News

Could The President End Up Prolonging This Patent Nightmare?

What with companies suing each other into infinity right now, one can see that the patent system is broken. But companies can also appeal to the International Trade Commission to rain the import ban hammer down on their enemies. Only the President could stand stand in their way.


August 23, 2011
Mobile

TechCrunch Evidence Hints At GSM/CDMA iPhone 5

Around the block we go again with another rumour that suggests the iPhone 5 may be a dual-mode device with support for both CDMA and GSM networks.


August 13, 2011
Mobile

I Don’t Care About AT&T’s Manufactured Network Doomsday

Lately, anytime the gaping maw of US carrier AT&T opens, no matter what it’s talking about — puppies! or unlimited data (boring) or financial data — it has to slip in at least a tiny reference to how badly the T-Mobile merger has to happen, or all of our phones are going to explode and the puppies will die and go extinct forever.


August 10, 2011
News

Striking Verizon Workers Destroying Internet Cables

Lots of Verizon technicians are very angry at their employer — around 45,000 of them. And it appears some of them are pissed enough to sabotage the American ISP’s fibre optic network, the Boston Globe reports — they’re slashing cables.


July 15, 2011
News

Banana Attacks Verizon Gorilla, Food Chain Goes Ape Shit

Gizmodo AU

“Police? Hi, my name is Brendan. Um, some kid in a banana costume just tackled my mascot…the kid was in mid-air flying like a Spartan from 300, except he was a banana.” Could this be the start of new YouTube remix meme? You’ll have to see for yourself.


July 8, 2011
Online

The Tougher ISP Piracy Stance Isn’t Actually That Tough

Just how many times can you illegally download content and get away with it, officially speaking? A new agreement between major US ISPs and the music and movie industry has pegged it at six. Give or take. Honestly, they don’t really care that much.


July 7, 2011
Mobile

Droid Bionic Appears In Leaked Best Buy Ad

According to This Is My Next, the Motorola Droid Bionic just popped up in a leaked Best Buy ad. While it looks like most other Droids, the redesigned phone was delayed after CES to receive “enhancements”. This could be Verizon’s first dual-core LTE handset. [This Is My Next]


June 28, 2011
Mobile

PC Mag Says Verizon 4G Punches Other Carriers In Collective Stomach

After a US-wide mobile bandwidth test, PC Mag has some pretty plain results: Verizon’s LTE network socks the cud out of other carriers, often beating them by double across the board. Unless you live in a rural area.


June 24, 2011
Online

ISPs Are About To Take A Harder Stance Against Piracy

According to CNET’s Greg Sandoval, internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are working with media groups such as the RIAA and MPAA to adopt stricter anti-piracy policies which gradually increase the consequences for illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted material.


June 21, 2011
Computing

Shouldn’t Verizon Upgrade The 3G Xoom Before They Start Selling A 4G Version?

If Motorola is as good at releasing a 4G Xoom as they were at upgrading the 3G model, I wouldn’t count on ever seeing one.