Up 'til now, the "G's" of yesteryear have been utilized for phone calls and internet connections. Just as 4G fueled the drive towards smartphone adoption, 5G is expected to bring a new kind of internet revolution - one that hopes to do more than just raise everyone's data rates. That's [...]
"Data Protection" and "Digital Security" are quickly becoming the hottest issues of our time. As companies, countries, and individuals wrestle with privacy breaches, cyber threats, and stronger security protocol implementations, hackers seem to find new and inspiring ways of quickly catching up. Ashley Madison, the adults-only website devoted to connecting [...]
Big data is utterly useless. Unless it can be analyzed in a relevant way, one that builds bridges to consumers instead of burning them, it's not hard to see how accessing consumers' data can creep them out, leaving them feeling vulnerable and skeptical of the business. About 95% of consumers [...]
A loaded headline, we must admit. So, what exactly are mobile payments? And how has it become "a thing" so quickly that we're now discussing its transition to wearable integration? Like, can't we take a breathable second to process the fact that a giant redhead centipede is on the loose [...]
Service has been restored, but that hasn't halted questions about why the Southeast's vast mobile outage happened in the first place. It appears a fiber optic cable belonging to AT&T was cut along the Kentucky-Tennessee border last Tuesday. But how could a single cut be responsible for bringing down service [...]
*probably not The next time you’re cleaning out the basement, you might want to think twice before tossing any pre-2000s tech or related materials. As some have learned the hard way (see San Francisco Apple 1 computer recycler who later learned the computer was worth $200K), it may actually be [...]
If unlicensed Wi-Fi is like that cool local band that makes music they love, then using those frequencies for LTE may sound like a corporate sell out to create profitable teeny bop songs. Welp, there goes real music. Or does it? LTE-U standards are rapidly being developed, and the increasing [...]
CONNECTED CARS THE NEXT SMARTPHONE... Smart is totally where it's at these days: think of something, any object around you and put the word smart in front of it. Yeah, someone's invented that. The question is no longer if, but when a connected car will be able to speak to [...]
The next time you're in the market for a new cell phone plan, you could likely see Google as an option. Having decided to dive into the mobile carrier arena as an MVNO, Google now wants to offer its brand of cell service by, deep breath, not building cell towers. What we're [...]
What is it about ringing in the new year that makes us feel inspired and optimistic for the year ahead? Before the winter-induced SAD disease takes hold, here are just a few reasons to be hopeful for 2015... Welcome to the Era of Smart Cities Advances in wireless and infrastructure [...]
