The Federal Communications Commission approved Embarq’s merger with CenturyTel — the last approval needed before the two companies can combine. The merger is scheduled to take effect Wednesday.
Say you have some bright idea for the “next WiFi” and you just need a tiny little smidgen of open spectrum in which to deploy the invention that will bring cheap, easy, ubiquitous communications nirvana to everyone. Can you get it? Generally, no. The US government squats on huge swaths of spectrum, while paid-up license [...]
The Samsung Exclaim is a welcome addition to Sprint’s handset line. Its dual-slider design, feature set, and good call quality more than compensate for its shortcomings.
Toshiba Storage Device Division (SDD), the industry pioneer in small form factor hard disk drives (HDDs), today introduced the next generation of its USB 2.0 portable hard drives, featuring complete system backup, password-protected encryption for added security and enhanced software features.
AP – As bad as the technology market fared in the first quarter of this year, the worst may be over, at least in the United States, Forrester Research said in a report Tuesday.
AP – Apple Inc. co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is back at his office a few days a week after taking a 5 1/2-month medical leave and getting a new liver.
AP – Cable TV operators won a key legal battle against Hollywood studios and television networks on Monday as the Supreme Court declined to block a new digital video recording system that could make it even easier for viewers to bypass commercials.
AP – Minutes after any big celebrity dies, Internet swindlers get to work. They pump out specially created spam e-mails and throw up malicious Web sites to infect victims’ computers, hoping to capitalize on the sudden high demand for information.
AP – David Ebersman, a former executive at biotech firm Genentech, was named Monday as Facebook’s chief financial officer.
AP – Comcast Corp. will become the first major cable TV operator to roll out wireless broadband outside of Wi-Fi hotspots as it launches the service in Portland, Ore., on Tuesday, with at least three other cities to follow this year.