Peak Hours Archive

  • Congratulations, FIFA 10: You’re the fastest selling sports game of all time

    Congratulations, FIFA 10: You’re the fastest selling sports game of all time

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments
    My fellow Americans! I just wanted to let you know that, yes, there are other countries in the world (WHAT?!), and none of them give a damn about the Madden franchise. EA just revealed that FIFA 10 (which I haven't played, but that's OK; I hear it's good) is the fastest selling sports game of all time! So says a fancy e-mail we just received. Olé-lé, olá-lá, ser del Barça és el millor que hi ha!

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  • How should Net Neutrality affect the mobile Internet?

    How should Net Neutrality affect the mobile Internet?

    Posted on September 22, 2009 | No Comments
    The Big Deal yesterday was the FCC's announcement of two additional proposals to its enforcement of Net Neutrality: non-discrimination (ISPs can't play favorites when it comes to network traffic), and transparent management (ISPs should be upfront with their network management practices, like blocking BitTorrent during peak hours). That's all well and good—I don't think you'll find anyone across the Crunch Network who doesn't support Net Neutrality—but this is thought to apply to “traditional” ISPs: Comcast, Time Warner, etc. The question becomes, then,how should Net Neutrality affect the wireless Internet? Should AT&T be subjected to the same regulations that Time Warner is vis-à-vis the iPhone? What about Sprint and the Palm Pre (and Pixi!)?

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  • Ericsson preps Dynamic Discounts for developing markets, cheapskates

    Ericsson preps Dynamic Discounts for developing markets, cheapskates

    Posted on June 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Your cell phone company probably gives you free nights and weekends as part of your plan, to give you an incentive for calling when the strain on their network is low. It’s a great concept, but Ericsson’s looking to take it to the next level: instead of just giving you a break when you make [...]

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