T-Mobile exploring deploying in-home internet service in Puerto Rico
August 5, 2021
Wireless carrier T-Mobile is looking into taking cable providers head-on in Puerto Rico, with plans to deploy in-home broadband service, which it has already rolled out in several US markets. During a news conference, T-Mobile Puerto Rico General Manager Jorge Martel said the island has a “great need for this type of service.” “Puerto Rico […]
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DirecTV becomes standalone video business after split from AT&T
August 4, 2021
DirecTV announced that AT&T and TPG Capital have closed on the agreement announced in February 2021 to establish DirecTV as a separate video company. Under this new company, DirecTV owns and operates the former AT&T US and Puerto Rico video business unit. With the new company, there will no change to the products and services […]
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Practical Techie: Lingua Franca, a universal language for the web
August 3, 2021
It has been recommended many times but nothing is official. We see it happen practically all the time, all over the internet, and of course, its spinoff, the web. I’m talking about having a single use of an official language throughout our digital world. A lingua franca, a universal language that gives the web great […]
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158K households have signed up to FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit program
July 29, 2021
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed that 158,333 households in Puerto Rico have enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, joining some 4 million others across the US mainland. The $3.2 billion subsidy program initiated by Congress provides a temporary $50 to $75 discount on eligible households’ internet bills during the duration of the pandemic. […]
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Ricoh Puerto Rico launches e-commerce platform for business sector
July 26, 2021
Electronic commerce was already on an upward trend, but it grew exponentially in the last year — by 300% in 2020, based on changes in consumer buying habits and the challenges faced by the markets. In the business segment, digital channels such as video conferencing and live chat have emerged as the predominant means for […]
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Rock Solid’s Pérez resigns after 20-yr. tenure
July 23, 2021
Ángel L. Pérez, a well-known entrepreneur and vice president of Rock Solid, recently resigned from his post after 20 years at the San Juan-based software engineering company, News is my Business learned exclusively. Pérez, who officially stepped down on June 24, will stay involved with the company as shareholder. He will also remain as an […]
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Practical Techie: Enormity of the web requires lightweight design
July 20, 2021
Like a fast and agile athlete, keeping internet business pages running fat-free, stringy, and lean is a must. The colossal nature of the web forces commerce portals to do constant liposuction to superfluous, distractive content. Make pages quick to download, easy to navigate, and be user-friendly. CRUNCH – There are 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide […]
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Practical Techie: Virgin Galactic ushers in private space flight
July 13, 2021
On Sunday, July 11, 2021, Virgin Galactic made aerospace history when it launched Unity 22 into the skies over southern New Mexico with five crew mates aboard, including company founder Sir Richard Branson. The British empresario became the first billionaire to launch into space. The 70-year-old Branson is now the second oldest person in space, […]
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Practical Techie: Watch free live streaming TV via the web
July 9, 2021
We all know about the new streaming services that let you watch live TV, but almost all are pay channels. If one subscribes to the paid TV streaming apps they may include Sling, Hulu, Apple TV, YouTube TV, Live TV, and many more. But there are free and legal ways to watch TV from around the […]
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Practical Techie: Web offers data on open doors to tourists
July 1, 2021
Web players are fast becoming footloose as the 2020 pandemic slowly loses its grip on humanity. At least 70 countries are fully open to travelers and tourists this summer. The rollout of vaccines and resulting herd immunity is the game-changer. Many travelers now hopefully can resume canceled plans or even map out a whole new […]
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Practical Techie: Plenty of info on the web about the summer solstice
June 22, 2021
The summer solstice has arrived in 2021 and it reflects amply on the World Wide Web with plenty of data and details about the astronomical phenomena. Solstice is “solstitium” in Latin and it means: “the sun is stopping.” The ancients described it as such because it seemed to them the point where the sun appears […]
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HP Enterprise cogeneration plant in Aguadilla is the co.’s 1st in the world
June 21, 2021
The liquified natural gas facility that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is building in Aguadilla will be the first in the world for the technology giant, which is preparing to stay in Puerto Rico for the long-run, Mark Bakker, general manager of Global Operations for HPE, told News is my Business. HPE´s facility in Aguadilla is a […]
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Practical Techie: Virtual Father’s Day ideas to celebrate online
June 15, 2021
Father’s Day is observed in the US, Canada, United Kingdom, and other countries of the western world as a sequel to the celebration of mothers, a month before. This a day to pay homage to fatherhood, which is always on the third Sunday of June. The year 2020 gave humanity ample experience in virtuality ad […]
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Gov’t readies to launch tech platform to interconnect agencies
June 10, 2021
The Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Services office (PRITS) is getting ready to launch an interoperability platform that will allow the synchronization of citizen data for accessibility of documents, in an attempt to reduce government bureaucracy. “The Government of Puerto Rico is the custodian of citizen data; therefore, it’s the citizen who must know all […]
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66K Puerto Rico households have signed up for FCC broadband subsidy program
June 8, 2021
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed that 65,868 households in Puerto Rico have enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit subsidy program initiated by Congress earlier this year. Since mid-May, more than 2.3 million households in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and American Samoa were approved to receive a discount on […]
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