Latest threads in General Telecommunications Forumshow only best voted threads

Subject Author Posted Replies
 
[telecom] Google under fire for sending users' information to developers
Google under fire for sending users' information to developers By Jessica Guynn February 14, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO -- Sebastian Holst makes yoga mobile apps with his wife, a yoga instructor. The Mobile...
 
CenturyLink workers in West closer to striking [telecom]
Union leaders representing CenturyLink workers in 13 states moved closer Thursday to allowing a strike but plan to keep negotiating with the telecommunications company. or
 
Emergency Alert System hacked [telecom]
Hmmm..... The government planned & designed a modification to the EAS (Emergency Alert System) that connects the EAS encoders at [all] the TV [stations], all cable channels, all satellite channels,...
1
1
 
Susan Crawford -- why USA 'Net access is slow, costly, unfair [telecom]
Three URLs here regarding the 8-FEB-2013 interview: the first has background information about Susan Crawford, the second has the overall summary of the interview along with the listener/reader...
8
8
 
John E Karlin, who led the way to all-digit dialing dies at 94 [telecom]
A generation ago, when the poetry of PEnnsylvania and BUtterfield was about to give way to telephone numbers in unpoetic strings, a critical question arose: Would people be able to remember all seven...
2
2
 
AT&T's SynJ extendable range phone system [Telecom]
Can any [Telecom] list members who have any experience (good or bad) with AT&T's SynJ extendable range phone system please email me privately? It's a 4-line DECT 6.0 cordless phone system for POTS...
 
[telecom] Wi-Fi "as free as air"-the totally false story that refuses to die
Wi-Fi "as free as air"-the totally false story that refuses to die Journalism goes wrong and just keeps getting worse. by Jon Brodkin Feb 7 2013 Ars Technica Yesterday, a representative from Current...
 
[telecom] An imperfect ten: the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone review
An imperfect ten: the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone review The Z10 is good, just maybe not break-up-with-your-current-smartphone good. by Andrew Cunningham Feb 2 2013 Ars Technica
 
[telecom] We're going to blow up your boiler: Critical bug threatens hospital systems
We're going to blow up your boiler: Critical bug threatens hospital systems 21,000 vulnerable systems found on the Internet, used by hospitals, banks, others. by Dan Goodin Feb 7 2013 Ars Technica...
 
[telecom] 23Mbps down, 44 up: A tech insider's view from the Super Bowl
23Mbps down, 44 up: A tech insider's view from the Super Bowl Even during the power outage, Wi-Fi stayed strong-but a landline saved the day. by Jon Brodkin Feb 6 2013 Ars Technica When the lights...
 
[telecom] Site plagiarizes blog posts, then files DMCA takedown on originals
Site plagiarizes blog posts, then files DMCA takedown on originals Stories about a disgraced researcher get pulled by WordPress. by John Timmer Feb 5 2013 Ars Technica A dizzying story that involves...
 
CenturyLink looses a cable in Mesa AZ [telecom]
Century Link line damaged in Mesa While working on the Mesa Drive and Southern Avenue improvements project, a contractor damaged a Century Link telephone line Thursday afternoon. In a statement...
 
A new encryption app [telecom]
The Threat of Silence Meet the groundbreaking new encryption app set to revolutionize privacy and freak out the feds. By Ryan Gallagher Feb. 4, 2013 Slate Magazine For the past few months, some of the...
2
2
 
[telecom] The FCC's Proposal For A Free Nationwide Wireless Network
The FCC's Proposal For A Free Nationwide Wireless Network February 5, 2013 The Diane Rehm Show from WAMU and NPR Access to the Internet has grown from just 10 million people in the early '90s to more...
 
closer than the satellites that guide your GPS [telecom]
Scott Pelle, on the CBS Evening News tv show, just stated that an asteroid will pass about 18,000 miles from earth next week, which he said is "Closer than the satellites that ... guide your GPS". I...
12
12