Posted by Kirk Biglione in Apple on Jan 27, 2010
Apple’s latest gadget is everything we hoped for, and so much less. Granted, the iPad is very cool, but it’s more evolutionary than revolutionary. It is essentially an extra-large iPod Touch with optional 3G wireless.
In my last post I identified five things I’d be watching for during the iPad event.
Here’s what I saw: (more…)
Posted by Jim Connelly in Actual Mileage, Apple, Google, Movies, Telecom, iTunes on Sep 25, 2008
I have an iPhone. Old-school, 4GB, purchased on a whim last summer and, despite a glitch here and there, it’s been an amazingly handy and even transformative device.
That said, I’m dumping it because now that the T-Mobile Google Android-based G1 is out, I’m over the iPhone, which sucks sucks sucks. Not really, though I’m assuming that some of the comments on this article will act as if I said just that.
What is true is this: I didn’t purchase a 3G; and when my original AT&T contract is up next year, I’m going to take a good hard look at whichever version of the G1 is out there vs. whichever version of the iPhone is out there.
And here are some reasons why.
Posted by Kassia Krozser in Services on Jul 12, 2006
While the rest of the world is watching as Clear Channel slowly gobbles up every concert ventue in the known universe, AT&T is positioning itself as the go-to online concert venue, via a sub-domain called blue room. Yeah, I can’t believe I typed that sentence either.
I won’t bore you with the thread that lead to this almost-improbable happening, but suffice to say that AT&T is not, as you previously thought, just a communications company. They are communications and entertainment. And they want to entertain you.
Posted by Kirk Biglione in Actual Mileage, Telecom on Jun 24, 2006
Earlier this week I decided to dump one of my AT&T land lines and transfer my main phone number over to Vonage. While I’m excited by the idea of taking a leap forward into the world of VoIP, and happy to be taking some of my business away from AT&T, the move is not without risks.
Posted by Kirk Biglione in Actual Mileage, Telecom on Jun 19, 2006
If there is a common enemy that we can all agree on, it’s not Microsoft, the MPAA, or even the RIAA – it’s the phone company.
Every year or so I spend more time than I care to admit dissecting my phone bill and looking for ways to cut costs. Between the obscene charges for “home wiring insurance” and the ever fluctuating rate for “local long distance” I invariably end up spending an afternoon on the phone negotiating the terms of my service with a phone company sales representative. The one constant is that said sales representative is always baffled by the combination of services that appear on my monthly bill.
