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Men’s Fall 2007 in August
Image source: jcrew.com It’s 90 degrees in New York. All week, I’ve been receiving catalogs showing off sweaters, flannel shirts and wool pants. Just looking at them, makes me sweat. I get the catalogs because I shop online, which then … Continue reading
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Being (not so) prepared
I’ve been posting a lot on the massiveness of the attempts to re-direct telecom infrastructure in positive ways. The macro problem is basically how to tackle large scale problems and change conventional ways of thinking, which led to the question, … Continue reading
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What’s it all about, Wi-Fi?
Images source: upgrade:travelbetter.com With all this Google and spectrum talk swirling the internet and news media, I keep coming back to Wi-Fi as a good way to contextualizing the importance of having open networks and services, as well as open … Continue reading
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I guess it’s official.
The site was in stealth for a long time, and friends kept on finding it… so… I guess it’s live. Putting it in technorati seems to be the next, if not final step. Technorati Profile
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Google gets 2 out of 4
Just a quick post on the upcoming 700MHz spectrum. Yesterday, FCC released guidelines on the auction. Google was pressing for 4 points on its policy blog: * Open applications: consumers should be able to download and utilize any software applications, … Continue reading
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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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