FCC CHAIRMAN CONCEDES PACE IS SLOW BUT IS EAGER TO MOVE FORWARD
Julius Genachowski acknowledged Monday that central parts of the Obama administration's technology agenda have stalled at the Federal Communications Commission but said that he is impatient to move forward as soon as possible. The FCC chairman is under criticism for postponing action on the agency’s net neutrality proposal. “We don't have a chairman making bad decisions. We just have a chairman that doesn't make decisions,” said Sascha Meinrath, director of the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative. Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg also publicly criticized the FCC in June, saying Genachowski's proposals for regulating Internet lines “will cause uncertainty in the marketplace, create disincentives for investment and make one of the true success stories of the American economy less competitive.” Genachowski and his aides say the criticism is unfair and the agency is moving forward on a number of proposals, writes WSJ.
RIM UNVEILS SEVEN-INCH TABLET BUT WILL MISS HOLIDAY SEASON
RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis presented a seven-inch tablet device, dubbed the PlayBook, on Monday at a conference for BlackBerry developers in San Francisco. The PlayBook has a seven-inch touch screen and HD cameras on the front and back sides, but it won't connect directly to mobile networks, writes WSJ. Lazaridis called the PlayBook a “professional tablet,” inspired by demand from its corporate customers, although it didn’t say whether the device was aimed at the corporate segment or consumers. The timing of its launch, which is scheduled for early next year, will miss the holiday season and put RIM behind iPad competitors from Samsung, Dell and others.
CHINA WELCOMES IPHONE 4 WITH OPEN ARMS
China Unicom said its supply of iPhone 4 handsets is insufficient to meet user demand and that it will increase that supply as quickly as possible. Sales of the new model are off to a much faster start than when older versions went on sale in China last year.
Julius Genachowski acknowledged Monday that central parts of the Obama administration's technology agenda have stalled at the Federal Communications Commission but said that he is impatient to move forward as soon as possible. The FCC chairman is under criticism for postponing action on the agency’s net neutrality proposal. “We don't have a chairman making bad decisions. We just have a chairman that doesn't make decisions,” said Sascha Meinrath, director of the New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative. Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg also publicly criticized the FCC in June, saying Genachowski's proposals for regulating Internet lines “will cause uncertainty in the marketplace, create disincentives for investment and make one of the true success stories of the American economy less competitive.” Genachowski and his aides say the criticism is unfair and the agency is moving forward on a number of proposals, writes WSJ.
RIM UNVEILS SEVEN-INCH TABLET BUT WILL MISS HOLIDAY SEASON
RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis presented a seven-inch tablet device, dubbed the PlayBook, on Monday at a conference for BlackBerry developers in San Francisco. The PlayBook has a seven-inch touch screen and HD cameras on the front and back sides, but it won't connect directly to mobile networks, writes WSJ. Lazaridis called the PlayBook a “professional tablet,” inspired by demand from its corporate customers, although it didn’t say whether the device was aimed at the corporate segment or consumers. The timing of its launch, which is scheduled for early next year, will miss the holiday season and put RIM behind iPad competitors from Samsung, Dell and others.
CHINA WELCOMES IPHONE 4 WITH OPEN ARMS
China Unicom said its supply of iPhone 4 handsets is insufficient to meet user demand and that it will increase that supply as quickly as possible. Sales of the new model are off to a much faster start than when older versions went on sale in China last year.
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