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- News to know: Apple tablet; Android; Social Search; Netflix on PS3; Verizon
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Jason D. O'Grady: Times exec hints at Apple tablet Larry Dignan: Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Phone, Social Search, Sony PlayStation 3, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Telecom & Utilities, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Web Services, Enterprise Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-27
- Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand'
- Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The company also said it is set up for the fourth quarter with the launch of Research in Motion's Storm 2 on Wednesday, two Motorola Android devices and 12 other handsets....
- Tags: Revenue, Verizon Communications Inc., Wireless, Operational Accounting, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Vonage launches mobile apps; Focuses on international calls
- Vonage on Monday launched applications for the iPhone, BlackBerry and iPod touch. Vonage Mobile, an application designed to provide low international rates over Wi-Fi and cellular networks, is focused on international calls. The aim: Get mobile callers to sign up for Vonage for international calls. From there,...
- Tags: Mobile, Vonage Holdings Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- Intel teases 22 nanometer chips
- Intel CEO Paul Otellini showed off the first working chips using 22 nanometer process technology. These 22nm manufacturing techniques will be the basis for future chips from Intel in the second half of 2011. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="280" caption="Credit: Stephen Shankland, CNet News"][/caption] Speaking...
- Tags: Paul Otellini, Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- LG announces upcoming GW620 Google Android smartphone
- Last week we heard all about the upcoming Motorola CLIQ Android device coming to T-Mobile USA and this week kicks off with some more Android phone news. LG announced the upcoming LG-GW620 that will be available in the fourth quarter of this year in Europe. This is LG's first Android...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Smart Phone, LG Electronics Inc., T-Mobile, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Mobile Applications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point
- Dont count on Clearwire WiMaxBeing in a city where Clearwire is already rolled out I was excited to try it. Luckily for me a neighbor two houses up the street already jumped on it. The results are not pretty with connections weak and dropping all the time.Verizon is the...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Clearwire Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., ATT, WiMAX
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- News to know: Clearwire; Google Caffeine; innovation; Office and Nokia; VMWare; Windows 7
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point Garett Rogers: Google to Caffeinate search results ...
- Tags: Innovation, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Google Android, Nokia Corp., Clearwire Corp., Andrew Nusca, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile Operating Systems, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Virtualization, Microsoft Office, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Hitachi now shipping 'world's first' 2TB, 7200RPM hard drive
- Hitachi announced on Thursday that it is now shipping the "world's first two terabyte, 7200 RPM hard disk drive," the Deskstar 7K2000. The new 2TB Deskstar is a fourth-generation device that uses Hitachi's five-platter design with relaxed bit density...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Hitachi Ltd., 2TB Deskstar, 7K1000.C, Storage, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- T-Mobile: Churn up from a year ago but myTouch 3G may change that
- T-Mobile said Thursday that it added 325,000 net customers in its second quarter, but a contract churn rate of 2.2 percent, up from 1.9 percent a year ago is a trouble spot. T-Mobile said that its new Android-powered myTouch 3G and a distribution pact with RadioShack gives it "opportunities for...
- Tags: T-Mobile, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-06
- Microsoft to launch 2 VDI licenses
- Microsoft has announced plans for two new virtual desktop infrastructure VDI licenses. At the recent worldwide partner conference, the software giant said it would offer two VDI suite licenses beginning in the fourth quarter of 2009Â that will integrate its various virtualization technologies at discount. There are...
- Tags: Remote Desktop, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Premium Suite, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big business
- Why pay $100 or more each month for a two-year cell phone contract when you can pay $50 and keep yourself off the hook? At least that's the thinking behind the latest ad campaign by Boost Mobile, a prepaid, or "no-contract," mobile service provider whose parent company...
- Tags: Segment, Mobile, Handset, Boost Mobile, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-07-09
- Palm shares up after reported loss; upbeat about future with Pre, WebOS
- Palm appeared to perform better in the fourth quarter than Wall Street expected and that seems to be good news for investors, especially considering that the results don't include the new Palm Pre, which didn't start shipping until after the close of the quarter. Shares of Palm skyrocketed on the...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.
- A large-screen Kindle won't save The New York Times. Neither will a mid-sized iPad from Apple. In fact, no electronic "platform" will save a print publication of any type. Just because a news publication first existed on a large sheet of paper does not mean that some...
- Tags: Web, New York Times Co., Times, Channel Management, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Fixing Motorola's mess: kick that smartphone strategy into high gear
- Motorola's first quarter loss may have been smaller than Wall Street had expected, but that's nothing to celebrate about. The handset business continues to be a drag on the whole company and efforts to turn it around so far haven't been all that impressive. Oh sure, executives...
- Tags: Strategy, Mobile, Smart Phone, Handset, Motorola Inc., Handset Business, Android, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- AT&T: First quarter earnings shine; 1.6 million iPhones activated
- AT&T on Wednesday delivered first quarter net income of $3.1 billion, or 53 cents a share, on revenue of $30.6 billion. That tally handily topped Wall Street estimates. Meanwhile, AT&T said it activated 1.6 million iPhones in the quarter. Wall Street was expecting earnings of 48 cents...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Earnings, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Operational Accounting, 3G, Wireless And Mobility, Finance, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- RIM's secret weapon: Carriers' profitability and lower bandwidth consumption
- RIM's fourth quarter was impressive on many fronts: Inventories were low and carriers have to restock, consumer and business demand was strong, gross margins were better than expected and earnings and the company's outlook handily topped estimates. But the real secret weapon: RIM is the most profitable device for carriers...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Network, Carrier, Smart Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- Palm CEO: WebOS bigger than just the Pre base
- Updated: Amid weak fiscal third quarter results, Palm CEO Edward Colligan said that the company is well positioned to launch the Pre and promised a roadmap of smartphones and an application ecosystem built on the company's new WebOS. Â Bottom line: Palm envisions an entire product line built on the WebOS....
- Tags: Palm Inc., WebOS, Pre, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Marketing Research, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Cisco Flips for Pure Digital; Acquires it for $590 million
- Cisco Systems said Thursday that it is acquiring Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the Flip video camcorder, for $590 million. Cisco said the acquisition of privately held Pure Digital is in keeping with its strategy to take more share of your home network. The linchpins of Cisco's effort are...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Mobile platform wars: Symbian top mobile OS globally; Mac OS X surges
- Gartner has tallied the global smartphone sales by operating system and the results put Symbian as the top dog with market share of 47.1 percent with RIM's BlackBerry OS a distant second at 19.5 percent. Here's a look at the figures for the fourth quarter (statement, Techmeme):...
- Tags: Developer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Mobile, Operating System, Smart Phone, Apple Mac OS X, Symbian Inc., Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
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