Gadget News Update
Telus to build 4G LTE network from late 2011 (Reuters)
TORONTO (Reuters) – Telus Corp will begin building a next-generation wireless network in major Canadian cities in the second half of the year, the telecom company said on Wednesday. Its mobile broadband network will use long term evolution (LTE) technology, a popular choice for carriers worldwide as they upgrade existing 3G data networks to accommodate booming demand for data from consumers using smartphones and tablet computers such as Apple’s iPad
Cool Capture: Fence Art
[unable to retrieve full-text content] This image was submitted to our Cool Capture group by GeekSugar Community member sillyolbear : Taken on an empty lot right smack in the middle of the financial district of San Francisco. Edited with Instagram
Dish expands its scope with Blockbuster win (Reuters)
WILMINGTON, Del./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dish Network Corp won Blockbuster Inc in a bankruptcy auction for $320 million, further broadening its business beyond satellite TV and setting up a possible showdown with Netflix. Dish, the second-largest U.S. satellite TV company after DirecTV, trumped at least three other bidders, including activist investor Carl Icahn, for the one-time leader in video rentals
John McCain: âYou heard about my tweets with Snookiâ (Daily Caller)
Ariz. Sen. John McCain may be an accomplished politician, but he recognizes the star power of “Jersey Shore” reality television star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, with whom he exchanged numerous tweets last year over their mutual opposition to a tanning tax
Networks work to master new era of sports in 3-D (AP)
NEW YORK – The camera is affectionately known as WALL-E, its two lenses reminiscent of the eyes on the animated movie robot.
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