December 2007

Sony Scraps Rear Projection Boob Tube

December 28, 2007

Sony is discontinuing rear projection TVs due to dismal sales. As plasma and rear projection television continue a downward sales, Sony has pointed it’s direction into the LCD and OLED technology. LCD displays do require a small back light placed in the bottom of the unit and consumes a higher level of juice than OLEDs [...]

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Blunt Moves to Safeguard Missourians from Internet Harassment

December 27, 2007

Gov. Matt Blunt recently created a task force with the intent to protecting Missourians from online harassment. Per a December 4, 2007 press release, “Megan Meier’s senseless death is a tragic lesson that social networking sites and technology have opened a new door for criminals and bullies to prey on their victims,” Gov. Blunt said. [...]

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Wireless Networking Outages Stealth Style

December 21, 2007

Wireless networking is a beautiful thing when it works. The wireless network signal is always vulnerable to outages. The pros for wireless networking are better transportability and productivity. The freedom to move around the premise has locked in a wonderful future as the wireless network platform continues to improve. The cons to wireless networking are [...]

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Network 1′s O’Fallon Wireless Impedes Where Others Exist

December 20, 2007

O’Fallon, MO – Network 1, aka O’Fallon Wireless, recently implemented O’Fallon, Missouri’s wireless network. The initial coverage is in north O’Fallon, MO. The services are fee based offering a maximum of 6 MBPS down link coverage. Pricing ranges from $19.95 to $34.95. That is a bit pricey for such speeds. Irregardless, the main point of [...]

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ATT U-Verse Coming To St Louis

December 17, 2007

AT&T has introduces, what it dubs as “U-verse,” it coming to the St. Louis in the following cities: the City of St. Louis, Ballwin, Bridgeton, Chesterfield, Clayton, Creve Coeur, Florissant, Kirkwood, Maryland Heights, Mehlville, Oakville, Olivette, Sappington, Shrewsbury, St. Charles, St. Peters, University City, and Webster Groves. To obtain digital TV and the Internet, called [...]

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