Microsoft says it has joined nine other partners in a U.K.-based consortium that will test “white space” networking in and around Cambridge. The wireless broadband technology will initially be trialed by streaming audio and video content to mobile devices in a variety of locations, the company says.
White space networking received a vote of confidence June 29 in the form of a $12.8 investment in Cambridge, U.K.-based Neul. The company — which is participating with Microsoft and others in ongoing tests — also announced “NeulNET,” said to be the world’s first production white space radio system.
AP – Test results filed with federal regulators Thursday show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being planned by a Virginia company called LightSquared could interfere with GPS systems used for everything from aviation to high-precision timing networks to consumer navigation devices.
AP – Justin Timberlake apparently wasn’t satisfied with just playing a social media impresario in the movies, so now he’s becoming one in real life.
AP – A year after Hewlett-Packard Co. purchased flailing Palm, the technology behemoth is rolling out the first tablet that uses Palm’s webOS operating system.
Yahoo! News – Apparently chocolate is all the advertising rage in Europe these days. The chocolate website announcing the Sagres brewery’s chocolate stout beer was a huge hit, and now a Scottish bakery has raised the (chocolate) bar even further. To celebrate the …
Yahoo! News – One of the most annoying things about owning a new piece of technology is that absolutely everyone who sees it feels the need to play with it. New smartphones are a favorite of those who prefer to look with their …
Mashable – On Twitter, Facebook, and dozens of other social sites, normal consumers often choose to keep tabs on the brands they love. In fact, many brands have highly optimized their marketing and PR strategies to accommodate that behavior, even going to far as to do one-to-one CRM (that’s customer or consumer relationship management) through [...]
Reuters – Internet telephone company 8×8 Inc said it entered into a partnership with Virtual Computing Environment Company (VCE) to speed up deployment of its cloud computing services on a new platform, sending its shares up to an eight-year high.
Reuters – Amazon.com Inc warned its 10,000-plus California sales affiliates on Wednesday that it may be forced to sever ties with them should the state begin taxing their online sales.