News release: “In an effort to obtain data for its next mobile wireless competition report, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [August 27, 2009] announced a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) that seeks to enhance its analysis of competitive conditions in the mobile wireless market. The NOI also seeks to better understand the net effects on the… Continue Reading
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Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back
Teens and Mobile Phones Over the Past Five Years: Pew Internet Looks Back, by Amanda Lenhart: “Teenagers have previously lagged behind adults in their ownership of cell phones, but several years of survey data collected by the Pew Internet & American Life Project show that those ages 12-17 are closing the gap in cell phone… Continue Reading
Pew Survey on Wireless Internet Use
Wireless Internet Use, by John Horrigan, July 22, 2009 “An April 2009 survey by the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project shows that 56% of adult Americans have accessed the internet by wireless means, such as using a laptop, mobile device, game console, or MP3 player. The most prevalent way people get online… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Blackberry Apps for Lawyers
Blackberry Apps for Lawyers: Nicole Black highlights an assortment of Blackberry applications for research, document management, mobile communications, music, dictation and more – all of which would benefit just about any law practice. Continue Reading
FCC Report: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Deployment
News release – High-Speed Services for Internet Access. Provides summary statistics of subscribership data that facilities-based providers of high-speed services file twice a year on FCC Form 477: “High-speed lines, defined as connections delivering services at speeds exceeding 200 kbps in at least one direction, increased by 10% during the first half of 2008, from… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Review of HTC Magic (G2) vs iPhone 3G (and 3G S)
Review of HTC Magic (G2) vs iPhone 3G (and 3G S): Techie expert extraordinaire Nicholas Moline compares the upcoming T-Mobile G2 (HTC Magic) with the iPhone 3G, which has the new iPhone 3.0 Software. Nick ran detailed and thorough tests of each Smartphone’s usability and functionality, and he highlights the respective range of features, including… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Voters With Disabilities, Broadband Deployment Plan, VA Real Property
Army Working Capital Fund: Actions Needed to Improve Budgeting for Carryover at Army Ordnance, GAO-09-415, June 10, 2009 Environmental Contamination: Lessons Learned from the Cleanup of Formerly Used Defense and Military Munitions Sites, GAO-09-779T, June 10, 2009 VA Real Property: VA Emphasizes Enhanced-Use Leases to Manage Its Real Property Portfolio, GAO-09-776T, June 10, 2009 Voters… Continue Reading
Internet Use Triples in Decade, Census Bureau Reports
“New data from the U.S. Census Bureau show that 62 percent of households reported using Internet access in the home in 2007, an increase from 18 percent in 1997, the first year the bureau collected data on Internet use. Sixty-four percent of individuals 18 and over used the Internet from any location in 2007, while… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com: Review of the CradlePoint PHS300 mobile broadband router and the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter
Burney’s Legal Tech Reviews: A Review of the CradlePoint PHS300 mobile broadband router and the Canary Wireless Digital Hotspotter – Mobile traveler Brett Burney describes how he uses his laptop and iPhone, both of which connect beautifully to Wi-Fi networks, to create his own little hotspot by plugging his Verizon Wireless USB760 modem into the… Continue Reading
Pew Internet: The Mobile Difference
The Mobile Difference, by John Horrigan, March 25, 2009 “Some 39% of Americans have positive and improving attitudes about their mobile communication devices, which in turn draws them further into engagement with digital resources on both wireless and wireline platforms. Mobile connectivity is now a powerful differentiator among technology users. Those who plug into… Continue Reading
CBO: The Army's Wireless Communications Programs
The Army’s Wireless Communications Programs, February 12, 2009 Letter to the Honorable Neil Abercrombie “In this report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) summarizes the content of the Armys wireless communications programs and how that content has changed during the past several years. CBO also examines the past and projected costs of those programs and the… Continue Reading
Online Viewing along with Viewpoints – of Obama Inagural
Where to watch Obamas presidential inauguration online: Links to more than a dozen sources, from news and social media sites as well as bloggers. Of course, the networks will also be “televising” the inaugural, live. See also: Links to selected clips of previous inaugural addresses Washington Post: Get Inauguration Survival Alerts on Your Mobile Device Continue Reading
