New Apple iPad Air Commercial
Apple remains true to its style. “Your Verse” is a reference to the words “Your Verse Anthem” from the film “Dead Poets Society”. Via W&V
Dear Telekom, This Is How Fast Internet Works Without Throttling
This article on Golem.de shows how Google makes money from fibre connections in the USA. Dear “Drosselkom”, you could learn a thing or two from that! Google may only be rolling out these connections in metropolitan areas, but Telekom also claims that throttling was introduced because expanding the access network is expensive – and most connections are naturally located in urban areas. More background and information on how much one GB of traffic costs Telekom can be found in another Golem article.
“Drosselkom”: Federal Cartel Office Reviews Telekom’s Flat-Rate Throttling Plans
According to heise.de, Deutsche Telekom could “run into trouble with the Federal Cartel Office over its planned internet DSL tariffs with flat-rate throttling”. The issue under scrutiny is not throttling after a certain data volume has been consumed, but the exclusion of certain services from throttling, which could still cause problems for Telekom. Here is the link to the article …
Video: Smartphone Trends 2013
An analysis of the smartphone market, covering the most important trends in four minutes.
O2’s Mobile Tariff Revolution Has Begun!
At this link, Berliner Zeitung reports in advance on the new O2 smartphone tariffs. From now on, every new tariff includes an all-network flat rate for calls and SMS. The tariffs differ only in terms of data usage. Definitely revolutionary, in my view.
My Mobile Communications Highlight Links from 24 January 2013
This Time in My Highlight Links: Samsung’s methods for conquering the world, the nasty tactics used by Deutsche Telekom call centres and a report about a new LTE chip that […]
More Transparency: Live Check Provides Real-Time Status for the O2 Mobile Network
Telefónica Germany is bringing more transparency to its network: with the new Live Check, customers can now find out online how well the O2 mobile network is working at their […]
Link Tip: Live Stream of the Apple Event in San Jose on 23 October 2012
At last there is an official live video stream of an Apple event! Anyone who wants to watch today’s expected unveiling of the new iPad Mini live on video should simply follow this link. Until now, Apple had always prevented live streaming of its events.
The Oktoberfest LTE Speed Test
I wanted to find out how fast mobile internet is at Oktoberfest and whether the latest mobile technology, LTE, would provide a speed advantage at the Wiesn. The idea for […]
Oktoberfest in Tilt-Shift Style
Simply beautiful to watch: this short clip from on3 looks at Oktoberfest through a tilt-shift lens. A good idea, in my view; the shots of the large fairground rides in […]
