On this week’s New York Times Tech Talk podcast, Brian Stelter, a Times media reporter, drops by to chat about Internet access regulation with J.D. Biersdorfer and Bettina Edelstein. The so-called net neutrality plan of Google and Verizon would exempt wireless and some other online services from rules for maintaining open access to the Internet, and Mr. Stelter says that while the two companies appear to be staking out their ground now, other wireless carriers and media companies are watching and waiting as the Federal Communications Commission looks at ways of regulating broadband.
Meanwhile, in BlackBerryland, there’s been a brouhaha over recent efforts by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to restrict use of the service for e-mail and other messaging. Ms. Edelstein speaks with Miguel Helft, a Times technology reporter, about what’s going on there and in other countries. Mr. Helft points out, while R.I.M. says that its corporate customers should not fear their messages are compromised, the company also says it complies with regulatory requirements around the world.
Venturing out for some summer fun in Times Square, Ms. Biersdorfer and Pedro Rafael Rosado test a solar-powered boombox, the Etón Soulra, amid the neon lights and constant hubbub.
Ms. Biersdorfer’s news roundup includes the Droid 2 smartphone for Verizon, featuring the new and faster Android 2.2 operating system and Flash 10.1; malware attacking Android mobile devices; free Wi-Fi at 500 Sam’s Club stores; and Microsoft’s latest salvo in its platform war with Apple. Her tech tip of the week: how to clean up duplicates in your iTunes Library.
To find more information about the podcast and the links to the show’s topics, go to the Tech Talk page.
For help in finding particular segments of the show, use these time codes:
Tip – 31:36
News – 28:41
Brian Stelter – 22:31
Etón Soulra – 13:47
Miguel Helft – 08:29
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