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U.S. cell phone sales take a dip
Weakening economy and a maturing market affecting sales of cell phones in U.S., but feature-rich phones like smartphones still seem to be selling well.
2008-05-20 20:40:00 source: CNET News.com
Cable hedges its wireless bets
Cable companies are ponying up big bucks to get into the wireless market, but will their strategies be successful?2008-05-20 13:00:00 source: CNET News.com
Mobile IM to surpass SMS?
While Gartner study predicts a steep rise in SMS text messages among U.S. mobile-phone subscribers, integrated IM in the iPhone might be a game changer.2008-05-20 05:18:00 source: CNET News.com
AT&T, Vodafone bid for Huawei handset business?
The two mobile operators are supposedly one of several companies looking to buy a stake in Huawei's handset business.2008-05-20 00:02:00 source: CNET News.com
Intel Itanium to go quad-core in early 2009
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Intel Itanium to go quad-core in early 2009 -- Alliance to promote use of Itanium says quad-core version of chip will come out in early 2009, discloses more than a 30 percent jump in volume growth year to year.
Google Apps Premier four days of failure in Firefox -- Google Apps Premier hasn't worked in Firefox for four days already. This is ridiculous.
What Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo don't get -- Don Reisinger thinks Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo don't get each other. Is it true?
Put Office's AutoCorrect feature to work for you -- Customize the AutoCorrect option in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to make short work of long, common words.
2008-05-19 19:48:00 source: CNET News.com
Comcast invests in P2P start-up
The cable operator enters into a strategic relationship with GridNetworks, a peer-to-peer upstart focused on video distribution.2008-05-19 17:09:00 source: CNET News.com
Motorola's strategy and technology chief quits
Latest executive to depart the struggling cell phone maker since Icahn gained board seats is Rich Nottenburg, who will "return to the New York area to be with his family."2008-05-17 19:48:00 source: CNET News.com
Qualcomm to take Mobile TV abroad?
Company has just bought some wireless spectrum in the U.K. in what could serve as the basis for a new mobile TV network in Europe.2008-05-16 21:31:00 source: CNET News.com
AT&T reverses one-iPhone policy
After just one day of limiting iPhone sales to one per customer, AT&T ends the policy.2008-05-16 20:02:00 source: CNET News.com
Why Sega should release a new console
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Why Sega should release a new console--In an environment where we're seeing a significant push towards consolidation, the company really only has two options: sell the company to the highest bidder or develop a console.
A phase approach for open-source businesses--MySQL is essentially saying, "We've spent a decade planting. We'd like to reap a little of what we've sown now.
End of Intel, AMD duopoly near? Via readies Isaiah chip--Via's first high-performance x86 chip will be targeted at the mainstream PC market--another first for the Taipei-based chip supplier.
Add MP3 clips to your Web page with Amazon widget--The company released a new MP3 Clips Widget that lets you build playlists with 30-second samples from any of the 5 million plus songs on Amazon's MP3 store
2008-05-16 18:27:00 source: CNET News.com
Alltel joins LTE bandwagon
The largest rural carrier in the U.S. said it, like Verizon, will use LTE to build its 4G network. That compatibility could ultimately lead to better coverage, more handsets offerings, and more open networks.2008-05-16 17:55:00 source: CNET News.com
iPhone expands its empire, once again
Apple adds another clump of countries to its suddenly accelerating list of places where the iPhone will soon be available.2008-05-16 15:55:00 source: CNET News.com
Study: Cox blocking BitTorrent traffic, too
Comcast isn't the only ISP blocking BitTorrent file-sharing on its network, according to the results of a study released Thursday.2008-05-16 00:27:00 source: CNET News.com
Alienware says that game PCs need more than faster chips
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Alienware says that game PCs need more than faster chips--Fast silicon is hitting a wall in game PCs, according to the Dell unit, which is looking for ways to boost game PC performance.
Is the weak dollar fueling America's high-end audio export sales boom?--America still builds world-class high-end audio products, and now with the dollar at new lows, export sales are on the rise.
Selling duplicate content--Online retailers often hinder their online performance by keeping with the status quo. Don't let manufacturer stock copy hinder your search results because of duplicate content filtering.
SFZero: a new interface for San Francisco--Remember the movie "The Game" with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn as unlikely brothers, shot before the backdrop of vertiginous San Francisco? Well, here's a new interface for the city by the Bay.
2008-05-15 18:09:00 source: CNET News.com
AT&T to supercharge wireless network
While actual speeds of soon-to-be upgraded network will be fraction of 20Mbps theoretical maximum, it'll delight iPhone users, compete with Sprint-Clearwire WiMax network.2008-05-15 00:11:00 source: CNET News.com
FCC starts over with emergency network push
Earlier this year, federal regulators failed to attract high enough bids for a chunk of TV airwaves intended for use primarily by public safety workers. Now they're trying again.2008-05-14 20:34:00 source: CNET News.com
Confirmed: Virgin Mobile USA and Helio in talks
Wireless operators Virgin Mobile USA and Helio have confirmed that they are in preliminary discussions about "strategic opportunities."2008-05-14 19:12:00 source: CNET News.com
iPass to add in-flight Wi-Fi roaming
Mobile Internet aggregator iPass hooks up with Aircell to provide its monthly subscribers with in-flight broadband connectivity.2008-05-14 15:29:00 source: CNET News.com
Google sets sights on IPv6
The number of IP addresses available in the current iteration of the Internet Protocol is likely to run out in 2011, so Google has decided to promote the next version.2008-05-14 15:13:00 source: CNET News.com
EarthLink ditches Philly Wi-Fi network
Company says it will turn off service in 30 days after it was unable to negotiate a deal with the city and a nonprofit group interested in taking over the network.2008-05-13 23:09:00 source: CNET News.com