Google: Objectively Evil?
Forbes.com article Internet Freak-out Over Google’s New Privacy Policy Proves Again That No One Actually Reads Privacy Policies by Kashmir Hill
Nice read, but I’d like to point something out.
“When Google starts bundling everything it knows about its users and selling that to insurance companies, background check companies, and the Department of Homeland Security, that’s when I’ll trot out the “evil label.”
AT&T ready to pay up on their Spectrum to T-Mobile
The AT&T/T-Mobile deal fell through in December of last year, ending with AT&T giving up 3 billion dollars and 1 billion in spectrum. Today AT&T and T-Mobile have submitted and application to the FCC, to transfer the AWS spectrum over to T-Mobile. This should be the last bit that AT&T has to pay to T-Mobile for the repercussions of the loss of the purchase. T-Mobile has more money now, along with no plans for a future when compared to the other main carriers in the US. Our bet is that they still might be sold in 2012.
(via The Verge)
The Gadget Gurus Podcast Ep 146 – Monocles
It’s once again time for The Gadget Gurus Podcast and this we are talking about government take downs, SOPA, Megaupload, and Apple making the changes to good’ol fashion book learnin! Enjoy the show!
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RIM co-CEOs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis to Step Down
When we think about pulling RIM out of the hole they have dug themselves, one of the first thoughts is to start at the top. RIM’s co-CEO strategy has been questioned very heavily lately and it looks like those questions have been answered. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis will finally step down and current COO Thorsten Heins will take over as CEO.
RIM has stated that thier current stratgy to move forward with a new OS will remain as planned, but Heins makes sure to point out “It’s going to be continuity, but it’s not going to be a standstill.”
via [The Verge]
LightSquared calls BS on GPS Interference testing
LightSquared recently got the news that their network would not be able to operate due to interference to the GPS signal. This is a huge blow to the progression that they were pushing towards and now LightSquared is saying that the results are inaccurate and rigged. In a recent press release they say they are using obsolete equipment to test interference. LightSquare also points out their is no way that can provide real life experiences with their testing procedures. LightSquared has big plans, including pushing Sprint’s LTE Network along with other carriers. We can’t see this not being worked out in the future but it sounds like both parties are not going to go down without a fight.
