L.A. Conspicuously Absent from PCWorld’s Cell Data Performance Test
Where's Los Angeles? They're also missing Detroit, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Philadelphia.
How is this impartial when the second most-populous metro area in the country is absent?
How about a latency test? And what good is the backbone's bandwidth if its radio signal can't penetrate a single office building wall?
via AT&T Roars Back in PCWorld’s Second 3G Wireless Performance Test - PCWorld.
Sagem Orga outs SIMFi, a SIM card/WiFi router hybrid
Sagem’s SIMFi is one of those ideas that you wish you had come up with yourself. The concept is pretty straightforward: they’ve created a SIM card with an embedded WiFi radio, so provided you have a suitable data plan, the card itself puts out a WiFi signal instead of relying on the phone. For anyone who’s ever needed internet access on a laptop, with no other tools besides the phone in their pocket, this is a potential godsend.
Android 2.1 Now Has Live Wallpaper
With the introduction of live wallpapers in Android 2.1, users can now enjoy richer, animated, interactive backgrounds on their home screen. A live wallpaper is very similar to a normal Android application and has access to all the facilities of the platform: SGL (2D drawing), OpenGL (3D drawing), GPS, accelerometers, network access, etc. The live wallpapers included on Nexus One demonstrate the use of some of these APIs to create fun and interesting user experiences. For instance, the Grass wallpaper uses the phone's location to compute sunrise and sunset times in order to display the appropriate sky.
Holy wow! AT&T admits NYC/San Fran 3G service sucked
A recent AT&T earnings call consisted of a lot of talk talk talk but one slide stands out: it essentially admits that 3G in San Francisco and New York sucked ween AKA were both far below their official performance objective.
12 Trends to Watch in 2010 | Electronic Frontier Foundation
Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) AN/ALQ-214
Including:
- Attacks on Cryptography (check)
- Global Internet Censorship
- Hardware Hacking (check)
- Location Privacy (check)
via 12 Trends to Watch in 2010 | Electronic Frontier Foundation.
As AT&T Complains, People Notice That It Has Decreased Infrastructure Investments, But Wireless Revenue Is Way Up | Techdirt
AT&T is just being irresponsible. Shareholders ought to be outraged at what the wireless division is doing. It's just unsustainable. I'm giving T a "Don't Buy."
AppleInsider | Piper: Apple’s next big iPhone feature is likely Verizon
Well, there you go. Apple's next big iPhone feature is likely Verizon.
So much for the "But GSM sucks here" argument. I thought Apple was tied to AT&T until 2011.
Shorting T anyone?
I *HEART* Android
BTW, I got an Android device (CDMA HTC Hero on Sprint) and I'm in love. This thing is easily as good as an iPhone and I'm seeing a lot more wow factor when people play with it. It's got all the usual goodie apps (haven't found a SlingPlayer Mobile, yet), most of which are free.
Major Selling Points
Reliable cell service (on Sprint and Verizon)
Support of Net Neutrality (on Sprint)
Open app distribution (no app censorship)
Open source development
DRM-free
Unlocking doesn't brick the handset
Rising above the herd mentality of "The Apple Set"
Also, linking your contacts with your Facebook friends profile photos and birthdays (and Flickr, too)
