New Airwave-Sharing Scheme Will Launch a Wireless Revolution
A policy change means that sections of spectrum can be “checked out” for different purposes at specific locations.
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David Talbot
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I’m MIT Technology Review's chief correspondent, keeping an eye most often on the world of information and communication technologies—and asking my kids when I don’t understand what’s going on. Recent projects have taken me to Kenya to write about mobile-phone-based health initiatives, and Germany to explore how they’ll ramp up renewable power while closing down nuclear plants. My 2008 feature on the Obama campaign’s social-networking operation was selected for The Best Technology Writing 2009.
David Talbot's Stories
The Most Controlling Smartphone Ever Made
A custom version of Android exerts total control over what you can do, depending on where you are and what apps or networks you are using.
Eye on Dubai: Predictions on U.N. Internet Regulations
Substantive issues are on the table, but little change may come from U.N. gathering
Tiny Changes in Energy Use Could Mean Your Computer Is Under Attack
One security company thinks it can stop malicious intrusions by monitoring for subtle power-consumption changes.
A Budding War Over Internet Economics
Proposals for a “sender pays” policy will roil UN talks in Dubai.
Fake Google Announcement Was Likely a Stock Pump-and-Dump Scheme
Phony press release claims that search giant paid $400 million for a $1 million wireless company.
Why Israel's "Iron Dome" Missile-Defense System Actually Works
Successful intercepts show that missile defense can work against relatively slow-moving rockets.
The Spectrum Crunch That Wasn’t
Tiny transmitters, spectrum sharing, and new information- coding technologies promise to keep wireless data capacity increasing for years.
Security Guru Pledges to Strengthen Critical Computers
Computer-security researcher Eugene Kaspersky says he is testing control software that won’t run malicious code.
