General Motors Co. is escalating the battle over in-car connectivity with a plan to transform its vehicles into virtual smartphones armed with the fastest data speeds in the market. The auto maker will begin wiring its 2014 models sold in the U.S. and Canada with 4G mobile broadband technology, one of the first auto makers to do [...]
JetBlue Offering Fast, Free Wi-Fi Starting 2013
September 18, 2012 | Posted by
JetBlue will begin offering free in-flight Wi-Fi that is supposedly faster than anything its competitors have, according to The Verge. An internal company e-mail recently sent updated employees about the new high-speed wireless plans that should be hitting the fleet in the first quarter of 2013. The official announcement is expected to be made at [...]
AT&T Tries to Justify Blocking FaceTime from Non-Premium Subscribers
August 23, 2012 | Posted by
Today, AT&T published its response to arguments by Public Knowledge, Free Press, and others that it is violating the FCC’s Open Internet rules by blocking FaceTime, an iPhone video chat service, for many of its customers. AT&T’s response is linked here. PK’s earlier press release on this matter is linked. The following statement may be [...]
