Colin C. Haley

Despite the spiraling gas prices, AAA estimates that 28 million Americans will hit the road this Labor Day weekend, about the same number as last year. Motorola and Avis Rent A Car want to help you avoid your fellow motorists as you travel to get in the last summer weekend at the beach, lake or […]

Hoping to entice voice customers to add data service, Verizon Wireless has cut the price of its broadband service by 25 percent. That means customers can get the carrier’s BroadbandAccess offering for $59.99 per month rather than from $79.99. The reduced rate is good through Dec. 31 and requires a two-year contract. Users who are […]

Having won VoIP converts on Main Street, Vonage is reportedly aiming at Wall Street. The Edison, N.J., company will reportedly file paperwork for a $600 million IPO, a move that illustrates the rapid ascension of VoIP from niche to mainstream in just a few short years. Although Vonage has been a venture capital darling, going […]

Skype, which is about to celebrate its second birthday on Monday, apparently feels it’s better to give than receive. The Internet telephony player today announced that it will allow programmers to integrate the Skype instant message platform and presence application program interfaces into their Web sites and applications. It’s the latest move by Skype to […]

Verizon and Yahoo will offer a low-cost broadband service, a move sure to put pressure on cable broadband providers. The digital subscriber line offering will cost $14.95 per month and include antivirus software, on-demand video and unlimited photo storage, according to joint announcement by the providers. Subscribers will be able to opt for two higher […]

Wireless equipment maker Airspan Networks and U.K. ISP Pipex Communications have begun a six-month WiMax trial. The tests will take place in the Midlands region and deliver high-speed Internet access and Voice over Internet Protocol services, the companies said. Initially, Pipex customers will Airspan’s indoor WiMax modem to install their wireless broadband service. Future trial […]

UPDATEDPolice officers will instantly access criminal records during a standoff. While in route to structure fires, firefighters will download building blueprints. EMTs will view medical histories wirelessly before assessing patients. City officials in Providence, R.I., said those are some of the anticipated uses of a new Motorola mesh network that will be up-and-running in early […]

Brooktrout , a Needham, Mass., network component maker, is being bought by EAS Group for $173 million in cash, the companies announced today. The purchase gives privately held EAS Group a second Bay State networking firm. It already owns Excel Switching of Hyannis, Mass., a maker of open services platforms, media gateways and media servers. […]

Adding security compliance tools to its antivirus offerings, Symantec said it would buy privately held Sygate Technologies. Sygate’s products help corporations ensure that all devices connected to a network — desktops, laptops and mobile devices – have the most current security software, patches and configurations. When the deal closes, Symantec Antivirus and Symantec Client Security customers can license […]

Dell’s lackluster revenue figures released after the bell on Thursday had investors hitting the escape key on Friday. Shares of the PC maker dropped $2.94, or 7 percent, to $36.64 in heavy trading. Other technology bellwethers were also faltered. Chipmaker Intel shed 51 cents, or 2 percent, to $26.31. Networking equipment vendor Cisco lost 26 […]

Amazon has settled a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Soverain Software for $40 million, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. Terms include “a one-time payment of $40 million in the third quarter of 2005, dismissal of all claims and counterclaims, mutual releases, and a non-exclusive license to Soverain’s patent portfolio,” the retail giant […]

Markets rebounded Thursday after being buffeted by surging oil prices earlier this week, but not all technology stocks were winners. The Nasdaq added 16.74 to 2,174, the S&P was up 8.15 to 1,237 and the Dow gained 91.48 to 10,685 as some encouraging economic data helped soften the blow of spiraling energy prices. Trading volumes […]