robertshaw.info Telecoms, Internet and Convergence  11 June 2002 Bret Fausett's Views on ICANN Reform Bret Fausett, who writes [icann.Blog], has written an insightful piece on what he would tell the US Congress if asked to testify in its hearings on ICANN on June 12, 2002. "The Internet's DNS is, and always will be, an international resource; if you try to nationalize it, it will slip through your fingers forever." The contrast with a stance reported today in Reuters U.S. Should Control Internet Body, Senator Says couldn't be more striking.  10:24:13 PM    Google It!     U.S. Should Control Internet Body, Senator Says A U.S. senator said he would try to rein in the group that oversees the Internet's traffic system, calling for a more direct U.S. government role in the ostensibly international and independent body. [Reuters]. Also see related article on ICANNWatch with links to the witness list for a US Congressional hearing on June 12, 2002, as well as a real-time streaming feed of the hearing.  5:17:51 PM    Google It!     Games on Mobiles? Phone handsets get Nintendo-style games capabilities. [The Register] Update: I didn't know about the Mobile Games Interoperability Forum (MGIF) which is supported by the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO). I learned about them in this Powerpoint presentation given at a recent ITU-T Informal Forum Summit.  4:02:09 PM    Google It!     Wind-up Mobile Wind-up calls without the stress: "The wind-up radio, invented by the UK's Trevor Baylis, has become an icon of benign technology. Beloved of environmentalists and design gurus alike, it has already shifted over 3m units worldwide. Now the company that bought the idea from Baylis has moved into the mobile phone market" This month, Freeplay will launch a wind-up mobile phone charger... [Guardian]   9:17:07 AM    Google It!

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