June 2008 - Posts

Cell Phones, Contracts, and Capitalism
By Chris Neiger T-Mobile has finally jumped on board with other cell phone providers and is reducing the costs of its early termination fees (ETFs) by setting up a prorated system of contract termination. Verizon Wireless implemented a similar system Read More...
Posted 23 June 08 05:05 by chrisn | 0 Comments   
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Microsoft's New Push to Be Cool
By Chris Neiger Yesterday I read an article on the Fast Company website about advertising genius Alex Bogusky and his new $300 million deal with Microsoft to produce the next ad campaign for the tech giant (read about it here ). After I read it, I kept Read More...
Posted 20 June 08 01:53 by chrisn | 0 Comments   
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Teaching My Parents about Technology
By Glenn Farr I should have known I’d be driving uphill with a few failed cylinders and no clutch when my mother sincerely asked me one day if it were necessary to rewind DVDs. Yes, she actually asked me that when I gave them their first DVD player at Read More...
Posted 18 June 08 04:37 by glennf@naca.org | 1 Comments   
Finally, A Sirius Merge for XM
by Chris Neiger After 16 months of being held up in the regulatory process, Sirius and XM are finally close to their desired merger. Yesterday, the FCC Chairman Kevin Martin gave the O.K., and later this week we'll find out if the other commissioners Read More...
Posted 16 June 08 05:00 by chrisn | 0 Comments   
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The iPhone Revolution 2.0
By Chris Neiger It’s here. It seems like ever since the first iPhone was launched technophiles and business gurus have been talking about the next generation iPhone and how much better it will be than the first one. Not that the first generation iPhone Read More...
Posted 11 June 08 12:27 by chrisn | 1 Comments   
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A New Addiction
By Glenn Farr In spite of my general addiction to gadgets, I waited a long time to buy my first DVD player. The units remained fairly expensive during the first few years after they were launched in the late ‘90s and I didn’t find my price point for a Read More...
Posted 10 June 08 01:21 by glennf@naca.org | 0 Comments   
Why I Don't Own an iPod
By Glenn Farr Here in the NACA Office, there used to be a small group of fellow employees who would bet, in jest of course, what gizmo I might be buying next. These people had followed me through innumerable RAM upgrades to past computers, along with Read More...
Posted 10 June 08 10:30 by glennf@naca.org | 0 Comments