The FCC’s latest plan for nation wide broadband will bring 100 megabits per second to approximately 100 million households in the US. The FCC hopes that its plan “will set goals for the U.S. to have the world’s largest market of very high-speed broadband users.” HBO is readying its first move into online video. HBO Continue Reading →
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This week on Digital Life, everyone is buzzing about Google Buzz, eBook readers are upset about the price of eBooks, Dictators hate Twitter, and Google is going to test super-high-speed broadband, plus I’ll talk with Steve Rosenbaum, co-founder and CEO of magnify.net about the state of online video, and we’ll get a tour of the Continue Reading →
Telecom companies are so jealous of Apple’s business that they are teaming up against the iPhone manufacturer. 24 telecom operators, including LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Sprint and AT&T have formed a global alliance to try and slow Apple’s wireless growth. Will it work? Not a chance. While revealing its new Windows Mobile operating system, Microsoft Continue Reading →
While Microsoft is expected to unveil its new Windows Mobile 7 operating system today, the company is secretly working on a new cellphone for teenagers. Code-named Pink, the new project will reportedly integrate many social networks into the handset’s navigation system. Microsoft hopes the new Pink project will be attractive to teens currently enamored with Continue Reading →
What is a war? The dictionary says it's an "armed conflict between nations." The dictionary does not say what they have to be armed with. What is Cyber-Terrorism? What is a crime? Continue Reading →
In my last article, entitled: “Cyber-Terrorism vs. Cyber-Warfare: Defending The United Networks of America,” my goal was to set the stage for a way to think about America’s place in the Information Age. Will we be a super-power, Cold-warriors, a sovereign nation, a first-world or a third world entity in the 21st century? Before we Continue Reading →
In the two days since it launched Google Buzz has had over 9 million posts. While Google is boasting that over 10 million users have already started using Buzz, many have been critical about how Buzz is integrated into their digital lives. In response, Google is working on upgrading Buzz to include a following page, Continue Reading →
Just as the FCC is getting ready to make its recommendations to Congress about the future of broadband in America, Google is going to use its extraordinary clout to demonstrate its vision of the future. Google plans to test ultra-high-speed Internet access in select towns to demonstrate what America might look like as a worldwide Continue Reading →
Google debuted its new social feature Google Buzz yesterday. As expected it allows GMail users to share links and updates, as well as locations with contacts. Google hopes that users will take advantage of the “new world inside of Gmail” as “there has always been a giant social network beneath” the email client. Sports Illustrated Continue Reading →
This week on Digital Life. Webcams are everywhere. What are 5,000 Twitter followers worth? Steve Jobs says Google’s “Don’t be evil” motto is “BS” and you can add Google to the list of companies that are ending support for IE6 (John Abell, wired.com‘s NY Bureau Chief and I discuss), plus I’ll talk with social media Continue Reading →