Monthly Archives September 2014

AT&T 4G LTE NETWORK REACHES MORE THAN 300 MILLION PEOPLE

AT&T 4G LTE NETWORK REACHES MORE THAN 300 MILLION PEOPLE

September 6, 2014 | Comments Off on AT&T 4G LTE NETWORK REACHES MORE THAN 300 MILLION PEOPLE

DALLAS, sept. 4, 2014 — AT&T* announced today that its 4G LTE network – the nation’s most reliable — now reaches more than 300 million Americans.*

“The strong performance we saw in our mobility business in the second quarter is continuing, not only because of our new service and device plans, but because more customers can get it all on a fast, reliable 4G LTE network that now covers more than 300 million Americans,” said Randall Stephenson, AT&T chairman and CEO. “Great service and strong customer loyalty begin with having a great mobile network for customers where they live. That’s our number one priority and that’s why our mobile business is hitting on all cylinders.” …


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Podcast 1436 Sept. 6, 2014: Step IT Up America Graduates & GIV Mobile Charity

Podcast 1436 Sept. 6, 2014: Step IT Up America Graduates & GIV Mobile Charity

September 5, 2014 | Comments Off on Podcast 1436 Sept. 6, 2014: Step IT Up America Graduates & GIV Mobile Charity

Show Notes:

 

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Step “IT” Up America-– Graduation Time!

On July 12, 2014  a group of IT professonal women joined us in studio to talk about Step IT Up America. Detroit, a program to recruit minority women for careers in IT through internships and training.   This week we welcome them back to talk about their experience. 

Myra Ford Jenkinsmyra-ford-jenkinsMyra Ford Jenkins MSA, Detroit Account Manager, Step IT Up America, UST Global describes this unique program designed to put minority women to work in IT.  Joining her in studio are:

For more information call (949) 371-4372 /email myra.ford@ust-global.com

Sheila3Sheila F. Pettaway, Step IT Up America Coach for Detroit. Following a career in the Navy, she is working with women in the program in Motown.

 

 

Monique ClevelandMonique Cleveland, Detroit native participant in Step IT Up America and looking forward to her first job in IT.

 

Jenae ConleyJenae Conley is a Detroiter who is also an Academic Intern with Step IT Up America: Detroit

Find out more about Step IT Up America

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No Contract Cell Phone and Your Favorite Charity

AshleyMontvidasAshley Montvidas Marketing & Social Media Coordinator at GIV Mobile shares details …


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Apple TV Live Streams iPhone 6 Release

Apple TV Live Streams iPhone 6 Release

September 4, 2014 | Comments Off on Apple TV Live Streams iPhone 6 Release

 Dan Moren@dmoren  Sep 4, 2014 11:35 AM
On the off chance that you can’t tune in to the usual witty banter between yours truly and our own editorial director, Jason Snell, as we live blog September 9’s Apple event, good news: Apple will be streaming the whole shindig on its site, in living color.The page, posted on Thursday, features a countdown clock, merrily ticking away the seconds, minutes, hours, and days until Apple releases, well, whatever the heck it’s going to release. Apple promises that live video from the event “will be right here,” adding tantalizingly, “And so will a whole lot more.” The stream kicks off at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern on Tues.

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Cortana vs. Siri vs. Google Now: AI Cage Match

Cortana vs. Siri vs. Google Now: AI Cage Match

September 4, 2014 | Comments Off on Cortana vs. Siri vs. Google Now: AI Cage Match

Hi Cortana

by    @jdolcourt  April 14, 2014 5:00 AM PDT

Not everyone likes speaking commands into their phone, but for those who do, Microsoft’s new Cortana voice assistant for Windows Phone 8.1 is exactly the viable competitor to Apple’s Siri and Google Now that the company needs to keep its Windows Phone OS current.

Like Siri and, to a lesser extent, Google’s voice actions, Cortana is a personable (or vaguely person-like) voice-activated system for taking dictation, looking things up, and opening apps. (Yes, Halo fans — Cortana is named for Master Chief’s AI companion, and even voiced by the same talent: actress Jen Taylor.) Even in its early beta stage, Cortana mostly keeps pace with its rivals, and introduces one or two minor innovations that Apple and Google can learn from.

While Cortana isn’t revolutionizing the field of voice assistants, it does give Windows phones a sorely-needed boost in the voice option department — the previous generation, fueled by TellMe, was limited and impersonal. Out of all the additions to the Windows Phone 8.1, it’s Cortana that pulls the most weight keeping the Windows Phone in the OS game.

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