Cleveland Neighborhoods Testing Ultra High-Speed Broadband in University Study. [Government Technology]
Apple’s iPhone 4 Press Conference: Last Minute Rumors. Speculation and rumors are heating up over what Apple plans to say at its anticipated iPhone 4 press conference on Friday. [PC World]
Would You Pay $10 for Apple’s iTunes — Per Month? [msnbc.com]
New federal funding will improve Ohio broadband. TOT applauded the recent announcement of $795 million in federal grants and loans for increased broadband deployment, including a significant award in Ohio. [Ohio Tech Bits Blog]
More broadband:
Ohio Middle Mile Consortium partner awarded $30 million for broadband stimulus grant. [Ohio Middle Mile Consortium] Sen. Brown Announces $30 Million to Expand Broadband Infrastructure in Ohio. [Senator Sherrod Brown] Firm to boost broadband access around Dayton. [Dayton Business Journal]
AT&T picks Akron for $120 million high-tech center. AT&T has chosen Akron to house its ninth mobility center in the country — an investment of $120 million in high-tech equipment. [Akron Beacon Journal]
Expanding the Role of IT: Compellent Technologies. [IT Martini]
Gaps Persist in Evaluation Systems for E-Government Initiatives. [Government Technology]
What’s Behind Twitter’s 800 Million Daily Searches? Twitter’s executives have been touting the number of searches done in their system — a whopping 800 million every day. But what does this figure actually mean? [Digits (Wall Street Journal)]
Technology for Ohio’s Tomorrow (TOT) applauded the recent announcement of $795 million in federal grants and loans for increased broadband deployment, including a significant award in Ohio. The funding, announced last week by President Barack Obama, will finance 66 projects across the country aimed at improving high speed Internet access.
Here in Ohio, ComNet, Inc. received a $30 million grant for an Ohio Middle Mile Consortium (OMMC) project. The project will provide connectivity to ComNet, Inc.’s high capacity fiber network for as many as 880 community anchor institutions, including K-12, state and local government, public safety, libraries and community support organization facilities.
OMMC partners Com Net, Inc., Horizon Telcom, OneCommunity and OARnet formed a public-private partnership to create a comprehensive statewide plan to expand broadband infrastructure to the underserved and unserved areas of the state. Other projects submitted by OMMC are pending. Once completed, the Ohio Middle Mile Consortium will benefit over 2 million Buckeyes, boosting 165,000 businesses and 3,000 other community institutions.
TOT Executive Director Scott Schweitzer applauded the investment.
“I applaud the OMMC for its vision in developing a comprehensive broadband plan for Ohio and its competitive proposals,” said Schweitzer. “Broadband expansion will continue to be a catalyst for moving Ohio forward, creating 21st century jobs and opportunities across the state.”
Broadband use grows in Ohio. Connect Ohio said this week that the number of households in the state with computers rose 4 percent over last year and 9 percent compared to 2008. Broadband use grew even faster– up 6.5 percent over last year and 20 percent compared to 2008. [The Columbus Dispatch, ConnectOhio]
Indians use broadband to reach fans. The Cleveland Indians are using a new section of seats with Wi-Fi connections to reach out to fans who want to blog, Facebook and Tweet during games this season at Progressive Field. [(OH) Broadband in the News]
Special Report: The end of Apple’s iPod era. After years of serving as Apple’s main source of revenue, the iPod’s influence on the company’s financial health has diminished to the point of being effectively irrelevant as a revenue driver, marking an end to the ‘iPod era.’ [AppleInsider]
CallCopy chief wins entrepreneur award. Raymond Bohac, the CEO of CallCopy, is among the winners of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards for south central Ohio and Kentucky. [Business First of Columbus via TechLife Columbus]
Busting the Cord-Cutting Myth: Video in the Interactive Age. [Nielsen Wire]
Apple Responds to iPhone 4 Antenna Problem. Steve Jobs says users’ reception gripes are a “non-issue.” [PC World/Yahoo!]
Apple Sells Three Million iPads in 80 Days. [Apple]
Worthington drivers face texting ban; cell phones might be next. The Worthington City Council voted 6-0 on Monday to implement the ban, which takes effect July14. [Dispatch Politics]
Electric-car maker Coda submits application for battery-plant loan. Coda Automotive has submitted its application for a federal loan that would enable the company to build a battery factory in Columbus. [The Columbus Dispatch]
