The Telecom Digest for January 10, 2011
Volume 30 : Issue 9 : "text" Format
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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 21:40:47 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Against Headphones
Message-ID: <p0624080fc94ed04cb435@[10.0.1.2]>
Against Headphones
By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN
January 7, 2011
One in five teenagers in America can't hear rustles or whispers,
according to a study published in August in The Journal of the
American Medical Association. These teenagers exhibit what's known as
slight hearing loss, which means they often can't make out consonants
like T's or K's, or the plinking of raindrops. The word "talk" can
sound like "aw." The number of teenagers with hearing loss - from
slight to severe - has jumped 33 percent since 1994.
Given the current ubiquity of personal media players - the iPod
appeared almost a decade ago - many researchers attribute this
widespread hearing loss to exposure to sound played loudly and
regularly through headphones. (Earbuds, in particular, don't cancel
as much noise from outside as do headphones that rest on or around
the ear, so earbud users typically listen at higher volume to drown
out interference.) Indeed, the August report reinforces the findings
of a 2008 European study of people who habitually blast MP3 players,
including iPods and smartphones. According to that report, headphone
users who listen to music at high volumes for more than an hour a day
risk permanent hearing loss after five years.
Maybe the danger of digital culture to young people is not that they
have hummingbird attention spans but that they are going deaf.
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/09/magazine/09FOB-medium-t.html
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:29:25 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Verizon Could Bring Apple Millions of iPhone Users
Message-ID: <p06240812c94edac52895@[10.0.1.2]>
Verizon Could Bring Apple Millions of iPhone Users
By YUKARI IWATANI KANE and SHAYNDI RAICE
JANUARY 8, 2011
Apple Inc. watchers are already doing rough calculations and think
Verizon Wireless could generate sales of millions of iPhones this
year.
Verizon has invited reporters to a press event where it is expected
the wireless carrier will announce it will carry the iPhone. At the
Consumer Electronics Show, conference goers weighed in on the news.
Sales estimates vary, but many analysts agree Apple will likely sell
9 million to 12 million iPhones on Verizon's network next year, a
huge boost in the iconic phone's most important market.
To put that into perspective, AT&T Inc. sold 11.1 million iPhones in
the first nine months of 2010. Piper Jaffray & Co. estimates a
full-year total of 14.5 million iPhones for AT&T, accounting for 12%
of Apple's overall revenue and 30% of its iPhone sales. In its fiscal
year, ended September, Apple reported revenue of $20.34 billion.
Verizon, the country's largest wireless carrier, will have the phone
available in stores around the end of the month, a person familiar
with the matter says.
...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704030704576070090093187986.html
Verizon Is Said to Be Planning to Announce iPhone 4 on Its Network
By MIGUEL HELFT
January 7, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO - Verizon Wireless plans to announce on Tuesday that it
will soon begin selling Apple's iPhone 4, according to a person with
direct knowledge of the plans.
The long-expected arrival of the iPhone on Verizon will end years of
exclusivity for AT&T and is likely to upend the smartphone market in
the United States.
It is not clear how soon after the announcement, which will be made
in New York, the phone will be available for sale.
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/08/technology/08verizon.html
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:35:05 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: With Verizon on the Horizon, iPhone Users Weigh Leaving AT&T - but there's a Catch
Message-ID: <p06240814c94edd11b266@[10.0.1.2]>
With Verizon on the Horizon, iPhone Users Weigh Leaving AT&T-but
There's a Catch
By ROGER CHENG
OCTOBER 9, 2010
Network quality won't be the only issue for iPhone buyers trying to
decide between AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless when the smartphone
becomes available to a second U.S. carrier. The technology behind
their high-speed networks matters, too.
The cellular network of AT&T, the current iPhone provider, runs on a
standard called UMTS. Verizon's uses something called CDMA, and that
will make a difference in how the phones work.
Most notably, Verizon customers aren't able to surf the Web or
exchange email while they're talking on their phone. That sort of
on-the-go multitasking-which AT&T and iPhone maker Apple Inc. have
touted in advertising-might seem a little much to many people, but
it's often what iPhone users are signing up for.
...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704657304575540072333071694.html
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:50:04 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Apple's 2011 Proxy Statement Now Online
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Apple's 2011 Proxy Statement Now Online
CUPERTINO, California-January 7, 2011-Apple today announced that its
2011 proxy materials are now available on the web under the US
Securities and Exchange Commission's Notice and Access rules and can
be found at www.apple.com/investor. As a result of the Notice and
Access rules, Apple is able to significantly reduce the environmental
impact of producing and delivering printed materials.
...
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/01/07proxy.html
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 22:59:56 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: AT&T Announces iPhone 3GS for $49.00
Message-ID: <p06240818c94ee2ad02ce@[10.0.1.2]>
AT&T Announces iPhone 3GS for $49.00
Dallas, Texas, January 06, 2011
AT&T today announced a new price for the popular iPhone 3GS - $49.00
- available beginning tomorrow, Friday, January 7, for both new and
upgrade-eligible existing AT&T customers. The offer will be available
online at www.att.com/iphone, across more than 2,200 AT&T retail
locations nationwide and through AT&T business channels, as well as
Apple channels.
...
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=18889&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=31481
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 12:05:04 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Researchers Hack Internet Enabled TVs
Message-ID: <p06240821c94f9ae0d983@[10.0.1.2]>
Researchers Hack Internet Enabled TVs, Discover Multiple Security
Vulnerabilities
By Mike Lennon
SecurityWeek
January 3, 2011
Internet TVs - The Latest Attack Vector: Researchers Hack Internet
Enabled TVs, Discover Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Was your home lucky enough to get a new Internet enabled TV over the
holidays? If so, you're probably quite excited and enjoying the
features of your new digital media hub while you sit back and sip on
some eggnog or hot chocolate from your couch - which you should. But
you may also want to be careful, as Internet TVs could be the newest
avenue for cybercriminals to infiltrate your home or business. (I
know, more FUD from a security vendor, but this is actually
interesting stuff and they were able to show us how it was done)
...
http://www.securityweek.com/researchers-hack-internet-enabled-tvs-discover-multiple-security-vulnerabilities
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