Comcast, Time Warner Cable in Wireless Talks
Companies, With Others, May Help Fund Venture — The two biggest U.S. cable providers, Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc., are discussing a plan to provide funding for a new wireless company th...
Motorola Commences Process to Create Two Independent, Industry-Leading Companies
Separate Publicly-Traded Mobile Devices Business and Broadband & Mobility Solutions Business Anticipated — Company to Host Conference Call Today at 8:30 am ET — Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) …
Screenshot - AdWords Text Ads with Video on Google Homepage
Google is now playing video commercials on their homepage. — This inline video ad from AT&T appeared on the Google search page for the keyword “phone” - the video clip remains hidden until you click...
Japan: URL's Are Totally Out
If you hadn't heard via Twitter (and why would you?), I just returned from over two weeks of quality time in Japan. A lot of business and business planning, but also a whole lot of fun. The truly wa...
Craigslist Is Our Mirror, Nothing Better (Or Worse)
I flipped on the news today (yes, my actual television, not sure why) and the big story was Craigslist gone wrong. Someone placed an ad on Craigslist saying that anything at a home in Jacksonville, O...
Bringing Outlook and Gmail Closer Together
For months, Google has sought to make inroads against Microsoft's dominance in office applications. Now, it's getting a little help from others. — Cemaphore Systems, a company that specializes in e...
Asustek to roll out second-generation Eee PC with touchscreen panels and possibly GPS support in May or June
Asustek's 8.9-inch second-generation Eee PC lineup will include touchscreen panels and possible GPS support, with shipments expected to begin in May or June, according to Kevin Lin …
Microsoft ‘Albany’: A ‘ValueBox’ to compete with Google Docs
After a number of Microsoft beta testers received last week cryptic invitations to test a new product codenamed “Albany,” the guessing games began as to exactly what Albany was. — While invited test...
Turn a Smart Phone into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot
Got a 3G smartphone with Wi-Fi? Then you might be soon be able to use it as a Wi-Fi hotspot for connecting your notebook or any other Wi-Fi enabled device to the Internet. — North Carolina-based Ta...
New Google Documents Menu
The Google Docs document editor has a new menu (see video), similar to the one spotted in a Google employee's presentation before. Instead of the tabs, the menu is now more traditional, along the lin...
The MacBook Air has no clothes
There. I said it. — After using the MacBook Air intensely since it arrived in February, I am beginning to fell the limitations of its pokey 1.6GHz processor and 2GB of RAM. I knew what I was getti...
iPO Reports - Gartner: Second Round of 10M 3G iPhones Possible
Apple may have ordered a second round of 10 million iPhones based on the 3G network, according to Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney. Mr. Dulaney, who follows the iPhone for the research firm, based that on...
Take Two to EA: Gonna have to do better, chump... please!
Take-Two Interactive continues to give Electronic Arts the cold shoulder, despite a dearth of alternative acquisition offers. In a fresh press release, the GTA developer pushed back its annual meetin...
Corporate employee blogs: Lawsuits waiting to happen?
A recent libel lawsuit filed against Cisco Systems over one of its employees' personal blogs could spur companies, many of which have encouraged workers to share their writings publicly, to reconsider...
Approval for mobiles on aircraft
The use of mobiles on planes flying in European airspace has been given approval by UK regulator Ofcom. — It has issued plans that will allow airlines to offer mobile services on UK-registered aircr...
Communicate Acquires Y Combinator Startup Auctomatic, Unveils New Business Strategy
Communicate.com, a public company in Vancouver, Canada, is announcing the acquisition of Y Combinator startup Auctomatic this morning for $5 million in cash and stock. The company is also changing it...