March 21, 2011
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The news that AT&T was going to buy T-Mobile for a cool $39 billion surprised, and even shocked, a lot of people. I don’t know why. AT&T and T-Mobile have been working together technically and operationally for years. As Glenn … Continue reading
February 1, 2011
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If the Internet was a car, it would be running out of gas and the fuel warning idiot light would have just come on. Late yesterday, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) assigned its last two available blocks of IPv4 … Continue reading
January 31, 2011
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When Egypt cut the Internet off for the vast majority of its citizens, the Egyptian government did a frighteningly good job of turning off the Internet. But, despite their efforts, in the days that have followed, Egyptians are reaching out … Continue reading
January 25, 2011
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Unlike the UK’s Royal family, I doubt anyone is listening in on my phone calls. But, if someone wanted to, they could. Many mobile phone calls in the U.S. and Europe are encrypted with a stream cipher called A5/1, which … Continue reading
January 20, 2011
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Who doesn’t want a faster Internet connection? What with Netflix, Hulu, and other Internet video rising in popularity, everyone wants more and more bandwidth. If your phone company and cable provider can’t provide it, maybe your mobile phone company can … Continue reading
January 9, 2011
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Yes, Apple’s iPhone is popular, and yes it looks like Verizon is finally going to release an iPhone, but Android phones have turned out to be even more popular. In its latest survey of U.S. mobile phone industry during the … Continue reading