Tag Archives: data

Link: Verizon Clarifies →

Great headline. Brian X. Chen for NY Times: Customers with unlimited plans will get to keep their unlimited plans. But when shared data plans become available, the unlimited option will no longer be available to customers when they buy a … Continue reading

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Link: Facebook encouraging organ donations →

This is the power of data aggregation: The Facebook tool works like this: Users go to their timelines, where under Life Event they will see a health and wellness section. Zuckerberg said: “You put in, ‘I decided to be an … Continue reading

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Link: Berners-Lee: Demand your data from Internet companies →

Tim Berners-Lee: We’re moving towards a world in which people agree not to use information for particular purposes. It’s not whether you can get my information, it’s when you’ve got it, what you promise not to do with it.

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Link: Making Devs Pay for Subscriber Data Usage →

Interesting idea coming out of the MWC: AT&T Inc. is preparing a service that would let content providers and developers of mobile applications pay the wireless carrier for the mobile data its customers use, the carrier’s network and technology head … Continue reading

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Link: Data Throttling Statement from AT&T →

“The growth is now driven primarily by smartphones,” the executive wrote on AT&T’s Innovation Space blog. “Add to that new customer additions and the continuing trend of upgrades from feature phones to smartphones, and you have a wireless data tsunami.”

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Link: Discussion of European Online Privacy Laws →

Europe is considering a sweeping new law that would force Internet companies like Amazon.com and Facebook to obtain explicit consent from consumers about the use of their personal data, delete that data forever at the consumer’s request and face fines … Continue reading

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Link: Google+ Adds “What’s Hot” and “Ripples” Services →

What’s Hot: Shows the most popular, publicly shared posts. Ripples: Shows where shared posts originate from. What they have in common? Data visualization. Cool for people interested in that, questionable for the general masses. What’s Hot looks like a more … Continue reading

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Link: AT&T Lighting Up LTE Network →

On September 18th, AT&T will officially launch it’s “true 4G” LTE network.  AT&T has been calling it’s beefed up HSPA+ service 4G, but speeds were much slower than that of Verizon’s LTE network.  AT&T has promised speeds that could reach … Continue reading

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Link: Sprint Receiving iPhone 5? →

It looks like the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the iPhone will come to Sprint in mid-October. The October date sounds about right given all of the speculation about a fall iPhone release to coincide with iOS 5. The … Continue reading

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Link: 3G MacBook Pros? →

While we do not post much when it comes to rumors and such, I felt this particular article from MacRumors was noteworthy.  MacRumors has photos of a MacBook Pro purchased on Craigslist that is clearly a prototype that came has … Continue reading

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Verizon Begins Tiered Data

For anyone looking to start a new Verizon contract should be aware that Verizon started their tiered data packages today.  The new plans allow customers to purchase a wide range of data options.  As many observers will note, this has … Continue reading

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