January 21, 2015
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You may recall that I recently wrote about Verizon taking its cloud down. Well, it’s back now, but we still don’t know why it was down for about 40 hours. This really is weird with a capital W. To its … Continue reading
January 9, 2015
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On Jan. 10, 2015, Verizon will take its new cloud service, Verizon Cloud, down for two days. That’s not a typo. They’re not taking it down for two hours. They’re taking it down for two days. What the… ! Verizon … Continue reading
August 14, 2014
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The good news is that the Internet’s behaving itself today. The bad news is that by November we will see another burst of Internet slowdowns and sites becoming unavailable as we did on August 12. Here’s how it all went … Continue reading
July 22, 2014
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Last week, Mark Taylor, VP of Content and Media at Level 3, a global tier 1 business and consumer Internet provider, accused Verizon of deliberately slowing down Netflix videos. Those are fighting words! Verizon, Netflix continue net neutrality war of words … Continue reading
March 26, 2014
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Napa Valley, CA: We all know Verizon uses open-source operating systems and software in its products and services. As I write this from the Linux Foundation‘s Linux Collaboration Summit, I have a Verizon-enabled, Android-powered Droid 4 smartphone in my pocket. But, Verizon … Continue reading
July 11, 2013
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Canonical has had good luck getting European telecomms to back Ubuntu on smartphones. But until July 11th, it hadn’t managed to persuade any US carriers to back its Linux phone. Now, Verizon Wireless has joined the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group. … Continue reading