7:24 PM
The Department of Homeland Security, the US military and even local police agencies are buying and deploying mobile X-ray vans that can see into the interior of vehicles around them. The van looks like a normal van, but it takes less than 15 seconds to scan passing vehicles and can even see through clothing and see into some buildings. The deployed vans are raising privacy concerns, questions about health risks, and concerns about what could happen if the wrong people get this technology:
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/drive-x-ray-vans-raise-privacy-health-worries
The ITU has decided that the official 4G standards are LTE-Advanced and 802.16m...so, current WiMAX and LTE standards are *not* officially 4G:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/itu-declares-lte-advanced-802-16m-4g-standards/2010-10-25
Sprint will sell Samsung's Android GalaxyTab tablet for $399, *$200* less than what Verizon is asking. Sprint undercut Verizon's announced price significantly and it will be interesting to see if Verizon is forced to match the price:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-launching-samsung-galaxytab-400/2010-10-25
Looks like these are photos of LG's LTE smartphone for Verizon:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/24/exclusive-future-lg-android-phone-for-verizon-sports-lte/
12-year-old boy earned $3,000 from Mozilla for finding a bug in Firefox. The self-taught boy looked for bugs for 90 minutes each day for 10 days until he discovered the Firefox bug:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_16401891?source=most_viewed&nclick_check=1
ESPN and Fox are both bidding to get the Longhorn TV network. Texas expects to make $3 million profit in the first year and grow from there...with no risk to UT if the network fails:
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/67235
Interesting chart that shows just how much money is at stake in the Fox/Cablevision and Fox/Dish disputes. It is amazing that subscribers pay $4.08 per month for 1 channel (ESPN). By 2017, Wells Fargo Securities estimates that retrans consent for all broadcast networks will hit $4.6 billion...wow:
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/photos/stylus/155629-RtransLO.pdf
http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/drive-x-ray-vans-raise-privacy-health-worries
The ITU has decided that the official 4G standards are LTE-Advanced and 802.16m...so, current WiMAX and LTE standards are *not* officially 4G:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/itu-declares-lte-advanced-802-16m-4g-standards/2010-10-25
Sprint will sell Samsung's Android GalaxyTab tablet for $399, *$200* less than what Verizon is asking. Sprint undercut Verizon's announced price significantly and it will be interesting to see if Verizon is forced to match the price:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/sprint-launching-samsung-galaxytab-400/2010-10-25
Looks like these are photos of LG's LTE smartphone for Verizon:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/24/exclusive-future-lg-android-phone-for-verizon-sports-lte/
12-year-old boy earned $3,000 from Mozilla for finding a bug in Firefox. The self-taught boy looked for bugs for 90 minutes each day for 10 days until he discovered the Firefox bug:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_16401891?source=most_viewed&nclick_check=1
ESPN and Fox are both bidding to get the Longhorn TV network. Texas expects to make $3 million profit in the first year and grow from there...with no risk to UT if the network fails:
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/67235
Interesting chart that shows just how much money is at stake in the Fox/Cablevision and Fox/Dish disputes. It is amazing that subscribers pay $4.08 per month for 1 channel (ESPN). By 2017, Wells Fargo Securities estimates that retrans consent for all broadcast networks will hit $4.6 billion...wow:
http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/photos/stylus/155629-RtransLO.pdf