AT&T is looking to create tiered access to the World wide web for subscribers. Currently, the company offers World wide web speeds “up to” their subscribed amount. At a recent FCC hearing AT&T Senior Federal Regulatory Vice President Robert Quinn said, “When AT&T provides broadband service by speed, it will do so in discrete, non-overlapping tiers.” Of course, the knee […]

AT&T is looking to create tiered access to the Internet for subscribers. Currently, the company offers Internet speeds “up to” their subscribed amount. At a current FCC hearing AT&T Senior Federal Regulatory Vice President Robert Quinn stated, “When AT&T provides broadband service by speed, it will do so in discrete, non-overlapping tiers.”

Of course, the knee jerk reaction is that the company is looking for ways to charge more for what it already provides, but it may be even more devious than that.

Could this be a plan to meter access to the World wide web in a way similar to how gas and electricity is delivered? Possibly. The big companies would surely like to see it become a reality. Time Warner Cable is selling their triple-play services in Texas with some small print stipulating the customer paying for overages. Buyer beware.

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Windows Mobile phones are still the way to go, according to Scott Rockfeld, group products manager for the mobile communications business at Microsoft. Despite all the ballyhoo surrounding the iPhone 3G launch, nearly 20 million Windows Mobile licenses were sold for Microsoft’s fiscal year ending June 30. Microsoft’s visibility in the business sector has always been […]

Windows Mobile phones are still the way to go, according to Scott Rockfeld, group products manager for the mobile communications business at Microsoft. Despite all the ballyhoo surrounding the iPhone 3G launch, almost 20 million Windows Mobile licenses were sold for Microsoft’s fiscal year ending June 30.

Microsoft’s visibility in the business sector has always been well noted, which Rockfeld pointed out in a recent interview. By citing strong security features and the capability to encrypt removable data storage cards, he noted it was predicted by IDC Corp to anticipate Windows Mobile phones to continue to outsell the iPhone 9:1 in business utilization. But for now, the point might be moot, as BlackBerry still remains the ubiquitous leader when it comes to business usage.

Windows Mobile phones were purchased by seven out of ten largest companies in the world (as ranked by Fortune), while sales of at least 500 phones were tabulated at 325 different companies.

Rockfeld criticized Apple’s decision to limit, at least for now, the number of developers who could create apps for the iPhone. He further noted that there are over 18,000 publicly available applications for Windows Mobile. By comparison, the Apple App Store has about 500.

While the Microsoft/Apple war always seemed to center around business applications, it will be interesting to see how it shapes up in the mobile market. While Microsoft may have growing numbers to back it up, the mobile landscape is set to be redefined if Google’s (sort of) open-source Android platform takes off.

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Taking the wraps off of three cameras at once just isn’t good enough for Panasonic, so how’s about a fourth? The pocket-friendly LUMIX DMC-FX150 arrives in a trio of stylish hues (black, gold and silver) and features an admittedly absurd 14.7-megapixel sensor, 28-millimeter wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens, a 3.6x optical zoom and a host of manual controls to boot. This shooter can also capture shots in RAW format, and the usual suspects — you know, red-eye correction, optical image stabilizer, face detection, intelligent ISO, etc. — are all there. If this one fits the bill, expect to receive one of your own for $399.95 when picking it up next month.

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No sooner did we have a chance to wrap our mitts around JVC’s Everio GZ-HD40 and Samsung’s SC-HMX20C than Canon comes out with a pair of its own. Kicking things off is the iVIS HF11 (which turned up in name back in April) — an HD camcorder with 32GB of built-in memory, an SD / SDHC card slot, Full HD recording abilities (using the polarizing AVCHD format) and a 12x optical zoom. The iVIS HG21 (pictured after the break) relates most closely to the aforementioned HD40, as it packs a capacious 120GB internal HDD, 2.7-inch flip-out LCD and most of the same specifications as its sibling. Anticipate ‘em both to land next month (at least in Japan) for

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Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Happy 3rd birthday mister Walkman phone. To celebrate, Sony Ericsson is getting official with its W902 “Patti” (pictured), W595 slider, and W302 candybar Walkman handsets. We knew the party was coming with the exception of Patti making a last minute substitution for Alicia. SE’s quad-band GSM/EDGE W902 is the all-singing, all-media workhorse with UMTS/HSDPA 2100 data, 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of M2 memory, and 2.2-inch, 240 x 320 pixel display. It comes bundled with a pair of premium HPM-77 headphones and the promise of a clear audio, bass-thumpin’ experience similar to that offered by SE’s W980. The W595 shares the same radios but packs in stereo speakers, 2GB of M2 memory, a 3.2 megapixel camera, motion sensing Shake control, and a stereo Share jack to split the music with a friend. The quad-band GSM/EDGE W302 neglects 3G entirely in favor of a low price tag and dreams of mass adoption. As such, it offers a number of middling specs like a 2 megapixel camera, 512MB of M2 memory, FM radio, and stereo Bluetooth. All three Walkmans will hit select markets in Q4.

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Hot Hardware has had their tiny hands on one of OCZ’s “Neural Impulse Actuator” doodads for a while and they’ve decided to drop a surprisingly positive review on us. Words cannot describe how skeptical I am of the concept, having studied neuroimaging a bit, but behind the highfalutin nonsense in which the NIA is wrapped, […]

Hot Hardware has had their tiny hands on one of OCZ’s “Neural Impulse Actuator” doodads for a while and they’ve decided to drop a surprisingly positive review on us. Words can’t describe how skeptical I am of the concept, having studied neuroimaging a bit, but behind the highfalutin nonsense in which the NIA is wrapped, there’s a limited capacity for coolness that I would be happy to make part of my personal experience.

Briefly, the NIA consists of a set of sensors that sit on your dome and purportedly measure conductance and/or muscle movements around there. With such an incredibly imprecise method of looking into your brain, the amount of recognizable signals you can create for it is pretty limited — the NIA supports less than a dozen “brainfingers”. That said, apparently once the guys there got it all calibrated (a long process) and got used to the concept (not easy), it was very, very cool. Envision being able to think a certain thought or concentrate a certain way and have your guy reload, or perform a macro, or sprint. It’s possible with the NIA and the concept is solid, but I think at the moment it’s a bit too much for even a hardcore gamer to deal with. I salute OCZ, though, for doing something absolutely weird and kind of succeeding.

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