Estonia is cool — voting for president using mobile phones in 2011
December 14, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under The Unwired Life
While I’m huddled in my little archipelago awaiting the presidential elections for 2010, I can’t help but read news about how Estonia will be voting for their president using mobile phones, apart from online key in systems. It’s not the technology I’m amazed at – it’s the security and confidence the people confide to that makes this a great occasion.
Raul Kaidro, who is the spokesman of the SK Certification Center in Estonia, says that it will be easy and secure: The voters will just need to previously obtain a free authorized chip. This chip will have an encrypted digital …read more
John McCain uses BlackBerry — but not for email!
September 18, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under BlackBerry
Word’s out in the geekvine that John McCain was quoted to use the BlackBerry, but not for emails. Now I know we shouldn’t judge a guy by his mobile phone, but not using the BlackBerry for email is sorta like well … my gosh. There’s just so much analogy up for grabs.
McCain’s admission in a July 11 New York Times interview that: “I use the BlackBerry, but I don’t e-mail. I’ve never felt the particular need to e-mail.” A statement proving the boneheaded joke of the McCain staffer to be particulary boneheaded considering the purported inventor of the Blackberry does …read more
