Content Tagged: FCC
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A new proposal by the Federal CommunicationsCommission(FCC) could mean you'll never have to fly without Internet again. If all goes as planned, newly available airwaves would be auctioned off, ena...
Posted: 5/10/2013 3:52:33 PM
Cellular consumers were dealt a blow early this year when laws against cellphone unlocking went into effect. As of January 26, it became illegal for users to unlock their phones, which allows the devi...
Posted: 3/5/2013 10:37:45 AM
TechCrunch is reporting that Federal Communications Commission chairman Julius Genachowski will look into the newly enacted ban on unlocking cell phones, meaning that they can't use the phone they pur...
Posted: 3/1/2013 5:01:18 PM
The future's so bright, Google's gotta wear shades. Google Glass Explorer glasses to be exact. Google's Project Glass made its debut at Google I/O last year and was available for developers to preorde...
Posted: 2/1/2013 5:49:21 PM
BlackBerry 10 appears to be right on track for RIM's promised January 30th launch date. Over the weekend, a pair of BlackBerry mystery devices reared their heads at the FCC.
Posted: 12/31/2012 12:33:10 PM
The days of powering down your e-reader or tablet during airplane take-offs and landings may soon be a thing of the past. Yesterday FCC chairman Julius Genachowski sent a letter to the head of the FAA...
Posted: 12/7/2012 12:57:13 PM
Verizon Wireless, which has been blocking tethering apps so customers are forced to pay an additional $20 per month to connect with other devices using their smartphone, will no longer be able to char...
Posted: 7/31/2012 5:11:04 PM
The official word from Google on the Nexus 7 release date is "mid-July," but consumers keen to get their mitts on the tablet have likely put in their pre-orders by now. Unfortunately, it looks like th...
Posted: 7/13/2012 11:47:51 AM
CTIA 2012 officially started today here in New Orleans, and the main topic of discussion during the show's first keynote was the state of the U.S.'s wireless spectrum. CTIA president and CEO Steve Lar...
Posted: 5/8/2012 12:43:16 PM
A cure to the sort-of medical condition known as 'bill shock' - the reaction when a cell phone user realizes ghastly overage charges - is finally here. CTIA, the international wireless association rep...
Posted: 10/17/2011 3:22:19 PM