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More than a thousand first round hopefuls are still staring into the black hole that swallowed their applications. The second round notifications of funding availability (NOFAs) issued by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the broadband stimulus program do not explicitly address the status of first round applications.

The stimulus bill gave RUS $2.5 billion and NTIA $4.7 billion for broadband project funding. In the first… Continue

PlasticLogic promises and deliversPlasticLogic is back with a real product this year, was worth the wait, $649 to $799 for coolest pro-level e-book reader.

PlasticLogic QUE Pro Reader d… Continue

Secretary Gomez speaks to reporters
at 2010 Consumer Electronics ShowAnna Gomez, deputy assistant secretary for communications and information at NTIA (National Telecommunications and Informa… Continue

Light Blue Optics debuted its Light Touch technology here at the Consumer Electronics Show, and it is what computers, mobile and fixed, will be ten years from now. As CEO Chris Harris put it, "it transforms any flat surface into a touchscreen." The concept is disruptively simple. What it really does is unleash computing power from physical, mechanical devices.… Continue

"If you like developing for a 3-inch screen, I have a 55-inch screen for you," challenged Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America, as he invited mobile application developers into the world of television. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show, he introduced Samsung Apps, a consolidated app store for televisions, m… Continue