AT&T today announced via its public policy blog that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, and the Department of Defense to explore the idea of sharing spectrum. The agreement follows recommendations made by the NTIA last year that the option be used as an alternative to new spectrum auctions. [...]
After CEO Tim Cook admitting that music-based social network Ping had been one of Apple’s occasional missteps, saying “I think the customer voted” on it and that Apple doesn’t need its own social network, Apple has begun notifying users that Ping will no longer be available as of September 30 and is not accepting any [...]
Throughout the month of September, the Wall Street Journal is offering free Wi-Fi across more than 1,300 hotspots in New York and another 1,000 in San Francisco. The New York hotspots blanket the entirety of high-traffic neighborhoods like Times Square, West Village, and Washington Square Park. Popular locations such as Nob Hill and Fisherman’s Wharf [...]
Music streaming service Rdio has expanded its music catalog to over 18 million songs, with a large proportion of additional tracks coming from independent artists. The increase of over three million tunes stem from ‘landmark’ deals with music distributors TuneCore and CD Baby, both of which are considered “two of the best distribution tools out [...]
Twitter has finally announced a tighter set of restrictions on its API for third-party applications. In an attempt to improve security and strengthen the company’s control over the service, the forthcoming API will require authentication for access to public information and impose a limit of 100,000 users for most Twitter client apps on various platforms. [...]
Google’s Internet search engine Wil get more personal by highlighting information in users Gmail accounts on its main results page. Users already can search within their e-mail accounts to find something they need, such as an order from Amazon.com or an airline reservation. The feature announced today marks Google’s latest attempt to deliver data that [...]
Google has added a tour of the Kennedy Space Center to its Google Maps Street View Gallery collection. NASA worked with Google to show off the US launch site as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, for which the search giant has created its largest special collection of Street View imagery to date, creating approximately [...]
Microsoft has announced a new personal email service at Outlook.com. The company describes it as a service “that reimagines the way that people use email – from a cleaner look, to fewer and less obtrusive ads, to new connections to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. ” You can sign into Outlook.com with your existing Microsoft [...]
Verizon has revealed its latest high-speed Internet service, FiOS Quantum. The latest update to the service offers users on the top plan or service speeds of up to 300Mbps down and 65Mbps up. On a two-year contract, the price for FiOS Quantum is $205 a month, or $210 without a contract for what Verizon is [...]
Writer and producer Daniel Knauf, known as the creator of “Carnivàle” on HBO, has left Hollywood behind and struck out on his own with a new original work. With the beta project, recently made public called “Haunted,” Knauf’s new company, BXX (pronounced like BOX), is moving forward into the transmedia world. “Haunted” is a story [...]
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