5 posts and columns on hurricane

News Byte

FCC Chairman Genachowski Says Irene Wireless Outages May Get Worse

in News on August 28, 2011 at 1:19 pm PT

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski said in a press conference this afternoon that, while overall wireless service outages from hurricane Irene had been mild, those outages may actually get worse as some battery backups at affected cell sites run out. Admiral James Barnett, the FCC Chief of Public Safety, urged cellphone users to continue to follow the tips we posted yesterday. At the time of the call, the FCC had not received outage reports from areas north of Maryland.

Irene, Can You Hear Me Now? FCC Tips for Calling During the Storm

in News on August 27, 2011 at 1:44 pm PT

As hurricane Irene marches up the east coast, the folks at the FCC have issued some hints consumers can follow to help keep the windblown cellphone networks in operation during the storm.
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Viral Video: Facebook Live vs. Google Beat

in News on September 7, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

While the Silicon Valley digital giants are fighting on much bigger playing fields, BoomTown is enjoying the mini-battle brewing between Facebook Live and Google Beat. What, pray tell, are those?