Judging from the comments in the article, one has to wonder if this promotion is going to work out well. Samsung’s sales have been sliding downward for a while now, and it’s getting creative in its attempts to win new users. Today it announced an “Ultimate Test Drive” promotion targeted at iPhone users: Pay $1, …
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Comcast, Verizon, and reasons for solving the Net Neutrality question
If you think “net neutrality” is a boring topic, or that the FCC should not address it, there were a couple of Comcast items of note this week that underscore just how much this topic is misunderstood. Perhaps we should start calling them Comcast/NBC/Universal, because that might be more accurate. They are far more than …
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Samsung Pay? Why?
This week Samsung announced “Samsung Pay” as coming to their smartphones. Presumably as a competitor to Apple Pay, but more realistically it will end up competing against Google Wallet. Will people forgo their iPhones or non-Samsung Android phones to flock to Samsung Pay? I’m doubtful. Supposedly the advantage of Samsung Pay is that it can …
Do $340 ethernet cables sound better than regular ethernet cables?
I had no idea there were such things as audiophile ethernet cables, but apparently they exist. Why? Some people feel they sound better. Yes, I know, it’s just data they are transmitting, not analog audio signals. Regardless, they have their adherents. They get tested against each other in detail over at ARS, which you can …
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