Category Archives: Internet/Social Media

SmartTechCheck Podcast: Technology and MLB, Musk and Twitter, iPhone subscription rumors

Posted on 9 April 2022 by Stewart Wolpin

Host Mark Vena, John Quain, Rob Pegoraro, and I where we chat about the impact of technology on Major League Baseball, the implications of Elon Musk stake in Twitter and the rumors around an iPhone subscription service offering. Watch the … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast | Tagged Elon Musk, iPhone, Major League Baseball, MLB, subscription, Twitter | Leave a comment

SmartTechCheck Podcast: Neil Young vs. Spotify, 5G vs. FAA

Posted on 28 January 2022 by Stewart Wolpin

Another entertaining podcast with me, and John Quain, and host Mark Vena, in which we discuss the recent removal of Neil Young’s music from Spotify, the Keystone Kops rollout of 5G and Apple’s iCloud sync tribulations. Watch this podcast here … Continue reading →

Posted in cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast | Tagged 5G, C-band, FAA, FCC, Joe Rogan, Neil Young, Spotify | Leave a comment

SmartTechCheck Podcast: Disney+ Beatles, Microsoft ‘discouraging’ Chrome downloads, Qualcomm

Posted on 17 December 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

My December 8, 2021, appearance on the SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporter Rob Pegoraro. This week we discuss the Beatles “Get Back” documentary on Disney+, the ongoing Microsoft-Google browser battle, and Qualcomm. Watch the video … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet/Social Media, SmartTechCheck Podcast | Tagged Chrome, Disney+, Get Back, Google, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Qualcomm, The Beatles | Leave a comment

Can/Should the Internet Be Regulated?

Posted on 12 June 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

Trolling. Phishing. Online scams. Dark web. Identity theft. Click bait. Ransomware. Spyware. Adware. Malware. Cyber attacks. Zero day attacks. Trojan horses. User data tracking, collection and selling. Algorithm amplification and manipulation. Election hacking. Deep fakes. Anonymity. The growing misuse and … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, Internet/Social Media | Tagged ESRB, Facebook, First Amendment, Hays Code, Mark Zuckerberg, MPAA, Section 230, Telecommunications Act, Twitter, YouTube | Leave a comment

SmartTechCheck Podcast: Apple vs. Epic, the new Connectivity Standards Alliance, foldable phones, ransomware

Posted on 11 May 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

My May 11, 2021, appearance on the SmartTechCheck podcast with host Mark Vena and fellow tech reporters John Quain and Rob Pegoraro. This week we opine on the Apple vs. Epic court battle, the new Connectivity Standards Alliance – Matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, cell/smartphones, Internet/Social Media, smart home, SmartTechCheck Podcast | Tagged Apple, Apple App Store, Epic, foldable phones, lawsuit, Matter, ransomware, Samsung, Samsung Flip, smart home, video games | Leave a comment

Bridging the Digital Divide with National Broadband Policy

Posted on 23 March 2021 by Stewart Wolpin

Nothing has shone a bright a light on the U.S. digital divide like the Coronavirus. The lack of broadband infrastructure and access for certain swaths of the population—particularly for rural and low-income communities—has risen to the fore once again. Solutions … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, Internet/Social Media | Tagged 5G, Amy Klobuchar, broadband, CARES Act, digital divide, Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund, Eric Lander, fixed wireless, Information Technology Industry Council, ITI, James Clyburn, Office of Science and Technology Policy, OSTP, RDOF, rural broadband, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund | Leave a comment

Should There be a Broadband New Deal?

Posted on 19 November 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

On a make-shift stage before 50,000 people in rural Barnesville, Georgia, the President of the United States stressed the importance of universal connectivity. He insisted that the lack of access to connectivity created “an economic unbalance in the nation as … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Tech Consulting, Internet/Social Media, smart home, Tech History | Tagged Amazon Kuiper, broadband, Broadband ReConnect, Common Cause, Connected Nation, FCC, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Hughes, ISP, New Deal, Next Century Cities, Project 10 Million, Public Knowledge, radio, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, rural electrification, SpaceX Starlink, T-Mobile, Viasat | Leave a comment

Best Internet Providers in…

Posted on 9 November 2020 by Stewart Wolpin

Here are a series of examinations of the available ISPs in a number of disparate cities across the U.S. from U.S. News & World Report: Best Internet Providers in Ann Arbor, Michigan Best Internet Providers in Atlanta, Georgia Best Internet … Continue reading →

Posted in Internet/Social Media, smart home, TV/4K/UHD/8K, U.S. News 360 | Tagged Ann Arbor, AT&T, Atlanta, Augusta, Austin, Bakersfield, Baltimore, Bellevue, Blacksburg, Bloomington, broadband, Brooklyn, Comcast, DSL, FiOS, fixed wireless, Hughes, internet, internet provider, ISP, satellite internet, Spectrum, Verizon, Verizon FiOS, Viasat, Xfinity | Leave a comment

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