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5 reasons why SOPA needs to die!
If you are wondering what SOPA is then
you probably haven’t visited Wikipedia today, which is blacked out today in protest. But SOPA is a bill which the US congress wanted to pass and it stands for Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). It sounds harmless enough, after all we all want to stop piracy…don’t we! While we are against piracy we certainly aren’t against FREE SPEECH and SOPA takes it too far suggesting a China like authoritarian rule where record labels and cable companies have the power to shut down website because of alleged piracy acts, no matter how small the piracy act is….it may be as simple as you uploading a video of you and your family at a family bar-b-que with Lady Gaga playing in the background. You may be in violation and your website may be shut down.
Still not convinced, here are 5 reasons why SOPA needs to die…
What to expect at CES 2012?
With CES 2012
just weeks away we are already looking ahead on what’s to come in 2012. This year’s show is scheduled for January 10 to 13 in Las Vegas to be closely followed by February’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain.
Competition in the smartphone sector will remain cutthroat in 2012, as vendors look to improve performance using LTE (Long Term Evolution), high-resolution screens, quad-core processors and GPUs (graphics processing unit). Read the rest of this entry »
Is Canada more competitive than the US for cell phone plans?
My revealing visit to the US? 
For years I’ve been hearing how much more competitive the US market is than in Canada. So imagine my surprise to find that maybe that is not the case anymore. You will be surprised at what I learned from my visit to the big apple a few days ago….
Real Insights on the Canadian Wireless Industry
For months TELUS has been kicking some serious ass on our network, yet still, prior to the very last quarter, Rogers has been consistently holding that top spot, but finally the metrics are starting to make more sense. From our vantage point, Telus has been the most aggressive wireless carrier in 2011 and with the lion’s share of proposals being created by clients in Ontario they are trampling on Bell’s and Roger’s turf, so a real competitive assault maybe in the works, so stay tuned. But what other insights can we share… Read the rest of this entry »
5 Reasons why Samsung is pushing Bada now?
It seems that the smartphone OS world is settling on 2 players – Apple iOS, and Google Android (possibly Windows Phone OS in the long run – only because Microsoft has deep pockets and can stay the road). Almost every other OS has fallen down. Symbian from Nokia is dying, webOS from HP failed, BlackBerry is failing and will likely adopt Android, so why in light of this push Bada now? Read the rest of this entry »
HTC, Samsung closing Gap on Apple
Apple led the way for the sixth consecutive time in the bi-annual Wireless Smartphone satisfaction study by JD Power and Associates. While it is no surprise that Apple led in both 2011 survey’s (Volume 1 and 2) what is interesting is the movement of the other manufacturers up and down customer’s satisfaction ratings. You might be surprised at who is climbing the ladder!
LTE is here in Canada (sort of)!
LTE cell phones coming to Canada 
There is alot of buzz about LTE (Long Term Evolution) which is considered the true “4G” technology, and reason is justified, imagine download speeds of 100 Mbps+, coupled with an all ip based architecture (both voice and data) . In the US, Verizon launched its LTE network and has been actively promoting it. Here in Canada, Rogers announced its LTE network in Ottawa in July with expansion to Toronto before year end.
Skype Wifi can reduce roaming charges
Cell phone Wifi on Skype to drop your costs
Skype has launched Skype Wifi a service which connects mobile devices, cell phones and laptops to over 1 million WiFi hotspots around the world. This service allows regular Skype subscribers to pay on a per use basis while traveling. Currently the cell phone app is only available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, but I suspect it will be on Android soon as well.
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Canadians texting hits 18 Billion in Q1 2011
Texting popular means to Communicate
The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) has announced that Canadians sent 18 billion person-to-person text messages in Q1 2011, representing a 10% growth over the 16.4 billion text messages sent in Q4 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
HP getting out of webOS business
Android, iOS dominance force HP out of space
HP announced that it is getting out of the webOS game after lackluster sales of its Palm based products, Pre, HP Veer, and the TouchPad. Despite fairly good reviews of its recently launched tablet the TouchPad, customer interest in the TouchPad was significantly lower than the market leader, Apple’s iPad. None of its devices gathered enough momentum to challenge for market share in a very rapidly evolving space. So what’s next for HP?
