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How fast was the wireless network on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise? Its mission was to, “boldly go where no one had gone before.” And to do that, Gene Roddenberry imagined a space vehicle the size of a small city with a very powerful computer network and a serious wireless broadband cloud. It may Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. SPRINT, COMCAST, GOOGLE, TIME WARNER and INTEL will team to invest in WIMAX. The unlikely alliance is set to invest $3.2 billion in WiMax, a wireless broadband technology that is likely to supercede 3G in a few years. If the Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. YAHOO’s stock plunged nearly 15% Monday. Major shareholders are furious with CEO Jerry Yang, whom they believe was bias against selling the company he co-founded in 1995. With majority stockholders angry and Yang still open to a deal with Microsoft, Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. MICROSOFT is expected to announce whether it will pursue a hostile takeover, complete a negotiated deal or walkway from acquiring YAHOO sometime today . Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was ambiguously quoted Thursday, saying “With the right circumstances it’ll happen. Without Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Can you imagine what I’d have to talk about today if Miley Cyrus actually did something wrong. Hey guys, it’s a picture of her back, get over it. More APPLE rumors: to be released in June, the new 3G iPhone Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. APPLE will ship 3 million 3G iPhones in June, according to tech site Digitimes. The report states that Chinese manufacturer Foxconn will eventually produce 25 million units of the 3G iPhone. Rumors has it that the new 3G iPhone will Continue Reading →

                   If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Yesterday, YAHOO’s Jerry Yang said, “We will not enter into any deal that does not recognize the full value of this company.” Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer answered, “If Yahoo!’s shareholders like it, that’s great. We are prepared to go forward without Continue Reading →

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) held their annual convention in Las Vegas this week and, aside from the usual angst about the digital transition next February, there was a moderate buzz about mobile TV.   In his opening keynote address, David K. Rehr, president of the NAB, opined about a time, in the very Continue Reading →

You walk into a retail store a few blocks from home and see something you’ve been eying for a while on sale. You pick it up, talk to the salesperson, put it down, walk around, think. When the salesperson is not looking, you text the UPC code to 262966, that spells “Amazon” on your mobile Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. NBC has a new idea that’s been around since the 50’s. The network will begin involving certain sponsors in show development. One deal will be a two-movie partnership with Liberty Mutual focusing on the excitement of insurance policies, responsibility and Continue Reading →