4:43 PM
The US Army unveiled a revolutionary new weapon that is a "game-changer" that will lead to new ways of fighting on the battlefield. The XM25 has already been distributed to US troops in Afghanistan--it has a range of 2,300 feet (much further than current systems) and it can be programmed to that its ammo detonates either in front of or behind a target, so it can be fired just above a wall before it explodes and kills the enemy hiding behind the wall. Soldiers can stay under cover to provide protection from fire while eliminating the protection that cover gives to their enemy. The $35k system is apparently so easy to use that soldiers become proficient within minutes:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/24/armys-revolutionary-rifle-use-afghanistan/?test=faces
Startup company is looking to collect the digital fingerprint of every computer, cellphone and TV set-top box in the world. Advertisers don't want to just buy ads anymore, they want to buy access to specific people, so the startup company is buiding a "credit bureau for devices" in which every device will have a "reputation" based on its user's online behavior, shopping habits, and demographics...advertisers will apparently pay a premium for this type of digital fingerprinting-based information:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704679204575646704100959546.html?mod=djemalertTECH
This interview with Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs and HP executive Jon Rubinstein (who was Palm's CEO) had a lot of interesting quotes. One thing that stood out is that Rubinstein says that iOS and Android will be the 2 big mobile operating systems and that the real battle is over which company gets to be #3, and he hopes that webOS beats out BlackBerry and Windows Mobile for that #3 spot:
http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/20101130/palm-qualcomm-chiefs-weigh-wireless-future/
Verizon announced that it will launch its LTE service in 38 markets and 60+ airports on Sunday. Their first 2 LTE devices will be USB modems. The interesting thing is that Verizon is pricing the service for the LTE dongles at $50 per month for 5 GB of data...and their 3G dongle service currently costs $60 per month for 5 GB of data, so 4G data is *cheaper* than 3G data with this pricing!
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-will-debut-4g-lte-service-dec-5-tiered-pricing/2010-12-01
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/24/armys-revolutionary-rifle-use-afghanistan/?test=faces
Startup company is looking to collect the digital fingerprint of every computer, cellphone and TV set-top box in the world. Advertisers don't want to just buy ads anymore, they want to buy access to specific people, so the startup company is buiding a "credit bureau for devices" in which every device will have a "reputation" based on its user's online behavior, shopping habits, and demographics...advertisers will apparently pay a premium for this type of digital fingerprinting-based information:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704679204575646704100959546.html?mod=djemalertTECH
This interview with Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs and HP executive Jon Rubinstein (who was Palm's CEO) had a lot of interesting quotes. One thing that stood out is that Rubinstein says that iOS and Android will be the 2 big mobile operating systems and that the real battle is over which company gets to be #3, and he hopes that webOS beats out BlackBerry and Windows Mobile for that #3 spot:
http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/20101130/palm-qualcomm-chiefs-weigh-wireless-future/
Verizon announced that it will launch its LTE service in 38 markets and 60+ airports on Sunday. Their first 2 LTE devices will be USB modems. The interesting thing is that Verizon is pricing the service for the LTE dongles at $50 per month for 5 GB of data...and their 3G dongle service currently costs $60 per month for 5 GB of data, so 4G data is *cheaper* than 3G data with this pricing!
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-will-debut-4g-lte-service-dec-5-tiered-pricing/2010-12-01