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  • Google to Turn Times Square into a Giant Voice Search Experiment on Friday [View article]
    Would like to see Apple approve Google Voice (someday?)
    Nov 27 08:47 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Bing Trying to Get Exclusive on Fox? Smart [View article]
    Dumb if M$ does this. As WSJ is subscription based, most people won't care if they can not search this rag. Plus, what will advertisers think?

    PS: Didn't work for MySpace.
    Nov 23 08:34 am |Rating: +1 -3 |Link to Comment
  • Apple's iPhone vs. RIM's BlackBerry: Who Wins on Comparison? [View article]
    I have to disagree with the author:

    1. iPhone is a great phone for talking and phenomenal for conferencing.

    2. ATT has been better than Verizon for me - signal everywhere and no limitation on combined voice/data with ATT

    3. Battery life has be fine. Never gone dead yet.

    4. iPhone keyboard is fast - I tied a Crackberry addict (boy, was she pissed!)

    5. Mail on the iPhone is fantastic - I have a gmail account which allows push along with immediate OTA calendar synchronization.
    Nov 23 08:30 am |Rating: +7 -2 |Link to Comment
  • Can Apple Stop the Android? [View article]
    Couple of probable bumps in the road to keep an eye on:

    1. Multi-tasking: There has been a lot of hype about multi-tasking with Android. Verizon's CDMA network does not allow simultaneous Voice and Data - so multi-tasking is in the toilet. Pundits state that the iPhone doesn't multi-task but why can I talk on the phone, get email, surf the web, play multi-player games, use Maps, etc - all simultaneously. So to me, the iPhone clearly trumps Verizon's Android in this area.

    2. Verizon's CDMA network has yet to be tested with a high bandwidth hog like the Android. ATT's network has suffered partly due to the fact that iPhone users actually use their device (while Verizon's devices have been crippled to death to reduce data usage (as the Android is, as noted above). CDMA really has a problem when multiple devices are 'on the same tower' and expect to see cracks in the Verizon 'emperor with no clothes' network!
    Nov 20 08:56 am |Rating: +4 -1 |Link to Comment
  • Droid: Poster Child for Latest Smartphones [View article]
    The real question will be how Verizon's fable network will hold up if they get the same traffic that ATT has with the iPhone.

    One big Verizon negative is that it's old (soon to be replaced with LTE) CDMA network can not handle simultaneous Voice and Data (like ATT/iPhone can).

    (so much for the multi-tasking benefit - iPhone trumps Droid here)
    Nov 19 08:18 am |Rating: +1 -1 |Link to Comment
  • Bing Nears 10% of Search: Google Unaffected [View article]
    "The newspapers, would need to work together, "

    Isn't that anti-trust?
    Nov 18 09:29 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News [View article]
    With 3 studies out suggesting Zetia is worthless, we still have some cardiologist clutching to this drug for dear life. Wonder why?
    Nov 16 08:07 am |Rating: +4 0 |Link to Comment
  • Android: Handset Makers Are at Google's Mercy [View article]
    Why be excited about CDMA when it doesn't allow simultaneous Voice and Data.

    Android multi-tasking is hobbled with CDMA.

    Even the iPhone (GSM) allows one to check email, browse the web and use a multitude of other programs while on the phone.
    Nov 15 12:02 pm |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment
  • Will Wall Street Buy Tim Armstrong's Plans for AOL? [View article]
    Is AOL still in business?
    Nov 15 12:01 pm |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
  • Maybe the Droid Launch Wasn't So Bad After All [View article]
    You obviously have no idea what you are talking about.
    Nov 08 08:47 am |Rating: +2 -11 |Link to Comment
  • Not Everyone in China Wants to Buy an iPhone [View article]
    Wonder if there is a lot of smoke and mirrors here?
    Nov 04 08:09 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Is Apple's Stock Headed for a Reversal? [View article]
    ATT's network has been unfairly getting a bad rap.

    I switched from Verizon to ATT and have been completely satisfied with ATT.

    Actually, ATT's network is better than Verizon as it allows simultaneous voice and data, something you can not do with Verzions antiquated CDMA network (to be replaced by LTE in a few years)!


    On Oct 30 08:17 AM rcprofit wrote:

    >...refuse to switch to at&t's network..
    Oct 30 08:44 am |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment
  • Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Facing Uphill Battle in China  [View article]
    Couldn't China see where encrypted traffic is going, then do a search of the respective residence? Sort of like the movie: The Fifth Element.

    www.imdb.com/title/tt0.../
    Oct 28 08:44 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Not Everyone Likes Windows 7 [View article]
    Mac underpowered? They now run basically the same hardware as most modern PC's.

    Also, why be a Windows masochist? Just bite the bullet and get a Mac. I am tired of people complaining about Windows but too wimpy to get a Mac.
    Oct 26 09:57 am |Rating: +4 -4 |Link to Comment
  • Netflix Streaming Coming to a New Device, I'm Betting It's the Wii [View article]
    I am thinking the PS3 too.
    Oct 26 09:02 am |Rating: +1 0 |Link to Comment
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