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Weekend Open Thread - Speak your mind - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
The weekend has arrived, so talk amongst yourselves in the comment section below.
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AT&T 3G Will Power The New Nissan LEAF - From in-car media to remote battery level monitoring - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Despite those ever-present AT&T complaints of wireless network congestion, the company (well, all wireless carriers) are continually looking for new ways to connect people their 3G networks -- be they e-readers or electric cars. AT&T has announced that they've struck a deal with Nissan to bring HSDPA 3G connectivity to the new electric Nissan Leaf. The 3G connectivity not only allows users to access in-car media, but it's closely tied to the car's recharging systems, informing you of the nearest recharging stations and allowing users to monitor their battery levels remotely. Given Nissan plans to sell the LEAF worldwide, they chose AT&T because of their support of the GSM standard.
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Best Buy To Sell Rebranded Clearwire Service - Best Buy Connect brand to expand from 3G to 4G in 2011 - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
In its first partnership extending beyond wholesale agreements with major cable companies like Time Warner Cable and Comcast, Clearwire has announced they're now allowing Best Buy to rent space on the Clearwire network so they can also sell their own 4G services. Earlier this month we noted how Best Buy had already struck a deal with Sprint to resell wireless phone and EVDO service under the "Best Buy Connect" brand. According to the Best Buy and Clearwire announcement, the actual 4G service won't be available at Best Buy until 2011. Best Buy pricing is fairly standard -- though Best Buy hopes to make their offers compelling by offering subsidized netbook and other hardware deals to subscribers.
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Dish To File Complaint Over Comcast Philly Sports Blockade - Companies kick new FCC procedures into high gear - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Last January the FCC issued an order (pdf) designed to put an end to cable operators preventing competitors from accessing local sports channels owned by the cable company. Last month those rules went into effect, and Dish, DirecTV, Verizon and AT&T have kicked the complaint process into high gear as they try to get access to Cablevision's MSG HD in New York, and Comcast's SportsNet Philadelphia. Dish today announced they were filing their complaint over Comcast with the FCC, claiming the cable operator refused to negotiate access to the channel in "good faith." Judging from some inside information, negotiations for access don't appear to be moving anywhere very quickly.
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Cox: People Just LOVE Their TiVo Tuning Adapters - People: well, not so much... - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Most cable operators are deploying switched digital video (SDV) technology, which frees up bandwidth on cable systems by delivering fewer channels to the cable-box, keeping the rest waiting at the edge router. In current cable systems, all channels are consistently made available to the set-top, using up valuable bandwidth even if your TV is off. Unfortunately, the new two-way SDV technology prohibits one way CableCARDs from working, so TivO and the cable industry cooked up a free adapter so users could continue to use their TiVOs.
We've seen mixed user experiences with the devices. Many users simply don't want another gadget surrounding their TV, and many have had reliability and interoperability issues. TiVO of course doesn't think an extra box is a very elegant solution, and has been pushing the FCC to free up cable's grip on the set top box ecosystem by mandating more open, Internet-connected platforms.
Of course if you ask the cable industry, these tuners are working just fine. Cox tells the FCC that consumers actually really love the devices:
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Swansea Notspots to Benefit from Wales Broadband Support Initiative - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
The community based Mawr Development Trust (MDT), which represents the rural villages of Craigcefn Parc, Felindre and Garnswllt north of Swansea in Wales (UK), could become one of the first beneficiaries of the Welsh Assembly’s new 'Broadband Support Initiative'. The news follows a successful 15Mbps speed wireless internet access trial by TFL Group, which was delivered into Felindre's village hall.
UK ISP TalkTalk Defends Customer Website Snooping System - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Broadband ISP TalkTalk UK has issued another statement in defence of its controversial new security system, which aims to block sites that contain malicious software by "anonymously" recording the URL addresses visited by its customers and comparing them against a list of good and bad websites. Sites that are not on one of its lists will also be "scanned for threats".
Eutelsat Preps 10Mbps Rural Broadband Satellite ISP Launch for November - Fri, 30 Jul 2010
European satellite operator Eutelsat has released its latest full year results and revealed that its new KA-SAT Satellite, which will offer download speeds of up to 10Mbps and should become part of their Tooway consumer broadband service in the EU and UK, is officially set to be launched in November this year.
Attacking the edges of secure Internet traffic
(AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010
AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
FBI access to e-mail, Web data raises privacy fear
(AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010
AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.
False alarm: Google search still working in China
(AP)
- Fri, 30 Jul 2010
AP - Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut off from mainland China - a key market where the company has been locked in a high-profile battle over online censorship.
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