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Comcast's latest bad idea turns your Wi-Fi into everybody's Wi-Fi
Bad ideas are a dime a dozen, but Comcast's plan to use their customer's Wi-Fi to build out their mobile presence is a really bad idea. Read More


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Microsoft's most famous couple, Bill and Melinda Gates: Stanford commencement speech transcript
L. A. Cicero, via Stanford News Service Following is the text of the address by Bill and Melinda Gates, philanthropists and co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as prepared for delivery at Stanford University's 123rd Commencement on June 15, 2014. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently stepped aside as Microsoft chairman and is now an advisor to the CEO. See a video recap of the Stanford speech here.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More

How Google Glass set wearable computing back 10 years
Somehow, Google managed to make Glass, the coolest new technology idea in decades, into a complete laughingstock. Read More


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Today, the industry is at an inflection point - driven by a triple storm of Big Data, cloud, and mobility; and in this new environment, security is paramount. The New Style of IT is about how businesses and IT leverage this rapid change for enterprise growth. Learn More

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Wireless data traffic more than doubled in US in 2013
The total amount of data handled by wireless carriers in the U.S. more than doubled in 2013, an increase driven in large part by video traffic.U.S. carriers saw 3.2 exabytes of data traffic run across their networks, the CTIA said in its annual report on the U.S. wireless industry. An exabyte is 10x18 bytes or, put another way, a billion gigabytes.The figure represents a 120 percent increase from the 1.5 exabytes carried in all of 2012, the group said on Tuesday. The CTIA is the Washington, D.C, -based lobbying group that represents the industry and it conducted the survey among its members. The data refers to traffic carried over licensed spectrum.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More

US lawmakers introduce bill banning paid prioritization online
A group of U.S. lawmakers have introduced legislation that would prohibit broadband providers from charging Web content generators for priority traffic management. The Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act, introduced Tuesday by Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Representative Doris Matsui of California, along with three other Democrats, would ban broadband providers from collecting fees from websites and online services for preferential traffic handling. The bill is an effort to get out front of a contentious debate about net neutrality rules.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More

5.5-inch iPhone may cost $100 more, but consumers are willing to pay
With Apple largely expected to unveil two new iPhone models this fall -- one with a 4.7-inch screen and the other with a 5.5-inch screen -- an obvious question looms: just how does Apple plan on pricing these devices?Historically, Apple has remained beholden to pricing new iPhone models at a base price of $199 and charging more for more memory. With two different-sized iPhone models on the horizon, it remains to be seen how Apple handles its traditionally simple pricing matrix.Commenting on the matter, analyst Tavis McCourt of Raymond James recently opined that Apple may price the 5.5-inch iPhone model $100 higher than the 4.7-inch model. While only Apple executives at this point are privy to that type of information, survey data amassed by McCourt suggests that consumers would be willing to pay the extra $100 for the larger device.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More


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