6:33 PM
Russia re-established contact with its missing spy satellite and is trying to figure out whether or not it can still be useful to them even though it is in the wrong orbit:
http://www.asdnews.com/news/33299/Russia_locates_missing_satellite:_official.htm
FedEx's CEO says that it is a national security issue to reduce our country's dependence on foreign oil, so the government should help promote electric cars. FedEx has deployed its first all-electric delivery vehicles and their results show that they have achieved savings of 70% to 80% in cases, so they are going to increasingly replace their delivery vehicles with all-electric vehicles:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/01/technology/frederick_smith_energy.fortune/index.htm
Intel's chip recall has forced PC makers such as Dell and HP to halt sales of desktops and laptops with i5 and i7 CPUs:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/hardware/pc-makers-scramble-in-wake-intel-chip-flaw-revelation-300
It appears that both Clearwire and LightSquared about in need of a 4G deal with T-Mobile, which should enable T-Mobile to get them to bid against each other and get a good deal for their 4G network. Clearwire seems to be out of options since Sprint is moving away from them and their cable operator partners are not emphasizing wireless service and nobody seems to want to put the money into Clearwire that Clearwire needs to complete its network:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/t-mobile-may-hold-clearwires-future-its-hands/2011-02-03
Verizon implemented a data throttling plan for new subscribers "coincidentally" right before they got the iPhone. New subscribers (those that sign up for a data plan starting today) that use an "extraordinary amount of data" will have their data speed reduced during peak times for the remainder of their billing cycle and some of their next cycle. T-Mobile, Sprint, Leap, Clearwire, and Virgin Mobile already use data throttling--AT&T doesn't throttle because they charge for any data use above the set limit ($25/month for 2GB):
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/iphone-looms-verizon-throttle-data-speeds-heaviest-users/2011-02-03
The reviews of the Verizon iPhone 4 were predictable--AT&T can be faster for data and handles simultaneous voice and data, but Verizon has better call quality and reception in more places. Shouldn't people just wait a few months to get the iPhone 5? Several reviewers mentioned that they hadn't had a single dropped or failed call for their week with the Verizon iPhone and their personal AT&T iPhones lose calls regularly. The NY Times summarized it: "the Verizon iPhone is nearly the same as AT&T's iPhone 4 — but it doesn't drop calls. For several million Americans, that makes it the holy grail." Techcrunch's reviewer has had an iPhone on AT&T for 3.5 years, but he canceled his AT&T service and will get the Verizon iPhone:
http://www.tipb.com/2011/02/03/verizon-iphone-early-review-roundup/
T-Mobile is going to sell a tablet with 3-D cameras and 3-D glasses that the user puts on to see the 3-D video/photos:
http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2011/02/T-Mobile-to-sell-tablet-with-3-D-cameras,-glasses/
"Anti-ageing expert" says that looking into the screens of smartphones gives people (mainly women) premature wrinkles. It appears that looking at a little screen for too long causes us to grimace and gurn, which creates an area of tension on the forehead. The doctor recommends botox as a treatment for the wrinkles...and it should be noted that the doctor is a plastic surgeon so he's not exactly unbiased:
http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=47230&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10
http://www.asdnews.com/news/33299/Russia_locates_missing_satellite:_official.htm
FedEx's CEO says that it is a national security issue to reduce our country's dependence on foreign oil, so the government should help promote electric cars. FedEx has deployed its first all-electric delivery vehicles and their results show that they have achieved savings of 70% to 80% in cases, so they are going to increasingly replace their delivery vehicles with all-electric vehicles:
http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/01/technology/frederick_smith_energy.fortune/index.htm
Intel's chip recall has forced PC makers such as Dell and HP to halt sales of desktops and laptops with i5 and i7 CPUs:
http://www.infoworld.com/d/hardware/pc-makers-scramble-in-wake-intel-chip-flaw-revelation-300
It appears that both Clearwire and LightSquared about in need of a 4G deal with T-Mobile, which should enable T-Mobile to get them to bid against each other and get a good deal for their 4G network. Clearwire seems to be out of options since Sprint is moving away from them and their cable operator partners are not emphasizing wireless service and nobody seems to want to put the money into Clearwire that Clearwire needs to complete its network:
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/t-mobile-may-hold-clearwires-future-its-hands/2011-02-03
Verizon implemented a data throttling plan for new subscribers "coincidentally" right before they got the iPhone. New subscribers (those that sign up for a data plan starting today) that use an "extraordinary amount of data" will have their data speed reduced during peak times for the remainder of their billing cycle and some of their next cycle. T-Mobile, Sprint, Leap, Clearwire, and Virgin Mobile already use data throttling--AT&T doesn't throttle because they charge for any data use above the set limit ($25/month for 2GB):
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/iphone-looms-verizon-throttle-data-speeds-heaviest-users/2011-02-03
The reviews of the Verizon iPhone 4 were predictable--AT&T can be faster for data and handles simultaneous voice and data, but Verizon has better call quality and reception in more places. Shouldn't people just wait a few months to get the iPhone 5? Several reviewers mentioned that they hadn't had a single dropped or failed call for their week with the Verizon iPhone and their personal AT&T iPhones lose calls regularly. The NY Times summarized it: "the Verizon iPhone is nearly the same as AT&T's iPhone 4 — but it doesn't drop calls. For several million Americans, that makes it the holy grail." Techcrunch's reviewer has had an iPhone on AT&T for 3.5 years, but he canceled his AT&T service and will get the Verizon iPhone:
http://www.tipb.com/2011/02/03/verizon-iphone-early-review-roundup/
T-Mobile is going to sell a tablet with 3-D cameras and 3-D glasses that the user puts on to see the 3-D video/photos:
http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2011/02/T-Mobile-to-sell-tablet-with-3-D-cameras,-glasses/
"Anti-ageing expert" says that looking into the screens of smartphones gives people (mainly women) premature wrinkles. It appears that looking at a little screen for too long causes us to grimace and gurn, which creates an area of tension on the forehead. The doctor recommends botox as a treatment for the wrinkles...and it should be noted that the doctor is a plastic surgeon so he's not exactly unbiased:
http://www.telecomtv.com/comspace_newsDetail.aspx?n=47230&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10