Posts Tagged ‘nationwide’
Weotta iOS local discovery app goes nationwide, Google Ventures approves
Author: Gabe Hall
Finding things to do and places to go has never been easier thanks to services that neatly pull all the options together. Weotta hopes to be another weapon in your discovery app arsenal after expanding its coverage to the whole of the US, having initially been limited to 40 cities. As the company’s CEO told Forbes, the free iOS app uses “phrase extraction and natural language processing” to source its local suggestions from the nooks and crannies of the internet. That same wizardry is used to steer its rating system, which is based on what’s said about a venue or event rather than aggregating numerical scores. It’ll learn your likes and dislikes, tailoring recommendations as it gets to know you better, but you can discover what’s happening in the area for yourself using the search feature. Via Facebook Connect, the app will also tell you what’s popular among your peers. While Weotta is only available for iOS, it’s attracted funding from Google Ventures, which is a recommendation in itself that suggests you give it a whirl.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Software, Mobile
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Senate passes nationwide online sales tax bill
Author: Stacey Cook
The US Senate has approved a bill that could one day spell the end of sales tax-free online purchases. The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, which the Senate symbolically supported earlier this year and has now passed by a margin of 69 to 27, will give states the authority to collect sales tax from online storefronts, regardless of whether the sellers have a physical presence in the state. Technically, citizens are supposed to estimate and pay internet sales tax on their annual returns, but this is rarely done, leading states to eye Amazon or other sellers as a prime source of uncollected tax revenue.
This bill is a centralized effort to address something states have been working on for years, coming at a time when the online market is…
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Microsoft launches nationwide ‘Bing it on’ TV campaign to challenge Google
Author: Charity Woods
Microsoft claims people prefer Bing search results to Google’s nearly 2:1, and the company is ready to prove it. Launching today, Bing is rolling out a nationwide campaign to highlight its search benefits and challenge Google. Branded “Bing it on,” Microsoft says its new mini-site is designed to allow web users to compare search results from Google and Bing side-by-side.
“It’s time to break the Google habit,” says Microsoft’s Mike Nichols. “You deserve more from your search engine.” While the new campaign will also air on TV during the MTV Video Music Awards, it’s not as aggressive as Microsoft’s last ad campaign against Google — one that featured newspaper ads exploiting privacy concerns. This time it’s about a real comparison…
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Dish Network’s nationwide satellite brodband service could be ready to launch soon
Author: Brian McKinnell
While the different strands of Dish Network’s “Seinfeld method” have yet to come together officially, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Diary are stating it might be ready launch satellite-based high speed data services across the country once September or October. This would certainly be different from the service based upon ViaSat’s Exede that’s readily available in some locations, and Bloomberg‘s sources state it can accommodate up to 2 million clients without delay with a satellite Echostar launched in June, although more satellites could be had to include more customers. Besides linking information connections for customers in rural areas, it would certainly let Dish contend straight with data / TV packages delivered by wired pay-TV carriers. Of course, this is all reliant on a favorable ruling by the FCC on its modern technology– you can just ask LightSquared exactly what occurs if that doesn’t work out.
Filed under: House Home entertainment, InternetDish Network’s nationwide satellite brodband service could possibly be ready to introduce quickly initially appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for usage of feeds. Permalink|Bloomberg, Wall Street Diary|Email this|Comments
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Orange France begins nationwide NFC SIM rollout in the name of ‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité’
Author: Jesus Sargent
NFC’s possible uses are many– contactless mobile repayments, automated actions and content sharing to name a couple of– but apart from its scattered inclusion in a restricted amount of smartphones in the United States and overseas, we have actually yet to see it really remove. Cue Orange France. The wireless carrier’s taking a non-traditional route to spur adoption by sidestepping producers and bringing the near industry communication tech to all 27 million of its subscribers straight. To do this, the operator’s implementing Gemalto’s UpTeq SIM, a secure NFC answer the company claims is on par with existing chip-based applications. Going ahead, the improved SIMs will definitely be common problem for new post-paid individuals throughout the carrier’s home footprint, while current subs will certainly have to talk to Orange to especially request it. Head on past the break to check into the business’s official PR.
Orange France starts across the country NFC SIM rollout in the name of ‘Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité’ initially appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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No Comments »Tribune stations nationwide including WGN America go dark on DirecTV
Author: Jack Schmidt
In the latest round of disputes between pay-TV providers and networks over the millions of dollars we, the customers, are paying for service, Tribune Broadcasting Company (owner of several different broadcast networks nationwide including WGN America — list follows after the break) and DirecTV are going at it. As a result, the 23 broadcast networks under Tribune’s umbrella are no longer available on the satellite service, and there’s no indication when they’ll be coming back. Oddly, DirecTV claimed Thursday it had accepted Tribune’s terms, before the Tribune Company stated no deal had been reached. Now both sides are accusing the other of misleading viewers but no matter who is responsible the facts remain the same — until they settle things you’ll need to get those channels some other way.
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Tribune stations nationwide including WGN America go dark on DirecTV originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Something Bad’s Gonna Happen!: US To Test First Nationwide Use Of Emergency Broadcast System
Author: Jade Kim
Because the government knows something we don’t and isn’t telling us, the first nationwide test of the emergency broadcast system is slated to go down at 2PM eastern today, simultaneously playing on all entertainment outlets (sans internet). OMG — cut into my One Life to Live and you’re gonna have a real f***ing emergency on your hands!
The 30-second test, to be overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission, will run on radio, satellite radio and TV stations in all 50 states and U.S. territories. It will include alert “beeps” and the words “This is a test.”
Here’s how FEMA explains it:
We need to know that the system will work as intended should public safety officials ever need to send an alert or warning to a large region of the United States. Only a complete test of the Emergency Alert System can help us identify any changes and improvements needed to modernize this system and make it fully accessible.
Any guesses what the government is keeping from us? Because it’s gonna look mighty suspicious when the government tests the emergency broadcast system nationwide for the first time today and then aliens attack on Thanksgiving. I expect they’ll strike when we’re all doped up on turkey.
FEMA to test nationwide emergency alert system at 2 p.m. ET [usatoday]
Thanks to Allison, who asks, “do you remember where you were when the US tested the emergency broadcast system nationwide for the first time?” F*** no, I was at work staring at a computer screen like a normal person!
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PSA: FEMA to test nationwide Emergency Alert System today, emphasis on ‘test’
Author: Brian McKinnell
Don’t freak out or anything, but at 2 PM EST today, the US government will sound a nationwide alarm. Barring a coincidence of cataclysmic proportion, however, it will only be a test. It’s all part of FEMA and the FCC’s Emergency Alert System (EAS), which is slated to be tried out on a nationwide level for the very first time. If, like us, you’ve spent a healthy portion of your life sitting in front of the TV, you’re probably familiar with those monthly local alerts that tend to flash across the screen smack dab in the middle of a Saved by the Bell rerun. That’s basically what’s gonna happen today across the nation’s television and radio networks. Some TV viewers will hear that familiar “this is a test” message during the trial, though most will simply see the word “test” run across their screens. The EAS would allow the president to disseminate information to the public in times of real emergency, which is why the government is so eager to make sure it actually works. All told, it’ll last about 30 seconds, so plan your End of the World party accordingly. For more details, hit up the source links below.
PSA: FEMA to test nationwide Emergency Alert System today, emphasis on ‘test’ originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Best Buy May Release Hostage iPad 2s In Nation-Wide Sale This Sunday
Author: Brian McKinnell
There’s been some talk about Best Buy allegedly hoarding iPad 2s in order to have inventory for a big sale. We heard a few different stories and I don’t know what to actually believe, but it appears that those rumors had some truth, because Best Buy is apparently going to launch an event on the 17th (Sunday) across the country.
Will it be a crazy price? Free accessory? Or will they simply say “we’ve got ‘em, come and get ‘em”? It isn’t clear from the memo (leaked to Engadget) seen above. But they’re not manufacturing scarcity — the scarcity is real, and some stores will only have a handful to sell. If you’ve got one on reserve, this would be a good time to drop by, as stores should have inventory and this memo directs people to fulfill previous orders first.
Look out for an ad in the Sunday paper; we’ll post it here if we see it. Or you could just skip out on Best Buy’s shady tactics, buy online, and wait a couple weeks.
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Best Buy May Release Hostage iPad 2s In Nation-Wide Sale This Sunday
Author: Stacey Cook
There’s been some talk about Best Buy allegedly hoarding iPad 2s in order to have inventory for a big sale. We heard a few different stories and I don’t know what to actually believe, but it appears that those rumors had some truth, because Best Buy is apparently going to launch an event on the 17th (Sunday) across the country.
Will it be a crazy price? Free accessory? Or will they simply say “we’ve got ‘em, come and get ‘em”? It isn’t clear from the memo (leaked to Engadget) seen above. But they’re not manufacturing scarcity — the scarcity is real, and some stores will only have a handful to sell. If you’ve got one on reserve, this would be a good time to drop by, as stores should have inventory and this memo directs people to fulfill previous orders first.
Look out for an ad in the Sunday paper; we’ll post it here if we see it. Or you could just skip out on Best Buy’s shady tactics, buy online, and wait a couple weeks.
