February 5, 2004
Good Experience: Bit literacy: an overview.
Obviously, bits have become more important to the average technology user since then. In fact, I find that the essay - although it predates those developments - is even more relevant in 2004. Thus I plan to write more about bit literacy this year.
NY Times: Protecting the Cellphone User's Right to Hide.
Currently, cellphone users have only two options when it comes to how their movements are tracked: they can turn the feature on or off, although 911 calls will always show their location. Researchers at the Bell Labs division of Lucent Technologies have developed software that will give users more options.
Forbes: The BBC Deploys Video Cell Phones.
In the television news business, sometimes poor-quality video that scoops the competition is better than no video at all. That's why the BBC recently gave 40 of its reporters and producers camera cell phones that can record and send video, and plans to distribute 40 more.
News.Com: Microsoft wards off voice-data lawsuit.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said in a 2-1 ruling on Tuesday that Multi-Tech Systems' patents were not violated and "we conclude that the district court did not err" in its earlier ruling that sided with Microsoft.
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