Telecommunications

October 10, 2008

Social Networks Go Mobile with Handset Makers

Facebook and MySpace have found a new way onto your cell phone. Eager for airtime on the electronics device most commonly used by many consumers, social networks are ...

October 9, 2008

Sleek, But Don't Touch: Samsung's Glyde Disappoints

Touchscreen cell phones are everywhere these days. Yet precious few offer the finger-swipe scrolling and dragging of the iPhone's display. Most of these phones merely ...

October 7, 2008

Verizon Wireless, RIM Unleash a Storm

Until recently, Verizon Wireless was the undisputed leader of the U.S. wireless industry. While AT&T (T) claimed more subscribers, Verizon Wireless came out ahead on ...

October 2, 2008

Apple: A Product Plateau?

Where does Apple go from here? The question lies at the heart of the media and industry buzz that so often surrounds a company adept at surprising and confounding even...

October 1, 2008

Again! Tech That Doesn't Work Won't Let Us Work

Yes, I am an angry guy. I yell at other drivers. I roll my eyes when I have to stand in line for more than two minutes. I complain about Wall Street's greedy ...

September 26, 2008

Cell Phones and Cancer: More Research Needed

On Sept. 25, while many legislators on Capitol Hill were debating how best to confront potential dangers of the financial crisis, a handful of lawmakers and physicians...

September 26, 2008

Research In Motion's Costs Are on the Rise

Research In Motion (RIMM) gave investors a jolt when it reported quarterly earnings on Sept. 25. Margins in the current period will shrink and earnings won't match ...

September 24, 2008

As Apple Shares Slide, What About Sales?

Apple Inc. tends to prove unstoppable even when other computer makers falter. In the most recent quarter, shipments of Macs surged 41%. That's nearly three times the ...

September 22, 2008

Wireless Companies Struggling with Data Demand

Alexander Krasnitsky loves all the cool things he can do on the Web with his new Apple iPhone 3G. But he hates the 75% surge in the monthly bills he pays his wireless ...

September 18, 2008

Nortel: Would a Breakup Be Best?

Wall Street securities firms aren't the only bearers of bad news these days. On Sept. 17 telecom equipment maker Nortel (NT) trimmed growth forecasts and said it's ...

September 18, 2008

Bringing Broadband to Rural America

Sandra Thornton is eager to generate new business for the sewing plant she manages just outside Centerville, Tenn. When the machines at Southeastern Pant are running ...

September 15, 2008

Digital Content Wherever You Want It

How do you make digital entertainment more entertaining? A sprawling consortium of Hollywood content providers, consumer electronics companies, and Internet players ...

September 10, 2008

Apple Event Fails to Dazzle

Apple watchers have high expectations for the company's signature events. There's always a palpable buzz in the air as Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs takes the ...

September 9, 2008

Why BitGravity Attracted Tata

As one of the world's largest telecommunications carriers, India's Tata Communications already moves a massive share of voice and data across its global fiber-optic ...

September 8, 2008

BlueAnt's Helpful Talking Headset

By Peter SvenssonThe Associated Press Bluetooth wireless headsets for mobile phones are baffling: We're supposed to control them with a couple of unmarked buttons and ...

September 2, 2008

What's Hot: Used Apple iPhones

As the head of a company that sells used consumer electronics, David Chen follows sales of the iPhone with the precision of a mathematician. At the outset, the price ...

August 28, 2008

Cell Phones Make Headway in Education

Cell phones have long been anathema in the classroom, banned as a potential distraction, at best, and as a possible vehicle for cheating, at worst. But lately, ...

August 26, 2008

VoIP Goes Mobile

Scott Goldman uses his mobile phone to call friends and business contacts all over the world, from Britain to Australia. But the Southern California-based consultant ...

August 25, 2008

Trulia's New iPhone House Finder

House hunting? Forget the listing agents and classified ads. Now you can find homes for sale with a few taps on a smartphone. Trulia, one of the Web's most visited ...

August 19, 2008

The iPhone Kill-Switch Kerfuffle

And you thought Google's (GOOG) got the goods on you. Sure, the Web search leader keeps tabs on the searches that emanate from your PC. But consider the data dossier ...

August 19, 2008

Sprint Airave: Nothing to Rave About

I had high hopes for Sprint's Airave. Too high. Airave is what's known as a femtocell, a scaled-down version of those useful but unsightly towers that convey phone ...

August 18, 2008

Can Undersea Optic Cables Presage a Boom?

One thing I've learned about the optical network business, having followed it for more than a decade, is that the boom and bust cycles of the business often mask ...

August 15, 2008

VCs Hope to See Wi-Fi Everywhere

Many people are familiar with the coffee shop's Wi-Fi, while others even know how to set up a simple home network. Pretty much everyone, however, knows that Wi-Fi is ...

August 14, 2008

What May Be Behind the iPhone 3G Glitches

Complaints over dropped calls and choppy Web connections on Apple's iPhone 3G have sparked a wave of debate in the blogosphere over the root cause of the problems. Two...

August 11, 2008

How to Make Money off Free iPhone Games

Can developing free software for mobile phones be a business? It can if you're Illusion Labs, a fledgling company in the Swedish port city of Malmö. Illusion Labs was ...