Diller To Networks: Get Radio Shack To Pay Retrans & Aereo Will Too
Barry Diller’s latest investment in media disruption hasn’t even launched yet and it’s already in court. That’s part of the appeal of Aereo… Read more »
Cloud Services Reach High On Europe's Radar To Boost Economy
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She may not be convinced of the name, but “cloud” computing has risen close to top of European Commission vice-president Neelie Kroes’ 2012… Read more »
Why Verizon Is Killing DSL And Cheap Broadband
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The slow death of DSL will cause the rapid rise of expensive broadband for underserved areas if Verizon’s Fusion home broadband service is a… Read more »
How To Do Free WiFi Right
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Notable about all the places that offer free WiFi in London is a requirement to accept the terms and conditions – and, in almost all cases… Read more »
Startup Factories: A Guide To Europe's Accelerators
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It’s been impossible to ignore the rise of the accelerator program over the last few years. And it’s no surprise that the idea of a low-inve… Read more »
It's Baaaack. Net Neutrality To Get Its Day In Court
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Like some hideous policy monster that won’t go away, network neutrality is hitting the headlines again. Verizon and Metro PCS, the two opera… Read more »
AT&T Clears Up When 'Unlimited' Plans Hit The Brakes
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AT&T (NYSE: T) has clarified exactly who will be affected by its decision to throttle data speeds for smartphone users still on old “unlimit… Read more »
How One Sports Geek Wants To Save Cable TV With Data
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Mark Phillip wants to save cable television. Well, kind of. He really wants to make life easier for sports fanatics like himself, but in doi… Read more »
What Does Google Fiber Mean For The Future Of TV?
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has filed for a video franchise license, which if approved could allow it to take on cable providers in markets in which… Read more »
Verizon’s LTE Outage Problems Just Won’t Stop
Verizon’s continuing struggle to keep its LTE network running consistently has landed it in the news again. Wednesday morning, Verizon Wirel… Read more »
Google On Defensive Yet Again In Snafu Over Ad-Tracking In Safari Browsers
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) continues to find itself in compromising positions in 2012: the latest comes after an investigation by The Wall Street J… Read more »
With iMessage And Notifications, OS X Mountain Lion Looks More Like iOS
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Another version of Mac OS X? Yes, just seven months after Mac OS X Lion was introduced, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) is releasing its first developer preview of what comes next for its big cat-themed desktop operating system, to be called “Mountain Lion.” And just like Lion before it, Apple’s desktop OS is starting to bear more than a passing resemblance to iOS, especially with the new incorporation of iOS features like iMessage, Game Center, Reminders and Notifications into the software. Read more »
Chrome, Meet Android: Google Releases Beta Version Of Chrome For Mobile OS
For years, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) watchers have wondered why the company has used a unique browser on its Android software while maintaining a… Read more »
NPD: Apple Takes Top Three Slots For Smartphone Best-Sellers In U.S.
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Android held on to its title as the most-popular smartphone platform in the U.S. in the last quarter, but when it comes to sales of specific… Read more »
Update: Facebook Has A Mobile Card Up Its Sleeve In Addition To Advertising
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Much has been made of the mobile risks that Facebook laid out in its S-1 IPO filing earlier this week. Essentially, it’s seeing/pushing mass… Read more »
Report: China Telecom Will Finally Get The iPhone 4S In February
Another piece in Apple’s worldwide expansion looks like it might at long last be coming into view: the leading CDMA operator in China, China… Read more »
Nokia Design Chief: We’re Developing A Windows Phone With NFC Technology
Nokia is working on a Windows Phone model that incorporates NFC (Near Field Communications) technology to connect to external accessories Read more »
AT&T: The iPhone Was Good, But Not Good Enough To Hold Off A Q4 Loss
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A set of quarterly results today from AT&T (NYSE: T) that underscored some of the aftershocks the carrier is feeling in the wake of its fail… Read more »
Nokia Q4: Scrambling For A Grip, But Still Falling; 1M+ Lumia Phones Sold
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Nokia’s Q4 earnings, released on Thursday, make for some challenging reading for even the most hopeful of Nokia (NYSE: NOK) watchers. The ha… Read more »
At $99, Nokia And AT&T Hoping To Spark Interest In Lumia 900
Nokia’s determination to carve out a niche in the U.S. smartphone market looks like it will start with an awfully enticing offer. According… Read more »
Boxee Offers New Enticement For Cord Cutters: Broadcast Channels
When people think about ditching their cable or satellite subscriptions in favor of one of the growing number of internet-connected set-top… Read more »
Does Square Have A Doppelganger In The UK? Meet mPowa
Square, the high-profile mobile payments company started by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, has yet to launch outside the U.S. But in the meantime, a… Read more »
The Digital Piracy Problem Is Riddled With Hypocrisy
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In the summer of 2009, I found myself invited to a small party in an old bourgeois apartment with breathtaking views of the Champ-de-Mars an… Read more »
SOPA Blackout, Anonymous-Style: FBI, DOJ Sites Downed In Megaupload Protest
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A day after the SOPA protest on the web, the hacker group Anonymous has taken the blackout theme to a whole new level: in retaliation for th… Read more »
The Year Of The Dumb And Dumber, Sub-$100 Smartphone – 500 Million Of Them
We’ve heard about how the boom in smartphone popularity, the dropping cost of components and the rapid rise of Android, a “free” smartphone… Read more »
Silicon Valley Taunts NYC Over Tech Aspirations
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It looks like Silicon Alley has a way to go before it’s taken seriously by its west coast counterpart. This weekend, the San Jose Mercury Ne… Read more »
Has RIM Hired Goldman Sachs To Explore A Merger Or Sale?
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BlackBerry maker RIM’s official line has been that it is not for sale, but this week, persistent rumors that it could get bought anyway got… Read more »
Let's Try This Again: UK Regulator Revises 4G Auction Terms For Q4 2012
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While some operators in some countries (like the U.S. and Japan) have already celebrated birthdays for their LTE services, 4G in the UK hasn… Read more »
What The Burst Of Hollywood A-Listers Will Mean For Online Video
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Tom Hanks. Louis C.K. Lisa Kudrow. Kevin Spacey. David Fincher. Bill Maher. Jennifer Lopez. Judy Greer. Steven Van Zandt. Morgan Spurlock. E… Read more »
Who Says There Are Too Many Android Tablets! Orange/Huawei Add One More
CES, currently in full swing in Las Vegas, promises to bring out another wave of Android tablets, to add to the 40+ that were on the market… Read more »
Dish Super-Sizes The DVR As Part Of Turnaround Effort
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Struggling satellite TV carrier Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) christened what it called a company “relaunch” with a new digital video recorder t… Read more »
U.S. Consumers Cool Somewhat On iPhone; Remains 'Most Wanted' Handset
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) at the moment is not leading the rankings of smartphone vendors when it comes to shipments, but when it comes to mindshar… Read more »
Correction: Razr Ain't Cutting It: Motorola Mobility To Fall Short On Q4
Correction: An earlier version of this article noted Motorola (NYSE: MMI) Mobility’s revenue in “millions” not “billions”. It has now been c… Read more »
Sprint Re-Org A Nod To Bring-Your-Own-Device And Piles Of Red Ink
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Sprint (NYSE: S) is retrenching a bit following an exhausting year for the company, combining its consumer and business divisions in a move… Read more »
Samsung/HTC: Two Sides Of An Android Coin. Why's Samsung Winning The Toss?
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Android is trouncing the competition when it comes to platform domination in the smartphone market — over half of all smartphones being use… Read more »
Sprint's Galaxy Nexus Makes An Early Debut In Pre-CES Ads
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Sprint’s preparing an ad campaign for its own version of the Galaxy Nexus, which is probably set to launch over the course of the next week… Read more »
Disney, Comcast And Why TV Everywhere Alone Is Not Enough
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Yesterday’s press release from Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), announcing a comprehensive new ten-year distribution agreement… Read more »
Updated: NYT Mistakenly Sends Mass E-Mail Claiming Subs Have Canceled
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My first impulse when I got an e-mail offering a discounted subscription if I’d rethink my decision to cancel home delivery of the New York… Read more »
AT&T's Consolation Prize? Deal Approved For Qualcomm's Wireless Spectrum
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AT&T (NYSE: T) finally won a round with the U.S. government, but only because T-Mobile wasn’t involved. The carrier got the go-ahead to purc… Read more »
Verizon Hit With DOJ Investigation Over Spectrum Deals With Cable Companies
Now it’s Verizon’s turn in the government spotlight. The U.S. Department of Justice plans to look into the recent deals that the wireless co… Read more »
