4 posts and columns on always-on

Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs Talks About Smartbooks and More!

in News on November 16, 2009 at 9:36 am PT

When in San Diego recently, BoomTown paid a visit to Qualcomm and its Chairman and CEO, Paul Jacobs, to talk about a new “smartbook” device the wireless-technology company unveiled last week, but that won’t make its debut until the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January. There, Jacobs will show off what is essentially a combination of a smartphone and a netbook. Obviously, it’s going to be a competitive market and, really, Apple, with its upcoming tablet computer, is also pushing into this mobile-phone-that-ate-computers space.
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Peek's Twitter-Only Device Goes on Sale

in News on November 4, 2009 at 1:00 am PT

Peek, a New York mobile start-up, has begun selling TwitterPeek, a new device for posting and reading Twitter updates. TwitterPeek became available on Amazon and Peek’s Web site Tuesday. Its $100 price includes a full keyboard, always-on tweet delivery and nationwide Internet coverage, plus six months of service.

Carriers Eye Pay-As-You-Go Internet

in News on October 21, 2009 at 5:00 am PT

In the early years of the Internet, the more time people spent online, the more they paid a provider like AOL for their connection. But as customers have shifted to always-on broadband services, many Web surfers have enjoyed all-you-can-eat Internet for a flat rate.

Why Email No Longer Rules…

in News on October 12, 2009 at 7:50 am PT

Email has had a good run as king of communications. But its reign is over. In its place, a new generation of services is starting to take hold–services like Twitter and Facebook and countless others vying for a piece of the new world.