Post Tech: January 3, 2010 - January 9, 2010
Car meets the Web at CES, raising concerns about distracted driving
Walk into some of the exhibits at the Consumer Electronics Show and it feels like you might be at the Detroit Auto Show instead. For example, Ford has a lineup of cars decked out with the company’s new Internet dashboards...
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January 9, 2010; 2:16 PM ET |
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FCC Chairman questions Verizon on early cancellation fees
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said Friday that Verizon Wireless's recent response to the FCC's query into contract cancellation fees "raised more questions than answered them." Verizon said last month that it decided to increase its early termination...
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January 8, 2010; 10:53 PM ET |
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Touring CES with Aneesh Chopra
National Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra discusses some of the exciting new innovations at CES that allow the public to interact with the government as he walks the convention center floor Thursday in Las Vegas. -- Cecilia Kang...
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January 8, 2010; 10:42 AM ET |
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Chat with Verizon Wireless CTO Lynch on end of all-you-can-eat pricing
Verizon Wireless imagines that its coming LTE mobile broadband network will run all kinds of devices such as tablet computers, home appliances, automobiles, smart phones and televisions that you may not necessarily get from a Verizon store. And because so...
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January 8, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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Federal CTO Chopra, CEA's Shapiro hash out government role in tech
Aneesh Chopra, President Obama’s chief technology officer, and Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association, agree that there are things the government should do to spur the digital economy. But they don't see eye to eye on many issues...
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January 7, 2010; 11:17 PM ET |
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Lots of iPhone/AT&T woes at CES
UPDATED with AT&T comment: At the world's largest high-tech show and tell, many are complaining about their iPhone service. Throughout the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there were many faces and expressions of frustration. Kelly Vaughn, who works for...
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January 7, 2010; 9:45 PM ET |
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Skype brings calls, video to living room couch
So my husband does this goofy thing nearly every Saturday, when he watches the games of his favorite Turkish soccer team, Besiktas, from our living room couch in Bethesda, MD. Then he flips open his laptop and runs a...
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January 7, 2010; 3:49 PM ET |
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Obama Girl spotted at CES party
Obama girl made an appearance last night at a party by Boxee, an Internet television provider. This is just one example of evidence of the growing ties between the tech world and Washington. Want more about the Washington, technology...
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January 7, 2010; 11:22 AM ET |
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Cocktail conversation on CES party circuit: Washington, tech policy
In a penthouse suite at the Planet Hollywood hotel in Las Vegas, a designer denim- and black t-shirt-clad crowd of online entertainment and video executives and developers shook hands and exchanged cards and Twitter handles. They also talked about how...
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January 7, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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FCC asks Congress to extend deadline for broadband plan by one month
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday it won't meet the deadline set by Congress to create a plan to bring affordable high-speed Internet access to all U.S. homes. Instead, it has asked Congress to extend the deadline by one month....
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January 6, 2010; 10:35 PM ET |
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Justice Dept. to take up antitrust review of Comcast-NBC deal
Comcast's proposed $30 billion merger with NBC Universal will be reviewed by the Justice Department for potential antitrust violations, according to sources. The merger will also be reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for the transfer for broadcast licenses and...
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January 6, 2010; 3:09 PM ET |
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Vegas, Baby
Post Tech will be temporarily quiet and en route to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show. Won't be there in time for the Wednesday keynote by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. As a tribute, here is one of our all-time...
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January 6, 2010; 10:00 AM ET |
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More hearings in works for Comcast-NBC Universal merger
On top of a planned hearing by a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, other House and Senate panels are gearing up for their own reviews of Comcast's $30 billion merger with NBC Universal, according to sources. The sources said the House communications,...
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January 6, 2010; 8:00 AM ET |
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Google on Apple's purchase of Quattro: look, competition
Google's release of its smart phone, Nexus One, today shows how everyone in the tech industry is getting into the wireless space. And make no mistake, much of the race is for future advertising dollars on mobile devices. In a...
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January 5, 2010; 3:53 PM ET |
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Google Nexus One phone sold directly, partly unlocked on carrier networks
Google unveiled Tuesday afternoon its Nexus One smartphone, a wireless device meant to compete with Apple's iPhone that will initially be partnered with T-Mobile's wireless data network. In the spring of this year, it will be also available on Verizon...
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January 5, 2010; 3:32 PM ET |
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FCC's McDowell on broadband plan, white spaces, Google as administrator
Federal Communications Commission member Robert McDowell said during an interview taped today for C-Span’s "The Communicators" that it is unclear whether the national broadband plan being prepared by the agency will be voted on by commissioners. And he said that...
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January 5, 2010; 1:10 PM ET |
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At CES, tech geeks will meet the feds
Tech geeks, meet the feds. That will be a notable theme emerging from the Consumer Electronics Show that begins Thursday in Las Vegas. The Obama administration’s top technology officials, regulators and lawmakers will attend the high-tech industry’s biggest trade show...
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January 5, 2010; 11:00 AM ET |
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Update: Sen. Kohl to hold antitrust hearing on Comcast-NBC Universal merger
Senate lawmakers will hold a hearing late this month or early February to review how Comcast’s $30 billion merger with NBC Universal could affect consumers and competition in the media and communications industries. The Senate Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer...
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January 5, 2010; 9:30 AM ET |
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Broadcasters to unveil mobile TV plans at CES in battle over spectrum
Television broadcasters have said they need to keep over-the-air television spectrum for future plans to bring digital television to mobile devices. It's a strategy that the much-beleaguered industry believes will create new revenue streams along with greater entertainment and news...
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January 5, 2010; 8:00 AM ET |
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Google asks to build, oversee FCC's white spaces database
Google proposed to the Federal Communications Commission Monday that it build and oversee a white spaces database for mobile broadband services. The Internet search giant, along with Microsoft and Dell, have backed the use of white spaces -- unlicensed spectrum...
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January 5, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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DOJ calls for FCC to release spectrum, focus on wireless broadband
The Department of Justice said wireless broadband services may be an attractive option for users without high-speed Internet access and could provide more competition to cable, fiber and DSL services. But such options can’t be possible unless federal regulators release...
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January 4, 2010; 2:17 PM ET |
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Bono calls on ISPs to protect movie, television industries online
Amid a cacophony of arguments for and against online pay models for television shows and movies, a familiar crooner is weighing in on the debate. U2 frontman, Bono, wrote in a New York Times guest op-ed, that someone needs to...
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January 4, 2010; 10:00 AM ET |
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Update: FTC to Facebook: We aren't movie business, we don't greenlight privacy policies
Update: Facebook issues response, clarifying that it didn't seek approval from FTC for new privacy policy. Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, wants to clear the air about Facebook's new privacy policy and the company's recent suggestion that...
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January 4, 2010; 8:00 AM ET |
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Welcome to 2010: what's up this week
Update:With link to Ammori's paper on TV Everywhere Happy 2010s (that's twenty-tens, thank you), and the new decade begins with a ton of tech policy news this week. ANTITRUST and ONLINE VIDEO-- Public interest groups, led by Free Press, are...
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January 4, 2010; 7:00 AM ET |
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