FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
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Super Bowl Gets Wi-Fi Network, Will be Checking for Rogue Hotspots
There's a new Wi-Fi network in the Superdome, and they will be checking you at the door to make sure you're not screwing it up with a rogue hotspot or a camera that is broadcasting a Wi-Fi signal. You can read an excellent article at Ars Technica, which breaks down the new Verizon-Cisco network inside the stadium. Verizon is quietly getting more involved in stadium networks, but is not Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Tablet Sales Continue Strong Growth
Market research firm IDC’s latest study shows that in the fourth quarter of 2012 worldwide tablet sales hit 52.5 million units, a number that represents a 75.3% growth from the same period a year earlier when the industry sold 29.9 million units. Apple remained the market leader with 43% of the total market share, but saw its position weaken as rivals continue to gain a foothold in the space. Read More>>
Watching Golf This Week: Waste Management Phoenix Open, Antlers Optional
Since we're a bit late getting this week's golf-watching post done, we can heartily recommend the Tour's newly jazzed up Shot Tracker feature for following tournaments when there's no live TV -- we are mesmerized by Phil Mickelson's opening 29 in Phoenix, and the Shot Tracker group watch gives you a really cool view of how the shots are played, graphically, on each hole. The screen shot to the Read More>>
Research in Motion has New Identity as BlackBerry 10 Arrives
Research in Motion’s comeback attempt starts today with the long awaited release of its next generation smartphone, the BlackBerry 10, a device the company is hoping will be the cornerstone of a revival in its fortune. You have to give the company credit, it is not launching the new phone in a half hearted manner with events in New York City, Toronto, London, Paris, Dubai and Johannesburg and Read More>>
PGA: On-Course Tweeting OK, Play-by-Play Tweets are Not
After last week's Twitter brouhaha caused a lot of folks -- including us -- to call out the PGA Tour for its apparent heavyhanded threats, Tour officials have reached out to media to better explain its policy, which can be pretty much summed up as: No play-by-play real-time tweeting. PGA Tour vice president Ty Votaw, who called us here at MSR headquarters Tuesday morning, said the policy isn't Read More>>
Apple Expands Storage Capacity with Latest iPad Upgrade
Apple has said that it has expanded the storage capacity options on its flagship iPad platform with the addition of models that will now have feature 128GB of storage, doubling what had been previously available. The 128GB iPad with Wi-Fi and iPad with Wi-Fi + Cellular models will be available starting next Tuesday, Feb. 5, and will be available in both black or white models. The MSRP for the Read More>>
NFL has Major Digital Push on for Super Bowl
In the past it has seemed that MLB has had a lead on the NFL when it came to using alternative delivery mechanisms such as the Internet but the NFL has a huge bradth and depth of offering leading up to this weekend’s game You can start with two areas that the average fan s probably well acquainted- The NFL.Com and Superbowl.com web sites that will provide the expected analysis, human interest Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: Samsung to Launch 4 Tablets at MWC?
Microsoft had less than stellar numbers with its Surface RT tablet but now it's time to see how well it will do focusing more on its basic operating system. The Surface Windows 8 Pro is expected to be released Feb. 8, an interesting choice since the first quarter of the year is traditionally the slowest time in consumer electronics retail sales. The first tablet from Microsoft in this branch of Read More>>
