@Mak63- Yes, I think the thing that might replace the phone is still going to have "phone" qualities much like we call the smartphone a phone when really it is a handheld computer that allows voice communication. I'm thinking...
In reply to: Re: addiction & future
@TerryB- Fascinating. I thought Phone Phreaks were the people who camped out all night for the new iPhone. :)
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@RockFix- What a cool story. The closest I can come to that is when I was mess around with the rotary dial to see what would happen if you moved the little finger stopper and accidentally called 911. :)I'm addicted to old...
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I don't either, to be honest. It's tough to think of something a smartwatch can do that a smartphone can't. Actually, I know a few people who wear a "dumb watch" as an accessory but still check the time on their phone.
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@Pablo-We're heading that way. Though I think there will always be a place for voice. Video chat is catching on. Also, I think we need to give non-voice communication credit for getting more robust and multi-media and interesting....
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@Gary_El- Seriously. I wish we would have a little more of that spirit today. Sure, the internet is a similarly ambitious project, and sending rovers to Mars is no small feat. But I'd like to see us try to do big things...
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I feel the same exact way. Every time I sign up for something now, my password has to have special characters, numbers, upper and lowercase letters, a picture... it doesn't end! I get that it's for security purposes, but...
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Cloud BI is a competitive market, but you should include Chartio a pure-cloud business intelligence tool with a number distinct advantages. We offer the fastest time to value in the business, simpler and more...
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I would like to point out that I'm not addicted to phones at all. Computers? yes, but no phones.Nice article though.I didn't know that Western Electric-AT&T was so involved in the phone manufacturing history. "Will the phone...
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Republic Wireless has been doing this for several years. Iffy at first but much better now. I bought a Moto X from them and get unlimited calls, text and data (3G)for $25 per month. If you want 4g,...
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>I'm better off with a dumb watch.
Or none at all. I just don't get the need for the Apple Watch.
In reply to: Re: apple watch battery life in question
Apple has reportedly given the Chinese government access to its source code to check for backdoors...that may help with regulatory hurdles in China, but I wonder about the long-term value of such compliance.
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I spent a few happy years doing prior art research, and I'm convinced that there has never been a completely original idea - everyone stands on his/her predecessors' shoulders. As to the other point, back during the Cold...
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The FCC should have required this as a way to provide cheaper service, reinforce the fragile backbone of cellular towers and relieve crowding in the radio spectrum. A huge number of calls can be handled over...
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@impactnow "In the last week alone I ran into a website that required 4 digit numbers only, one that required an 8 character password with at least one number and one upper case character, one that required a picture tag...
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I agree with the author Google will accumulate a majority of mobile phone subscribers. My concerns are can a TABLET device use the WiFi to make calls over the WiFi home service such as u-verse AT&T Internet boxes that have...
In reply to: Google Wireless WiFi
@JoeStranganelli - Clearly the folks at Best Buy don't frequent stuffonmycat.com
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What he's referring to is a scenario where a car's AI has to choose between hitting a pedestrian on the sidewalk and hitting one in the street. When that's written into code, it creates liability. An attorney could find...
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Everyone has made this mistake, that's why finding a system that hasn't been hacked (or won't be shortly) is a rarity today. Business, with IT too clueless/gutless (pick one) to say no, wanted the pretty screens and customer...
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"When the vehicle has to make a decision and there is no choice, to drive into a ditch or a tree, or hit a pedestrian, today you leave it up to the human being and nobody questions it. It's just a judgment in time. But when...
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Or phone phreaks as they were called then. One of best books I've read in past few years, Exploding The Phone. All the about the history of that. Fascinating Jobs and Wozniak were actually involved in that, not that far...
In reply to: Also spawned the first hackers
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