Author Archives: AlanHyman

Do Not Anger the Alpha Android – BusinessWeek

Playtime is over in Android Land. Over the last couple of months Google (GOOG) has reached out to the major carriers and device makers backing its mobile operating system with a message: There will be no more willy-nilly tweaks to … Continue reading

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From Daring Fireball: The Verizon iPhone 4

Apple is delighted because it’s a way of “proving” that the iPhone’s notorious problems with call-dropping and voice quality are AT&T’s fault, not theirs. Now, it’s theoretically possible that the AT&T iPhone’s problems are still Apple’s fault — it could … Continue reading

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Official Google Enterprise Blog: Destination: Dial Tone — Getting Google Apps to 99.99%

Unlike most providers, we dont plan for our users to be down, even when were upgrading our services or maintaining our systems. For that reason, were removing the SLA clause that allows for scheduled downtime. Going forward, all downtime will … Continue reading

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Free Day 2011 Recap – News – SparkFun Electronics

Free Day 2011 is done. Thanks to everyone who helped load our servers to a crawl. Free Day officially ended at Thursday January 13th at 11:07:03AM. $150,541 was given out and $22,988 was donated to charity. Here are some other … Continue reading

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Apple, Verizon Took Years to Clear IPhone Differences – BusinessWeek

To reach a deal, Apple and Verizon had to reconcile different approaches to branding. Verizon puts its stamp on other manufacturers’ devices, including phones from Research In Motion Ltd. and Motorola. By contrast, only Apple’s name appears on the iPhone. … Continue reading

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