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IBM, Intel, Qualcomm join dozens of tech companies to argue against net neutrality

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The debate over net neutrality got a touch more heated this week as IBM, Intel, and Qualcomm joined companies like Broadcom, Panasonic, and Juniper Networks to collectively ask the government not to invoke Title II — i.e the common carrier provision — in an attempt to enforce net neutrality. In a joint letter to Congress and the FCC itself, the companies collectively argue that proposed regulation under Title II would damage corporate competitiveness, network upgrades, and the overall customer experience. They aren’t subtle, either — the letter argues that:<br />
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Reversing course now by shifting to Title II means that instead of billions of broadband investment driving other sectors of the economy forward, any reduction in this spending will stifle growth across the entire economy. This is not idle speculation or fear mongering.<br />
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Unfortunately for the authors of the letter, recent remarks by both Verizon and AT&T have blown apart the previous posturing claims that one or both companies would sharply reduce its investment in infrastructure if Title II were to pass. After initially attempting to argue that Title II would be disastrous, both firms have backed off or repudiated such statements. Readers may recall that during its failed bid to buy T-Mobile, AT&T threatened to never build out 4G LTE networks if it didn’t receive permission to buy the smaller company. After failing to secure permission, AT&T… went right on building out its 4G LTE capacity.<br />
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Fight for the Future, protesting the new FCC net neutrality laws<br />
Fight for the Future, protesting the new FCC net neutrality laws<br />
Dig into the supporting documents, and it’s astonishing how quickly such facts change. When Comcast went to court in 2011 to defend its proposed merger with NBC, it specifically argued that Time Warner was a significant competitor and that it needed to merge with NBC to more effectively challenge the media titan. Fast forward to 2014, and suddenly Comcast and Time Warner don’t compete at all.<br />
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There is a demonstrated link between higher bandwidth speeds and economic growth, and the rise of services like Netflix are proof that the broad availability of higher speeds can fuel new business models. What’s less talked about, however, is whether America’s broadband policies actually work against the economic uplift that higher bandwidth offers by encouraging service stratification and narrow buildouts into high-end markets, while middle- and lower-class areas are left with bottom-end service tiers and limited availability.<br />
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Furthermore, the argument that increased regulation automatically destroys competitive positioning is decisively undermined by the United States’ ranking on any number of competitive charts compared to other OECD countries. We pay more per megabit than most developed nations for both wireless and wireline service. It’s hard to argue that the United States is uniquely privileged by virtue of our regulatory environment when American wireless telcos lag worldwide deployments so dramatically. In March 2014, AT&T demonstrated an LTE-Advanced network capable of 110Mbps. Multiple European and Asian providers already offer 300Mbps capability.<br />
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Data from Canada’s government comparisons illustrate this starkly. The graphs are a bit hard to read, but the United States is the maroon line sitting well above everybody else.<br />
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No, wholesale government regulation and a return to the Ma Bell days of the mid-20th century isn’t the answer, but no one is proposing that kind of comprehensive regulatory scheme, least of all the FCC. While details remain unknown, the broad thrust of the argument is to apply Title II to specific areas where Section 706 has already been ruled invalid.<br />
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As much as I respect the companies that signed on to this letter, they’re drawing bad conclusions here. Yes, technical innovation and deployment remain essential to prosperity in the 21st century, but the fact is, America isn’t leading either wired or wireless deployments. We lag on speed, we lag on price, we lag on availability. The facts make these kind of arguments awfully hard to swallow. The President has asked the FCC to use Title II, while Tom Wheeler favors the hybrid approach, but no decision has been made at this time.<br />
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SOURCE: <a href="http://www.extremetech.com/" target="_blank">EXTREMETECH</a></div>

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IBM, Intel, Qualcomm join dozens of tech companies to argue against net neutrality

The debate over net neutrality got a touch more heated this week as IBM, Intel, and Qualcomm joined companies like Broadcom, Panasonic, and...

Mozilla moves closer to releasing Firefox for iOS

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For the wonderful Firefox diehards, iOS platform has always been a bit of a sore spot, awwwww, it hurts. Mozilla dabbled on Apple’s platform a few years back with an app dubbed “Firefox Home,” but the company in question has largely shied away from iOS due to Apple’s restrictions surrounding rendering engines & more other reasons. Now, Mozilla is changing course, and bringing a version of Firefox to iOS running WebKit — Gecko be damned. Can this strategic decision help turn the table in Mozilla’s favor, or is the move to WebKit a nail in Firefox’s coffin?<br />
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Earlier 2 weeks ago, Mozilla’s Johnathan Nightingale announced the development of Firefox on iOS to the audience at Mozlandia in Portland, Oregon. Later on, a short blog post went up at Mozilla.org confirming the move onto iOS. The company is still in the early days of development of this release, so details remain relatively sparse for the time being until now. At this point, not even the development team knows what the final product will look like or what role it will play..<br />
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Firefox iPad Frankly, this announcement came in as a surprise to all. A year ago, Mozilla stood strongly against Apple’s hardheaded refusal to allow alternative rendering engines on iOS. Now, Mozilla seems totally willing to play ball in exchange for access to Apple’s massive user base. If i'm to guess right, this is happening due to the tepid response Firefox OS has seen since launch.<br />
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Well, Of course it is very possible that the WebKit engine may end up serving as little more than a fallback by the time this finished product sees the light of day. Other browsers like Photon and Opera can use the cloud to render web pages, and that seems to successfully skirt around Apple’s strict rules about third-party rendering engines on the iOS device itself. If Mozilla is up for the challenge, a fully-featured Firefox browser could potentially make its way to iOS with Gecko intact. Is that worth the massive overhead and potential technical issues, though? Not too worry, surely Only time will tell.<br />
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If you want to see Firefox on iOS for yourself, you can head over to the official Mozilla GitHub page, and download all of the latest code. You’ll need to compile and sideload the app onto the iPhone yourself, but at least you’ll get a nice window into the development process. Just remember, the developers clearly warn the public not to “get too attached to this code,” because there will almost certainly be huge overhauls before it’s ready for public consumption.</div>

Mozilla moves closer to releasing Firefox for iOS

For the wonderful Firefox diehards, iOS platform has always been a bit of a sore spot, awwwww, it hurts. Mozilla dabbled on Apple’s platfor...

How to remove "POWERED BY BLOGGER " from your blog..

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This feature is one of those that comes with blogger as a platform.. well some of us may find it<br />
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1 Open your blogger account<br />
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How to remove "POWERED BY BLOGGER " from your blog..

This feature is one of those that comes with blogger as a platform.. well some of us may find it annoying and wanna do away with it.. Tod...

Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 11.6-inch Ultrabook with Windows 8 for JUST $700

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Lenovo’s ThinkPad Helix is a powerful convertible, designed to be more than ultra portable and loaded with business-ready features including Windows 8 Pro and others. Right now Lenovo is<br />
slashing up to about a 55% off the regular price, dropping your cost down to just $700 for this<br />
very capable mobile like laptop. Its quite more than comfortable for me and less expensive as<br />
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This laptop has lots of power, at first i doubted but after seeing the review of this machine i was<br />
forced to acknowledge the fact that a car may be small but its engine is powerful. Well this machine<br />
is an Intel Core i5-3337U low-voltage processor and it provides strong enough performance for<br />
both office and multimedia purposes whether for watching of movies, streaming, programming,<br />
think of it. It also as a 128GB solid state drive that gives its users a very high speed access to all<br />
your data and information as well as quick boot and back to resume mode. Of-course 4GB of RAM<br />
will let you multitask with ease without not even a moment of slowness. The 11.6-inch multi-touch<br />
display features a full 1920×1080 display that’s lit at a bright 400-nits, quite higher than that of<br />
most mini laptops. With Windows 8 Pro, you’ll be able to take full advantage of the touch display<br />
as well as utilize the professional software/programs with this machine..<br />
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This machine (Lenovo’s Helix) actually allows you to easily detach the tablet from its spill-<br />
resistant keyboard dock, more like a tablet and a  after which you can re-attach it facing either<br />
the same direction or just keep the tablet separate, thereby giving you numerous options for how<br />
you may want to or choose to use it. The tablet portion includes dual-facing cameras, with a 5MP<br />
shooter on the back and a 2MP webcam in the front for videoconferencing, for Skype and more,<br />
WOW!!! There’s a six hour battery in the tablet by itself, but this grows to ten hours when it’s<br />
docked with the keyboard.<br />
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Connectivity is very strong on the Helix, nothing to be worried about.  I mean with dual-band<br />
WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth, a mini Display Port, a USB port, and a SIM slot built-into the display. Again<br />
the dock expands your functionality, adding a pair of USB 3.0 ports and another mini<br />
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Tapping a touchscreen is fun and generally works well, but for moments when you need a precise<br />
touch, the Helix ships with a digitizer pen mre like a light pen. This ultra book is highly mobile, coming in at 0.5-inches and 1.8lbs while detached, and still just 0.8-inches and 3.8lbs when it’s a clamshell. Its Multimedia aspect will sound good on just any laptop despite its small size it includes stereo speakers and Dolby home theater. More lovely is that this Lenovo covers it with a one year warranty. Acquire this versatile notebook today for a great price before it expires. </div>

Lenovo ThinkPad Helix 11.6-inch Ultrabook with Windows 8 for JUST $700

Lenovo’s ThinkPad Helix is a powerful convertible, designed to be more than ultra portable and loaded with business-ready features includin...

The best Apple iPad Air and mini tablet deals of Black Friday 2014

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They may not be as interesting as they once used to be, but Apple iPads are still the best holiday present, and getting the best deal on one has become a Black Friday tradition as we all know. That's a huge thank you in part to Apple's unwillingness to put its products on sale with any regularity. The result? This has made lots of retailers to be very creative when participating in maybe a differentiate deal and also be ready to the competition - Well the prices are quite different when it comes to products like this, that's why there are a lot of places to check based on the labelled price.<br />
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In many cases, the answer has been to offer store gift cards when you purchase an Apple product for the specified labelled price. That can be a nice way of enticing a customer, especially one who want to buy other items in the store, but not very exciting if you are not interested. Another good option is to try to purchase a previous or old generation of iPad, which has become a popular option as the rate of innovation in the tablet space has winnowed. Great, right ?<br />
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Here are the best deals that were available this last Black Friday on a half-dozen iPad models, including the free gift card specials that many shoppers appreciate those stores who had the offer. Since new deals can crop up at any time in the week leading up the shopping holiday -Apple, for instance, waits until the last minute before posting its deals -<br />
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The best iPad Air and mini tablet deals<br />
Target ad leak shows iPad deals that include free gift cards<br />
Walmart drops original iPad mini price to $199<br />
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Staples: $239 iPad mini 2, $99.99 Asus Windows laptop<br />
Office Depot & OfficeMax: sub-$200 Windows laptops<br />
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Dell: Sub-$200 Windows 8.1 tablet, laptop, desktop deals<br />
Acer: Laptops and Chromebook<br />
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Amazon: Free paid apps, bargain tech<br />
Best Buy deals include $780 MacBook Air<br />
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The best Apple iPad Air and mini tablet deals of Black Friday 2014

They may not be as interesting as they once used to be, but Apple iPads are still the best holiday present, and getting the best deal on on...