Google Heats Up Faster Wi-fi For Starbucks

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I remember those New York mornings, after a 45 minute ride from Washingtonville, where I would kill time before class and order a hot chocolate with caramel drizzle and whip cream. I didn't have an iPad or laptop at this time but I came into contact with an older man who complained about the Starbucks Wifi. If I could see that man today and tell him the great news of faster Starbucks Wifi by Google, I know he would be ecstatic!

If you are one of those busy mobile workforce participants then this news is like vacationing away in Jamaica on Christmas day.

Latte's and "laugh out louds" on Twitter, frappes and frantically looking over presentations you have to present that day, and a huge smile on your face because of that webpage that opened in 0.2 seconds.

"Every day, our customers rely on the free Wifi at Starbucks to study, work, connect with friends, or just relax. We want to make sure that they can access the web effortlessly and quickly, no matter what they're doing, or what device they;re using." 

                                                                      -Starbucks chief digital officer Adam Brotman 

After 18 months when Google is fully installed in Starbucks stores, chief digital officer Adam Brotman wants you to know that the Wifi by google is there for your customers satisfaction.

Promising a connection that is 100 times faster with a stronger growing internet Google knocks AT&T out of Starbucks by providing Wifi to 7,000 stores in the coffee chain.

AT&T commented with "Starbucks continues to be an important customer for us and we continue to provide them with a variety of services over At&T's advanced networks, including the nation's fastest, most reliable 4G LTE network."

Sources: NewsFactor

Chesterfield, NJ Accident Animation by NTSB

NTSB Wants Talking Cars!

From the U.S National Transportation Safety Board we hear that they want vehicles to communicate with each other to avoid unwanted accidents and help drivers communicate with each other better.

This idea came about after a collision between a Mack truck and school bus  at a intersection in New Jersey on February 16, 2012. One student was killed and five others were seriously injured.

After hearing this, the NTSB concluded that vehicle technology could have prevented this crash if the bus driver received warnings through machine to machine communication.

Acting fast, the NTSB already has researchers developing machine to machine technology, Intel partnering with the National Taiwan University on M2M (machine to machine) connectivity, and the Alliance of Automobile Manufactures giving support with a radio spectrum used for M2M communication.

All participating agree that M2M communication will save thousands of lives each year. 

Now it is up to the consumer to stop jamming to their radios so they can communicate with other cars. Would you do it?

Sources: Computerworld