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Smartphones Hit the Big (and Not-so-big) Screen

March 2, 2011
By erapresign

The size of a smartphone screen is an increasingly important topic as IT departments decide whether their futures lie with smartphones, tablets or a combination of the two.   A desire for a bigger screen seems natural, and to a large extent is Carl Weinschenk

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In-Building Wireless Networking Is in the Right Place at the Right Time

March 1, 2011
By erapresign

The great increase in wireless use is leading to a parallel increase in in-building networking.   There are two interrelated reasons for this. The first is, as anyone who has ever used a cell phone knows, cellular networks struggle with Carl Weinschenk

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Is the Stimulus Fair to Incumbent Service Providers?

February 28, 2011
By erapresign

Last month, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) released research that said the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) funding of broadband projects under the Am erican Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was “duplicative” and Carl Weinschenk

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Cable Set-top Boxes: The New IBM Selectrics

February 27, 2011
By erapresign

Does the name “IBM Selectric” ring a bell? If you are less than 40 years old, there is no reason that it should.   IBM had a very successful line of electric typewriters by that name. My memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think there were four or five Carl Weinschenk

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