Skyway Recommended: September 9th to 22nd
This week: Canadian Mint Tests its Own Digital Currency; No US carriers in Wireless Auction; Brazil’s Plan to Purge U.S. from Internet; Back up before Upgrading to iOS7; State of Wireless Competition in Canada; Where Should Mobile Apps live?; Bell tries to kill rules designed to help new carriers
Each Monday we’ll pass on links to articles we thought were well worth reading from the previous week, for those who live where we do (British Columbia, Canada), work like we do (high speed business internet), and think about things we do (internet trends, internet privacy, internet censorship, cutting-edge technology, etc.). If you don’t want to wait ’til Monday, we usually tweet and link to these as we come across them…
Financial Post | Canadian Mint Ready to Test Own Digital Currency
As the government body responsible for the production of loonies, toonies, nickels and sundry “limited-edition” collector coins, the Royal Canadian Mint is hardly the first thing that comes to mind when you think of cutting-edge technology. But that may be about to change. Read More…
Mobile Syrup | Report says No U.S. carriers taking part in 700Mhz spectrum auction
For a while this summer, the incumbent carriers were beating the drum over a potential spectrum coup committed by U.S.-based Verizon Wireless. Under the current rules, telcos with over 10% wireless share are only allowed to bid on one spectrum block per region; all other bidders are welcome to two. Verizon was rumoured to enter Canada and scoop up more spectrum than the other guys, potentially picking up WIND Mobile and Mobilicity in the process. Read More…
Gizmodo | Brazil’s Wild Plan to Purge America From Its Internet
Brazil is not very happy about all these NSA revelations. As home to Latin America’s biggest economy, the country understandably hates the idea that the United States is listening to its phone calls and reading its emails. In fact, Brazil hates it so much that it wants to disconnect itself from the U.S. internet altogether. Read More…
Gizmodo | Remember to Back up your stuff Before Upgrading to iOS7
As exciting as the new iOS might be, major platform updates are almost always very buggy, so you should back your stuff up before you dive in. Here’s a quick refresher on how. Read More…
Canada Newswire | University of Calgary Report: The State of Wireless Mobile Competition in Canada
Canadians and governments agree, mobile wireless customers pay too much and more competition is needed. Canadian consumers are frustrated by high prices and the pressure is on government to ensure more competition. But are those assumptions correct? A report published today by The School of Public Policy evaluates the state of competition in wireless mobile markets and reaches three conclusions, all of which suggest that Canada may have much less of a problem than is perceived. Read More…
Tech Target | Use Web and cloud-based services for internal operations and use local apps for customer-facing requirements
“Where should mobile applications live?” is one of the key debates in mobility today. The implications for developers, the enterprise and users can affect IT’s effectiveness, companies’ bottom lines and overall organizational success. But the answer to this question isn’t always obvious or easy to come to. Read More…
IT World Canada | Bell goes to court over rules to help new wireless carriers
The country’s biggest wireless carriers are increasingly turning to the courts to stop Ottawa’s policies to boost competition in the industry. BCE Inc.’s Bell Mobility division is the latest, which is asking the Federal Court to kill roaming and network sharing obligations that Industry Canada ruled incumbent carriers have to give new entrants who win licences in the upcoming 700 MHz spectrum auction. Read More…