All eyes will be on the Federal Communications Commission in the coming months as it deals with a series of spectrum-related issues that will help determine who is a player in the mobile broadband market and who isn’t. The FCC is under pressure to get as much new spectrum on the market as soon as …
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LightSquared says it’s not yet giving up its fight to build a nationwide 4G LTE network. The company, which is backed by Philip Falcone’s Harbinger Capital, has invested more than $4 billion into the network, which it hoped would be a wholesale alternative to wireless broadband networks run by AT&T and Verizon wireless. For the past year, the company has …
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A tiny number of people, who bought the first iPad when it was introduced in 2010 and signed up for unlimited data service with AT&T, have been reaping the benefits of a truly unlimited data plan ever since. But will they get to keep that sweet deal when Apple releases the third generation iPad? In this edition of Ask Maggie …
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Cisco Systems has signed a $5 billion deal to buy set-top box software developer NDS, the companies said today. NDS, based in the U.K., sells its software platform along with a combined service platform to video service providers. The products allow video providers to deliver a service that easily lets people view, search, and navigate video content at anytime from …
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Sprint Nextel is getting into the 4G LTE game by building its own network. But to make its dreams a reality, it needs a scarce resource that every other wireless operator around the world is clamoring to get its hands on: wireless spectrum. And Sprint has already missed two major opportunities. Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that …
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It was former Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Opotheker in the library with the candlestick who killed off Palm. Leo Apotheker Dan Farber/CNET In a recent interview with fellow author Rick Mathieson to promote his new book, Beyond the Obvious: Killer Questions That Spark Game-Changing Innovation, former HP Chief Technology Officer Phil McKinney divulged some interesting tidbits about who was responsible for …
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It’s that time of year again, when anxious smartphone shoppers flood my inbox with questions about whether they should buy the current iPhone now or wait for the new version. And with good reason. No one wants to be the dupe who buys the older version of a product a week before the latest model is introduced. In this edition …
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AT&T has offered a settlement to the iPhone user who took the wireless giant to small claims court over its throttling practices for unlimited data users. Last week AT&T sent a letter to Matthew Spaccarelli, a 39 year-old truck driver from Simi Valley, Calif., who sued AT&T and won his small claims case against the company last month. In the …
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It’s true that today iPad owners, along with other 4G LTE smartphone and tablet owners in the U.S., won’t be able to roam onto international 4G LTE networks while traveling. But will that change in the future? When Apple introduced its third-generation iPad last week, it took the wraps off the first Apple device to get 4G LTE, giving the …
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Intel looks to be the latest tech company to want a piece of the online TV action. But it’s a tough business and judging how others have fared, it’s hard to say whether the chipmaker could ever be successful. On Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported that Intel, the world’s largest maker of microsprocessors for computers, is considering offering an …
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