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...idea of ads on their handsets "annoying." Network operators, wary of getting caught up in spam wars like those that plague the Internet, say they're concerned about keeping subscribers happy. "Unwanted or unsolicited text-message spam to our customers' handsets is unacceptable," said Steve Zipperstein, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, after the U.S. carrier in February successfully sued tour company Passport Holidays for spamming. The U.S., Singapore, India and China are just a few of the countries now considering regulating such communications. "People won't invite you into their pocket unless you offer them value," says Sandy Agarwal, managing director...
Like Gates, Allen now devotes much of his time to giving away lots of money. He still has a fortune north of $15 billion and has remained active in the tech world, investing in a series of start-ups, from AOL to early wireless networks. He scored big with such outfits as DreamWorks and Ticketmaster, while some of his other investments have struggled, like Egghead Software and Purple Moon, a failed CD-ROM venture...
Road warriors bemoaning impersonal hotel accommodation will get some relief the next time they check into Hong Kong's Langham Place Hotel, hongkong.langhamplacehotels.com. The 665-room property is already known for high-tech conveniences like streaming video on guest-room phones and hotel-wide wireless Internet access. Now the hotel has introduced customization features to its phones, allowing them to be programmed for each guest...
...everyone, are status symbols to show who got in early. Alvelda is No. 1. And as he searches for new "superstars" to add to his team, MobiTV surges ahead of revenue projections and subscriber count, chasing the world's 2.2 billion mobile users--starting with the 221 million wireless users in the U.S., where 2.3% (5.1 million) subscribe to mobile TV and video services. MobiTV raised $100 million last quarter with the help of partners, including Hearst and Adobe. That will allow it to forestall the strictures of a public company. But as Alvelda focuses on growth, he also awaits...
...local governments where maybe we are making some progress.” Bloomberg received the Pathfinder Award for blazing the trail for technology-enabled improvements in America’s most populous city; his initiatives as mayor have included the NYC 311 Citizen Service Center and a new wireless public safety network. “The city and the mayor have done amazingly important things in terms of technology,” said Jerry E. Mechling ’65, a lecturer in public policy at the Kennedy School and faculty chair of the Leadership for a Networked World program...