FCC Commissioner Clyburn Wants Wireless and Wire Networks Treated Equally
Federal Communications Commission member Mignon Clyburn has taken an apparent swipe at a net neutrality position held jointly by Verizon and Google. Verizon and Google are proposing that wireless broadband access be exempted from any rules requiring non-discriminatory treatment of Internet traffic. “[A]ny proposal treating fixed and mobile Internet access to broadband differently would be [...]
Read MoreVerizon to Put Live TV on the iPad, But There’s a Catch
GigaOM reports that Verizon has unleashed an iPad app that will allow FiOS subscribers to watch live TV on their tablet devices. Verizon is set to launch this new app early next year, assuming all content partners fall in line. This comes shortly after the announcement that Verizon will broadcast the first NFL game on 3D [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 8-13-2010
Google Launches Chrome to Phone and Voice Actions At their mobile event yesterday, Google launched two features for mobile that aim to make life easier and illustrate the changing landscape of the web. Chrome to Phone and Voice Actions both enhance and extend your mobile device. Chrome to Phone makes it easy to shift things [...]
Read MoreVerizon Scores First NFL Game on 3D TV and Madden Launched for iPad
3D TV continues its push into the mainstream as Verizon prepares to broadcast the first NFL Game in 3D to FiOS TV customers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The Giants face the Patriots in a preseason match-up on September 2nd at New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. It all starts [...]
Read MoreGoogle and Verizon Present Joint Policy Proposal for an Open Internet
Today Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt and Ivan Seidenberg, chairman and CEO of Verizon announced a joint proposal for an open Internet policy. In a blog titled, “A Joint Policy Proposal for an Open Internet,” Alan Davidson, Google director of public policy and Tom Tauke, Verizon executive vice president of public affairs, policy, and communications detailed [...]
Read MoreDroid 2 Details Dead-On or Dead Wrong?
The highly anticipated Motorola Droid 2 handset from Verizon may be coming sooner than you think. An Engadget reader from NC noticed his local Best Buy displaying Motorola Droid 2 dummy phones. The pricing information showed the phones running at $199 or $599 without a contract. This is pretty typical for phones of this caliber, [...]
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