- Emerging Epicenters of High-Tech Industry
published on Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:00:00 GMT
High-tech job growth isn't confined to the coasts: From Waco, Texas, to Bloomington, Indiana, pockets of ingenuity are everywhere. ... - Sprint, AT&T Trade Fire Over T-Mobile Deal as FCC Deadline Passes
published on Tue, 31 May 2011 22:46:00 GMT
It's no secret the Sprint, the nation's third-largest mobile service provider, opposes AT&T's proposed $39 billion takeover of T-Mobile. Earlier this month Sprint's CEO testified before Congress that the deal could do "i... - iCloud: Is 4th Time a Charm for Apple's Media Service?
published on Tue, 31 May 2011 19:28:00 GMT
Apple has revealed the name of its upcoming online media service: iCloud. But don't let the cute branding fool you. The company has tried this service before, and the iCloud re-branding signals a do-over on one of Apple'... - Report: Google, Sprint Join Mobile-Payments Arms Race
published on Tue, 24 May 2011 20:40:00 GMT
Google will announce a new mobile payments system on Thursday, according to Bloomberg, adding greater urgency to the all-out arms-race taking place in the point-of-sale digital money space. The announcement will include ... - Verizon Hints at Possible Family Plan for Mobile Data
published on Thu, 19 May 2011 23:34:00 GMT
A Verizon executive says it?s all but inevitable that the company will eventually offer data plans that family members can share among multiple devices. ... - Visa Digital Wallet Speeds Up Mobile-Payments Race
published on Mon, 16 May 2011 21:51:00 GMT
Electronic point-of-sale mobile payments at retail locations aren't quite ready for prime time -- but they're getting closer. The latest heavy hitter to enter the fray is Visa, the ubiquitous financial services company, ... - Uh-Oh, Microsoft: Businesses, Schools Love Google Chromebooks
published on Wed, 11 May 2011 23:16:00 GMT
Google's beta testers of its new Chromebooks for schools and businesses sang the praises of the web-centric devices Wednesday. It's not a song Microsoft will like. ... - Congress, CEOs Tangle Over AT&T's T-Mobile Bid, Spectrum 'Crunch'
published on Wed, 11 May 2011 21:44:00 GMT
The AT&T and T-Mobile show rolled into Washington, D.C., Wednesday for a Senate hearing on Capital Hill and, suffice it to say, there were diverging views of how the proposed $39 billion buyout would affect the national ... - Bloomberg, FEMA, FCC Detail NYC Emergency Notification System
published on Tue, 10 May 2011 20:39:00 GMT
NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled the nation's first comprehensive, geographically targeted emergency notification system for mobile phones on Tuesday, declaring the launch to be a "quantum leap forward in ... - Ballmer to Skype Fans: You Can Trust Us
published on Tue, 10 May 2011 19:45:00 GMT
Trust us. We're not going to screw up Skype. That was the message Microsoft delivered Tuesday, hours after formally announcing that it was buying the internet telephony pioneer for a staggering $8.5 billion. ...
