Spending the past month and a half working in Trinidad has taught me much about the state of technology in emerging markets. I’ve found it particularly interesting that WiMax has rolled out to vast areas untouched by wired broadband. Even in the bank branches where I’ve been working, WiFi is often connected to a 4G… Continue reading Technological leapfrogging in the developing world… with some caveats
Month: November 2011
When money is no object
Forgive me if this sounds antithetical to the entire purpose of our great webzine, but I believe I’ve stumbled onto something in my expensed international travels. This occurred to me when I noticed myself picking up the hotel phone and simply dialing out at $2/minute. I could have used Google Voice, which would be free.… Continue reading When money is no object
Catching up from where we left off… and where do we go from here?
Since we last posted a year ago, much has happened in the tech industry. We left you more than one year ago, in late spring of 2010. Sprint’s Evo 4G was poised to release alongside the iPhone 4, bringing 4G to the masses. Windows Phone 7 wasn’t yet a contender (and Nokia had not yet… Continue reading Catching up from where we left off… and where do we go from here?