SOPA: Its bad.

SOPA is a new bill that was proposed by Lamar Smith a Texas Repulican who is backed by 31 other co-signers. This bill plans to censor the internet for piracy content yet is that the true intent? This bill has so many loopholes that almost many websites would be shut down or forced to change e.g. Google, Facebook, etc. How can the US promote internet freedom if it doesn't even uphold it's own belief.

This bill hopes to end piracy, but it is one way of diminishing free speech. The bill will shut down anything that can be used to access copyright content. A lot of services fill in that vague definition. VPN and proxy services that people use for legal purposes such as privacy and protection or trying to access services blocked in that country such as during the Arab Spring. These services would be shut down as they fill that vague definition as they can be used for that service.

It is not very effective in stopping piracy as things can be done. Piracy sites like thepiratebay.org, demonoid.me, etc. can change domains frequently. Torrents also don't require servers, they require people and a website is just the place where you get the download. To bypass, people could send the torrent link to each other and then soon we'll have e-mail being censored, because it can be used to spread pirate works.

The bill has so many loopholes that it doesn't give many people a leg to stand on. Under the DMCA, websites were asked kindly to remove kindly. Under SOPA, websites were shut down automatically and the website would have to appeal. The definition of the bill is also so unclear that what would be called legal is now illegal or is it? The bill is so unclear that it could tip in both favors giving the defendant whether it's a 24 year old hacker or a 5 year old uploading a music video. Sites like Google and Twitter would have to censor their sites 24/7 which goes against their business models. For Google, it's to categorize the worlds information and for Twitter its to share whats on your mind. It could end the idea of having a normal internet. Its also happening right now.

SOPA is a good idea and its a step in the right direction yet some bugs need to be fixed. They should make the SRRA bill (Stop Retarded Republicans Act).

Cloud Music - What do you really want?

Cloud music is a new thing in the industry. Cloud music started ever since cloud storage existed. The idea sprang up, but was never done. Amazon has launched the fully fledged service with Google launching one soon. Apple is playing catch up to this though. The big question is, is this really convenient?

Would you like to upload tons of music you downloaded or pirated to Amazon which could take hours considering how big your music collection is. It would take a long time to do so even for just the sole benefit of the fact your music might finally be organized.

It costs cash. Amazon offers 5GB free of music storage. I don't think that's enough for most people. You can pay per year for extra storage like any other storage provider, but get upgraded to 20GB automatically if you buy an album. They also claim if you buy music from them, they'll add it to your cloud folder automatically. That sounds nice, but when did consumer stupidity come to play? Consumers don't know everything in the world, but they don't like an inconvenience.

Cloud music has a lot of work to do, but the war for music has just only started.

The iPhone, Is it a Gamechanger

The iPhone has led to many things over the years. It has just recently been released to Verizon and was originally released to AT&T. T-Mobile and Sprint have never been in on this action and have felt left out. They don't seem to happy, especially since they're losing customers because of the iPhone anyways. It's like whoever has the iPhone, is the carrier that gets the most customers. Now that might seem unfair, but everyone's network is different and one thing can't support all.

T-Mobile and Sprint are just the networks that Apple's iPhone just doesn't support. T-Mobile runs on the new spectrum known as AWS or 1700. Sprint runs on CDMA and WiMAX which doesn't relate to the iPhone. The iPhone runs on GSM and CDMA, but only works on Verizon and AT&T. It could work on Sprint, it's just Verizon won't let them. You want more customers, well you got to get rid of the competition. That may not be fair or legal, but that's the way things are. Look at the AT&T merger with T-Mobile that's has come up. Is this the return of the monopoly days where one company controlled everything. Will innovation turn to a standstill?

Let's just wait and see. Will Google trump the iPhone. We just don't know yet.

What Will Happen To Desktops and Laptops?

Mobile devices are everywhere. In fact I see them everywhere, teens with iPhone 4's or Samsungs or other brands. They're everywhere, but it makes stop to think, where will all the desktops and laptops go if they're unpopular anymore? Their going away fast is what I can say.

The mobile industry is probably one of the fastest growing industry in the world. Many people own a smartphone of some brand and probably have an expensive "non-unlimited" plan attached to it. Apple made this industry go boom after RIM created it. Apple is what we call the game changer. Whatever they make is what is generally what people will buy. They have made Macs that nobody really thinks about, but then comes the iPhone and the iPad. These are the two things that most people think can do things just like a PC. They can do things like word processing, e-mail, and all sorts of things.

Have we evolved from the laptop or desktop. I believe we have unfortunately. These types of computers shall go away eventually to make shelf for the new just like the VHS and DVD that got replace by Blu-ray. Home computers is not somebody goes buying anymore, it's either the new iPhone or the hottest tech gadgets that look cool and awesome not laptops or desktops.

The industry has evolved don't you think. The world is not as simple anymore thanks to Apple that has released year after year iPhone's that are somehow better and more worth to buy especially with the upgrade option.

Is the smartphone better than the PC, well lets look at the modern day user. The modern day user would probably just surf the web and go on YouTube and all that. You can do that on a smartphone and a PC. You may also want to play a game or two. Both options are available. You want to write or make a blog post: both are possible. You want something portable: smartphone wins.

So who is the real winner: the smartphone of course. The smartphone in my opinion has enough to satisfy the common day user and I believe as things progress things get better fast, especially since everything changes like every year or month nowadays.

The Tablet Wars Have Begun - Who Will You Root For?

The tablet wars have begun with Apple and the iPad. The question is which is better. Apple has got its easy interface and loyal customer base. Google has got their open source linux initiative and their freedom for users. RIM has nothing worth looking at though in my opinion so it's down to the iPad and Google.

The iPad is what is called a computer miracle. It has launched a new industry of personal computers that was ventured and unsuccessful previously. Apple's success is probably due to it's clean interface and easy usability. The iPad was something nobody expected to be a big sucess, but few did as Apple did with the iPhone in the past. The iPad's iOS is closed source which is not what everyone wants, but we all run Windows 7 and Mac OS X which are both closed source and are still wonders right. The thing that probably drags the iPad are the plans offered, but consumers don't mind. Look at the iPad it can do everything your PC can do in a more portable fashion! This is Apple's message to consumers technically. The iPad was the starter, but nobody ever said it was the winner.

Soon after Apple's success came Google. Google launched Android and currently is the second in world mobile OS consumption. It may have fewer apps than Apple, but people appreciate it that it's open source and that Google accepts offers that Apple turns away and shames, only to later want it back desperately like the Adobe Flash incident on iPhones, iPads, and MacBook Airs. Google didn't, but that doesn't make Google a winner either. Google's interface is not the most easiest to use in the world. The word goes: Apple is for consumers, Google is for nerds or patient people.

Google and Apple go head to head everyday finding ways to dominate the mobile market yet they don't always succeed like Apple's iPhone 4 problem and Google's tablet incompatibility. The victor is not set in stone. Google's winning, but nobody knows. As the saying goes, it ain't over till it's over!

My Review of Blogger

Blogger is a blog posting site. You post stuff that's on your mind and you post it on the web which is very simple. It is simple and it is easy sometimes. Here is my true review non-bias review of blogger which I have been using for a while to know some of the gizmo's. Blogger is not perfect, but I believe it's okay for a free service in my opinion.

Blogger is not simple, it' like MS Word. Blogger's blog format is easy and simple to use sometimes. What I want to see done is to make it more user controlled rather than automated. Sometimes when I upload a photo it may glitch or something bad may happen. The worst thing that could happen is the whole thing just ruining my text and making me redoing the post. I did a post the other day and Blogger just wasted my time.

Blogger doesn't make my pictures the way I want it to be. Sometimes I would like the text in between text and it doesn't happen. Instead it puts it at the top where the size doesn't match and it just looks plain ugly. A good example is my Blackberry Playbook post where pictures didn't turn out to be ideal. Sorry my audience. Things don't always go out as planned so I'm looking for more services.

I hope a Blogger technician will read this and try to help. I hope you can get YouTube Integration smooth soon so it'll be easier,but that is all. I'm Out.

Wind Mobile - A Carrier Worth Mentioning

Wind Mobile is a new wireless carrier in Canada that promises cheaper plans and no contract phones. They currently have service in Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton, etc. They plan to be a nationwide carrier and compete against the Big 3 : Telus, Rogers, and Bell. They are a carrier to look into if you want a cheap deal.

Wind currently has voice plans that are similar, but better to carriers like Fido or Solo Mobile. They have plans starting from $15 and all plans come with unlimited Wind-Wind calling and Call Control (Call Conferencing, Call Display, etc) standard on plans. This is a $10 discount off plans offered by other carriers. They also offer unlimited data and unlimited data laptop add-ons which make Wind cheaper than all of the Big 3 as they stress the words of cheap and reliable.

Wind also has no contracts as a standard. This means you buy the phone and you can use the plan as long as you like and you can quit anytime. You won't be penalized like Rogers or the other carriers with contracts. They let you quit anytime. They have found out that people don't like contracts and they have put that into their conduct.

Wind Mobile is the newest carrier by Globalive. This new company is small now, but I hope it'll make a change in practices and lower prices on the Canadian cellular business.

The Demise of the iPhone

The iPhone is what you may call as the greatest phone until Google came. Google came and came with multiple manufacturers and open source software which is much better in my opinion to Apple's closed source. Also, there are more Android phones than iPhones and that is why the iPhone will fall.

Android is getting popular. There are more choices and carriers that carry an Android phone compared to AT&T's exclusivity with the iPhone. With more carriers comes more benefits and each Android phone has it's own price ranger which could be cheap or expensive, this gives people more choice.

Second, if analysts say it's going to happen, it's probably going to happen. Analysts say that Android will take 30% of the mobile market leaving Nokia's Symbian at the top by a few measly percents. They also say iPhone will reach 17%,but will go down to 14.9% so would you buy a phone that will be unpopular by 2014?. By 2012 iPhone share will go down anyway, because of Android.

Android is the future and Android is awesome. The iPhone is not what we call as the best as it is limited,but Android made it all better.