Amazon tests licensed Wi-Fi
The wireless technology Amazon is testing is called TLPS, which is basically Wi-Fi on its own boutique band. If Amazon can get it to work, then it could connect to Kindles to 4G-style services at Wi-Fi prices…Read More >>
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Strange Wireless test by Amazon
Amazon has tested a wireless network in Cupertino, California, that could allow customers to wirelessly connect to the Internet in a manner that isn’t unlike those offered by traditional wireless providers. The trial run was conducted with the help of satellite communications company Globalstar Inc. according to people familiar with the matter as reported by…
No More Physical Gifts on Facebook
The social network is removing teddy bears, flower arrangements, and cookie baskets from its online marketplace to get serious about selling gift cards. Read this article by Jennifer Van Grove on CNET News.Read More >>
Google Designs Cars Too?
If the major automakers won't play, Google might design its own autonomous cars and work with contract manufacturers to build them, says a report on Jessica Lessin's blog. Read this article by Dan Farber on CNET News.Read More >>
Apple's E-Book Battle
The United States offered to ease the terms of a proposed civil injunction against Apple Inc for conspiring to raise e-book prices, but the company said the revised proposal is still designed to “inflict punishment” and must be rejected.Read More >>
Technology Warfare Between Nations
National security has broadened in the last few years to extend beyond the physical borders of a country; it has entered the virtual sphere of the Internet. It’s not only enough to make sure domestic issues are taken care of on land, in the air, and in the sea, but now governments have this new…