Sprint deserting sinking LightSquared ship
Here we go again. It's more bad news for embattled would-be LTE provider LightSquared. Now Sprint is kicking the company when it's down. But the consequences could be a long and expensive court battle:...
View ArticleGoogle says snooping on Wi-Fi networks isn't illegal
The fallout from Google collecting private information such as email from people's WiFi networks several years ago just got worse. Google claims that it did nothing illegal by snooping on people's...
View ArticleVerizon's tethering fiasco: A lesson in deception and denial
Verizon may have agreed to adjust its policies on smartphone tethering, but the carrier continues to mislead and deceive its customers about what's really going on.
View ArticleVerizon's tethering settlement: What about Google Wallet?
Verizon's recent FCC settlement raises an interesting question: If the carrier isn't allowed to block tethering apps, should it be allowed to block Google Wallet?
View ArticleRidding ourselves of poor translations
Have you ever plugged a sentence into a machine translation software and received a result that was so bad it blew your mind? Granted, there is no such thing as a perfect translation, and there’s a...
View ArticleFCC 'Obamacare' shutdown may delay Apple's new iPads
The US governemt shutdown may delay introduction of new iPads, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been forced to cease new product approvals, pending resolution of the crisis.
View ArticleWhen scammers strike, does AT&T have your back?
AT&T subscribers have reported being victims of SIM-card fraud, and the carrier's response falls short of what you would expect.
View ArticleCellphones on a plane? NOOO! Fly the unfriendly skies, FCC-style...
Riots in the skies. Oh boy, here we go again. Our friends at the Federal Communications Commission are once again proposing that we be allowed to use cellphones in flight. Can you imagine how...
View ArticleSHUT UP on the plane! But DOT may save us from FCC cellphone rule
FCC votes to allow cellphones at 10,000 feet. The Federal Communications Commission proposes a new rule, permitting cellphones in the air. Unsurprisingly, many are unhappy about the prospect of sitting...
View ArticleApple trolls net-neutrality fans, waves cash at Comcast
Apple and Comcast, sitting in a tree. F. C. C. B. A. I. T. I. N. G. (even Chris is upset). Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) are in talks to get 'round network-neutrality rules, it's said....
View ArticleThe Internet asks: Et tu, FCC?
Has corporate "free speech" ruined the Internet?"Not that I loved the Internet less, but that I loved corporations more." This isn't the exact quote from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, but many...
View ArticleWill reported new net neutrality proposal be re-daft or a redraft?
Tom Wheeler: Net neutrality, take two. Always-in-flux Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler is reportedly redrafting rules governing net neutrality -- again. Never satisfied with...
View ArticleComcast WILL cap everyone: Utility rates from a utility that's not a utility?
David Cohen lobbies for more money from your pocket. Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) plans to cap everyone. The company let the cat out of the bag to financial analysts yesterday. Amusingly, the company is...
View ArticleNuke the zombies! ISPs must get real about security, says FCC
much federal. very flag. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposes to force ISPs to take action on the security of their networks. FCC chair Tom Wheeler says the market isn't working,...
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