Pay no attention to the Jere behind the curtain… Show Notes In Other News Oppo releases its own wireless camera lens. Is this a ‘thing’? Stanford’s password policy is that the shorter passwords require more combinations of character types, but the character complexity reduces as the length gets longer. MetroPCS CDMA network shutting down in New England and… Read More »
Guru is still in the country and has design questions, Jere is worried about Big Brother Show Notes In Other News People complain Sprint won’t unlock their iPhone 4. Sprint’s iPhone 4 lacked a SIM card slot. The new standards for unlocking devices don’t go into effect till 2015, and the companies will have to offer this. LG… Read More »
Show Notes In Other News What Disney’s Magicbands can tell us about mobile, data, and more. Dyn.com discontinues free accounts, try some of these alternatives. Sprint will shut down WiMax by 2015, will replace with TD-LTE. T-Mobile intros $40 starter plan…unlimited talk/text/500mb of data. Platform News A top Android contributor comes to Samsung’s defense in Apple lawsuit.… Read More »
Guru is back to normal…maybe. Show Notes Schedule for Upcoming Episodes Sunday, April 13th 8PM Eastern Tuesday, April 22nd 10PM Eastern The Profit in Jacksonville on Hulu In Other News Wifi is probably not frying your brain. Specifications for Type-C USB plugs likely to be completely this summer. The new plug will make a click when plugged in… Read More »
Guru activates his emergency backup personality for tonight’s show and attempts to be upbeat in honor of the end of March. Show Notes In Other News IRS declares bitcoin property and subject to capital gains and losses. Microsoft agrees to stop looking through Hotmail and instead turn any issue over to law enforcement. Verizon asks FCC to not… Read More »
Guru gets a Nexus 5. Show Notes In Other News Consumers will get VoLTE phones, but the real target is businesses…by moving people to VoLTE, which is over the top data, this will allow multiple phone numbers on the same phone, other over the top services. 2G networks can be shut down to add more spectrum to LTE,… Read More »
191 is an unlucky number as several airline incidents have had the flight number 191, leading to many airlines retiring the number. Lesson…don’t book on Flight 191. And Jere thinks Guru sounds like a parent in a Charlie Brown cartoon, what do you think? Show Notes In Other News Holland says yes to the network agnostic SIM card.… Read More »
We discuss interest, bitcoin, and more. Show Notes The Link to the Rack Guru Mentioned Last Week – OnStage RS7030 Rack Stand In Other News Lakotas adopt MazaCoin, a Bitcoin-like currency as their official currency. In response to Senators call to ban bitcoin, Colorado Congressman Jared Polis writes a letter using the same arguments as a reason to… Read More »
Jere is older and on the mend… Show Notes In Other News Senator calls on the US Government to ban Bitcoin House passes watered down phone unlocking bill with provision that bans bulk resale. Smartphone users make up 66% of mobile phone subscribers in the US and mobile usage exceeds web usage. EU to crack down on misleading… Read More »
We have a new logo Show Notes The New Logo In Other News Guru buys an Expedit. 24 Hours later, Ikea announces the end of Expedit. Netflix and Comcast may have reached a peering agreement. $130 billion Verizon Deal with Vodafone completed. Google redesigns News Archive to make searching through old newspapers easier. Sprint activates wi-fi calling on… Read More »