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This will prove to you that the FCC does read stuff, at least when it comes from the likes of AT&T. About two weeks ago, AT&T sent a letter to the FCC accusing Google with violating FCC regulations by blocking calls to certain rural areas from its Google Voice service. [...]

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NASA’s latest lunar mission has just given the man in the moon a wake-up call this morning. Two spacecraft in the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite or LCROSS mission impacted the surface of the moon in hopes of finding water.
NASA has confirmed it is certain the two portions of the LCROSS [...]

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TXTBlocker has announced a new product for cell phones that allows owners to disable texting and other functions while a user is driving. The announcement was nicely timed for the same week that the Department of Transportation held a distracted driving conference.
The service will be available in the fall. It [...]

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Some small system builders are advertising that they will start shipping Windows 7 early, basically building systems as soon as they gain access to the code. Microsoft will start shipping Windows 7 to OEMs starting Oct. 12th, though the much-hyped new OS is not scheduled to launch until Oct. 22nd.
For example, [...]

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Earlier this year, Google launched Google Sync, which allows end users to synchronize Gmail Contacts and Google Calendar with iPhones, Windows Mobile devices, and Symbian S60 devices. On Tuesday, Google announced that Gmail support has been added to Google Sync for iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices (sorry, S60 users).
Of course, [...]

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An AT&T sales rep in Charlotte, NC, where their MicroCell trial is taking place, has corrected the pricing numbers for AT&T’s femtocell device, designed to fix issues with holes in AT&T coverage. While initial reports showed a somewhat egregious $19.95 service fee for monthly service, it now appears that’s only if someone [...]

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The website for AT&T’s version of femtocell, Microcell, has gone live. Those interested in signing up for the service, which leverages your broadband to give you better coverage in your home should note the availability widget on their page. It’s not available in my area, but that’s fine for me; [...]

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After years of consumers being able to buy “draft” wireless-N routers, the 802.11n standard has finally been approved. Yes, it’s admittedly hard to believe, and one cynically had to begin wondering if the standard would ever be approved.
It only took seven years after the ratification process began for the standard to be [...]