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The Telecom Digest for January 10, 2013
Volume 32 : Issue 10 : "text" Format
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Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:52:20 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: AT&T 2013 Developer Summit Keynote: Live Blog
Message-ID: <p062408c9cd1299ceaffc@[10.0.1.2]>
AT&T 2013 Developer Summit Keynote: Live Blog
by Brian Klug
1/7/2013
AnandTech
http://www.anandtech.com/show/6560/att-2013-developer-summit-keynote-live-blog
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 22:57:04 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: In which Ars is allowed to see-but not touch-an Ubuntu phone
Message-ID: <p062408cbcd129af0f3fa@[10.0.1.2]>
In which Ars is allowed to see-but not touch-an Ubuntu phone
No touching! Canonical shows us an Ubuntu phone, tells us to keep our
hands off.
by Jon Brodkin
Jan 8 2013
Ars Technica
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/01/in-which-ars-is-allowed-to-see-but-not-touch-an-ubuntu-phone/
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:08:53 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Drop the beat: The Ultimate Smartphone Guide, part III
Message-ID: <p062408cccd129b8015a7@[10.0.1.2]>
Drop the beat: The Ultimate Smartphone Guide, part III
Music lovers, this one's for you: here are the best ways to get your jam on.
by Casey Johnston & Chris Foresman
Dec 17 2012
Ars Technica
Music has always been central to identity-people express their
personality through the artists they listen to. It's common to carry
thousands of songs in our pockets these days; smartphones have
gigabytes and gigabytes of onboard storage, and the contents of our
devices are often mirrors of ourselves. Faster processors and more
storage enable today's smartphones to do more than ever before; there
are more ways to listen to music on your portable device today than
even a year ago, and storefronts and apps are continually popping
into existence.
Much can be made about the distinction between having a song and
owning a song, but the ubiquity of high speed data networks mean that
it's mattering less and less where the music actually lives-whether
on your phone or in the cloud, it's easy to rock out with your phone
out.
In parts one and two of our Ultimate Smartphone Guide, we determined
the best phone in each major ecosystem, and then we gave our
recommendations for cool social apps on each platform. This time,
we're going to look at how to discover and listen to music-reviewing
both the buying experience with storefronts and also the major
streaming services.
...
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/12/drop-the-beat-the-ultimate-smartphone-guide-part-iii/
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 23:08:53 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Get your game on: The Ultimate Smartphone Guide, part IV
Message-ID: <p062408cdcd129c0e36d8@[10.0.1.2]>
Get your game on: The Ultimate Smartphone Guide, part IV
With this many mobile games on deck, you have no excuse to be bored ever again!
by Kyle Orland
Jan 7 2013
Ars Technica
Gaming on the go used to mean lugging around a heavy laptop or
packing a battery-hogging portable gaming system in your pocket. The
smartphone revolution changed all that. Now, hundreds of millions of
people around the world have a decently powerful gaming system in
their pocket at all times. It just happens to make phone calls, send
text messages, play music, run productivity apps, give directions,
take pictures, and perform a host of other functions, too.
While early smartphone developers often struggled to create games
that made good use of the systems' touchscreen and tilt-based
controls, game developers eventually got the hang of the new medium.
They're creating some interesting experiences that just aren't
available on more traditional platforms. Mobile gaming is no longer
about mindless time-wasters (though there are still plenty of those
to while away the time when you're standing in line at the DMV).
There are full-fledged RPGs, adventure games, multi-level platform
games, 3D action games, and more-all ready to amuse you, all at costs
usually much lower than retail games.
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http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/01/get-your-game-on-the-ultimate-smartphone-guide-part-iv/
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 10:44:45 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Out of nowhere, Dish makes offer to fully acquire Clearwire
Message-ID: <p062408d2cd1340c7d288@[10.0.1.2]>
Out of nowhere, Dish makes offer to fully acquire Clearwire
Sprint made a bid to buy Clearwire last month, dubs competition "illusory."
by Cyrus Farivar
Jan 8 2013
Ars Technica
When we left off last month, Sprint and Clearwire had come to an
agreement-where the former would acquire the remaining half of the
latter that it doesn't already own to the tune of $2.2 billion, or
$2.97 per share. As we reported then, that deal would fully
consummate the relationship between the two telcos who have been
partners for years.
Now though, Dish has made an unsolicited offer to acquire the
struggling Clearwire-and its delicious spectrum that would likely be
repurposed for LTE use-at $3.30 per share. That's considerably more
than Sprint's offer and above the price at which Clearwire stock is
currently trading: its closing price today was $2.92 per share, but
after hours trading has sent the stock's price soaring to $3.15 per
share as of this writing. Given that there are 1.46 billion shares of
Clearwire, that would put the company's total value at approximately
$4.8 billion.
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http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/01/out-of-nowhere-dish-makes-offer-to-fully-acquire-clearwire/
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:44:43 -0600
From: bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi)
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: hazard mitigation, was Disruptions: The Real Hazards of E-Devices on Planes
Message-ID: <i7WdnQKst5n2DXDNnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@posted.nuvoxcommunications>
In article <kcgakg$q3b$1@blue-new.rahul.net>,
John David Galt <jdg@diogenes.sacramento.ca.us> wrote:
>>>> * They wish that terrorists will confine their attention to our air
>>>> transport industry, and not bother the millions of gallons of poison
>>>> gas - excuse me, I meant water treatment chemicals - that moves by
>>>> rail through our major cities on a daily basis.
>
>>> Actually... there's a huge amount of retrofitting and changes
>>> in high risk industries in general, and in water treatment
>>> plants in particular. Specifically because of post 9/11 concerns.
>
>It seems to me it would make good sense to reroute rail lines around major
>cities generally, especially now that most passenger service has gone away.
It makes the best sense to have the rail lines deliver products as close
as possible to the destination. The accident rate 'per ton-mile' on
hazmat loads is far lower for rail than any other mode of land transport.
That aside, the costs for relocating all freight rail service outside of
"major cities" would be incredibly expensive -- laying track, signaling,
etc., is millions per mile, exclusive of land costs. not to mention the
switchyards, terminal facilities for loading/unloading 'piggyback' trailers,
etc. and the highway infrastructure to get stuff from the new yards to
the destination, and the numbers get really big in short order.
And, what do you do on the East Coast, where it's all built-up territory?
Where's all the money to pay for this going to come from?
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