. For those of you familiar with Bang & Olufsen products (BeoSound 8 pictured above) you know in some ways Apple’s designs are a copy of this iconic audio manufacturer meaning Apple didn’t entirely invent cool looking consumer electronics devices and others should be able to compete effectively in the space.

I am sure Microsoft agrees but as they’ve watched Apple become the cool and fast growing computer company they used to be, they determined they need to be more like Cupertino. This of course is the reason the company decided it was more important to design new hardware than keep their partners churning out directly competitive products happy.

Posted in Android, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Google, HTML5, Microsoft, SIP, Search, Skype, Technology, Ultrabook, Wireless

Microsoft Hopes Free WiFi Will Persuade Developers

October 8, 2012

Google has been a steady sponsor of free WiFi in airports and subway stations for some years now but Microsoft has decided such sponsorships make sense for them as well. Specifically, the company is paying Boingo for the privilege of supplying free wireless access in parts of San Francisco and Manhattan.

The reason for the generosity has to do with Redmond celebrating Windows 8 and looking forward to introducing the new Windows Store for Windows 8 to the app builder community.

"At Microsoft, we know that amazing apps are being built in New York and San Francisco, and we want to give talented developers the chance to launch their businesses through the Windows Store," said John Richards, Senior Director at Microsoft Corp. "We hope our Boingo Wi-Fi sponsorship will introduce the Windows 8 opportunity to app builders in NYC and San Francisco, while providing folks with Wi-Fi connectivity on-the-go."

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Amazon, Android, Apple, Cisco, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Google, Microsoft, Technology, Wireless

Don't Believe the Apple MapGate Hype

October 1, 2012

Apple has become so successful that journalists seem to go in for the kill if a new service doesn’t work perfectly. To some degree the company has executed so well, this is to be expected. The latest issue is the company’s decision to replace Google maps with its own maps in iOS6. Users have complained about less than perfect directions in some cases as well as some satellite images which are warped and frankly quite odd looking.

Posted in AT&T, Android, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Google, Technology, Verizon, Wireless

LBS Needs Trust

September 28, 2012

For over a decade the communications industry has been waxing poetic about the potential for location based services or LBS to change the world. The idea was mobile commerce would be unleashed as coupons would be flashed in front of users as they walked near a coffee shop or fast food restaurant.

That future is here to a certain degree but the one missing ingredient is trust. You see users more than likely want curated offers.

Posted in Amazon, Apple, Gadget, Google, Wireless

With Fabulous Gorilla Glass, Why Does Corning Stock Lose Value?

September 25, 2012

Corning is a fascinating company and recently the news about how they collaborated with Steve Jobs to build the glass for the first iPhone became public, making them that much more interesting. Believe it or not but the ancestor of the now famous Gorilla Glass in the iPhone and hundreds of other devices was invented in 1952 and by accident. The product was waiting decades looking for a market and the company started to experiment with it just before Steve Jobs came knocking.

Tom Keating alerted me to a fascinating article done by Wired which gives you all the details of how the glass is made and its evolution.

The challenge for the company seems to be getting ahead of itself. After all the famous Future Made of Glass video was made for potential investors over a year-and-a-half ago and since that time the company has seen its stock price drop by about 50%.

I am not going into the financial analysis of the company in this space but I do find it incredible that Corning can see its market capitalization decrease so greatly at a time when the world can't get enough glass covered gadgets.

Posted in 4G, Amazon, Apple, Blackberry, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Technology, Wireless

Funniest iPhone 5 Videos

September 24, 2012

Some of the funniest videos related to the iPhone 5 have to be Jimmy Kimmel showing people an iPhone 4S and marveling at how fascinated people were.

It sort of reminds us of the Samsung ads which make fun of the people in the Apple lines for being dim.

Without a doubt this person in line takes the cake as being the least informed about the new device and it makes you wonder, exactly who is paying her credit card bill.

And this my friends is the genius of Apple and its marketing machine... People want the newest phone from the company and don't even know why.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Verizon

See an Ultrabook with Touch and Sensor Tech

September 21, 2012

Although this video from Intel is a few months old it shows developers how they can develop touch and sensor based applications for Metro and desktop mode on the company's new Ivy Bridge-based Windows 8 Ultrabooks. Perhaps most interesting is the accelerometer demo which seems clunky on a laptop but one imagines with a removable keyboard this feature will be as useful as it is on tablets and smartphones.

I watched with some interest the ability to specify objects on the screen for pinching and zooming - I suppose Apple's attorney's may have some comments on the matter for Intel.

Posted in Apple, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Microsoft, Technology, Ultrabook, Wireless

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