tHAWT Episode 30: Games, bots, and wireless

In this episode, Paul Whalen, Dave Train, and Adam Rabidoux spend a fun 20 minutes discussing a variety of news topics. Paul opens with the “dump and pump” spambots. A lively discussion of gaming and the PS/3 ensues, followed by the migration to digital TV. The remainder of the session is a look at a variety of wireless technologies including WiMAX, WiFi and cellular. Paul introduces a variety of long acronyms and dazzles us with simple explanations of the potential migration to 4G with WiMAX technologies.

“Pump and Dump” Spam Surge Linked to Russian Bot Herders

Man Shot Waiting to Buy a PlayStation 3

iPhone

WiMAX comes to Pahrump

Clearwire goes to Seattle

Quad play on the way

Pong

Published Friday, November 17, 2006 4:32 PM by davet
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Attachment(s): http://hill-vt.com/podcast/tHAWT_111706.mp3

Comments

# re: Games, bots, and wireless @ Sunday, November 19, 2006 10:49 PM

Very entertaining cast, guys!

ntodd

# re: Games, bots, and wireless @ Monday, November 20, 2006 9:21 AM

Is the deployment of digital TV just for High Definition? I was under the impression that it would provide standard definition as well. What you get is more channels in the same spectrum and also the ability to provide enhanced services, for example a customizable sidebar of statistics while watching a sporting game or something like that.

thindson

# re: Games, bots, and wireless @ Monday, November 20, 2006 9:25 AM

Many prepaid services have a gotcha too. There is usually a time limit for the purchase, ie buy a $20 card and you have to use this in a month or lose it. Also if you want to keep your phone active you need to keep buying minutes or it will be deactivated.

thindson

# re: Games, bots, and wireless @ Monday, November 20, 2006 10:29 AM

The analog TV spectrum is used by the broadcast TV stations and they must move to the digital channels by February 17, 2009. They all seem to be moving to HDTV quality for their broadcasts so the over the air TV would be HDTV. Clearly cable and satellite could have a mix of digital formats.

pwhalen