Articles Posted in the " Cellphone " Category

  • So what do you consider “private”?

    So what do you consider “private”?

    About 15 years ago I was part of an ongoing public discussion concerning privacy.  The discussion at the time was about street cameras placed by the police around the neighborhoods.  Was this somehow a violation of privacy?  Should they be...


  • Is this “Real”? Samsung Captivate to FINALLY Get Froyo in November?

    Is this “Real”? Samsung Captivate to FINALLY Get Froyo in November?

    Hat tip to my brother for point me to the link Don’t miss the EXCITING news for winning prizes-including TWO TICKETS to Michigan at Penn State (Football).  Listen to Real Tech for Real People for how to win! Engadget is...


  • Real Tech for Real People Ep 53 — Obeying Moore’s Law

    Real Tech for Real People Ep 53 — Obeying Moore’s Law

    This week Tony and I tackle the big issue:  Should broadband pricing obey the law?  Yes, some have argued that broadband pricing is in violation of the law–and we rip that idea apart. In addition, Tony shares his thoughts comparing...


  • iOS 4.1 Giveth, but mostly Taketh Away (from 3G)

    iOS 4.1 Giveth, but mostly Taketh Away (from 3G)

    By now everyone has heard that Apple has released the latest version of their iPhone operating system, the iOS 4.1. Jobs showed many exciting new features, and promised bug fixes, which he said including the poor performance issues experienced by...


  • AT&T Unveils their “Incentives”

    AT&T Unveils their “Incentives”

    This article in the NY Times continues the hand-wringing concerning the new AT&T data plans.  For those that haven’t heard, AT&T is doing away with the “unlimited” data plans on the iPhone and the iPad (within months of the fanfare...


  • NEXUS “Not Selling Well” — Really?

    NEXUS “Not Selling Well” — Really?

    I caught in Twitter today a “retweet” from @MacsFuture where they said that the Nexus 1 isn’t selling well. There was a link to the full comment on posterous, where the author writes: I wanted to tackle this for a...


  • AT & T to offer Incentives? Or is it punishment?

    AT & T to offer Incentives? Or is it punishment?

    I was struck yesterday by the word choice that was presented when AT&T’s executive announced that they are “considering incentives to get consumers to reduce their data usage.” (See the story “AT&T Considers incentives to curb heavy data usage“) What...