Does every 3G data device need it’s own data plan? U.S. carriers would likely say yes, but Rogers, a Canadian operator, says maybe not. Thanks to secondary devices, such as tablets, the provider has introduced a bill sharing option: one data plan for multiple devices. Read more »
Today on the Net: Charter Communications expects to list shares on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “CHTR,” Hasbro has put a version of Trivial Pursuit online pitting users against YouTube celebs and Rogers plans an online video rental service as part of its TV Everywhere initiative. Read more »
The “Internet of Things” (IoT) will likely be one of the most important technological advances of this century. The emergence of Cloud computing, meanwhile, has created the application and device management backbone needed to scale to and support billions of connected objects. Consumer, governmental and business trends are also pushing us toward the IoT. And despite inhibitors to growth, such as privacy issues and creating sustainable business models, we will see increasing benefits in our personal and community lives as the IoT takes hold. Read more at GigaOM Pro »
