Ed Sutherland

UPDATED: Qualcomm’s acquisition today of two wireless chip makers is a signal that its rivalry with silicon giant Intel is getting personal. Qualcomm said it will integrate RF Micro Devices’ Bluetooth assets and Airgo’s 802.11a/b/g and 11n technology into its Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipsets. The wireless technology will also become part of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon […]

HP calls “baseless” a shareholder lawsuit claiming HP executives engaged in insider trading, selling HP stock weeks before the public revelation of an internal probe into media leaks. “This baseless lawsuit represents a transparent effort to exploit issues related to HP’s recent investigation for personal gain,” the computer maker said in a statement. The company […]

UPDATED: Apple Computer issued a security update targeting 31 flaws in its Mac OS X operating system, including a vulnerability that could open wireless users to attack. The hole in the original AirPort wireless networking card card also highlights a continuing feud between Apple and researchers over how security glitches should be revealed. Along with […]

Cingular Wireless put a little more smarts in its handset lineup today with news that subscribers can now have Research in Motion’s consumer-oriented Pearl smartphone. Cingular said the smartphone would support its Push to Talk network; TeleNav GPS NavigatorT, which gives subscribers GPS-based driving directions; its EDGE high-speed wireless data network. With a 160Kbps download […]

UPDATED: Microsoft’s announcement today that Windows Vista and Office 2007 are now available for volume license customers represents the most significant product launch in the company’s history. Additionally, said the company, launching Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007 at the same time was the first simultaneous release by Microsoft since Windows 95 and Office […]

If you have a question for Google Answers, you better hurry up and ask it. Later this week, Google will shut down the service, which allowed people to pose questions, for a fee, in the hopes of getting the perfect answer. The company has no plans to replace Google Answers directly, but believes “there is […]

Networking equipment maker 3Com on Tuesday said it will pay $882 million to fully own a China joint venture with Huawei Technologies. The agreement to purchase Huawei’s 49 percent stake gives the Santa Clara, Calif.-based 3Com a “well-established, stand-alone business with substantial market share in China,” CEO Edgar Masri said in a statement. 3Com was […]

Security experts are warning the computing world about a new security vulnerability in Google’s  Search Appliance and Google Mini device that may yield more phishing attacks. The flaw uses a cross-site scripting vulnerability that makes many Web sites “ripe for phishing exploits,” according to NIST.org, a security group that detailed the vulnerability. The exploit, allowing […]

A snag in gaining U.S. approval of its latest Treo smartphone will cause Palm  to report lower-than-expected earnings for the second fiscal quarter. The delay means Palm projects earnings between $390 million to $395 million, down from the $430 million the handheld maker expected in September. Per-share revenue expectations also fell to 10 to 11 […]

Can Google , YouTube and other video-sharing sites retain their free-wheeling community nature while fending off lawsuits from angry copyright holders? That’s the question raised by the latest legal challenge out of Europe. Documentary producer Flach Film charged in a local Paris court that Google Video France violated that country’s copyright laws by allowing “The […]

UPDATED: A Danish electronics company announced yet another way Skype fans can choose between Internet-based or traditional phone calls. The DualPhone 3088, available Dec. 1, is the latest handset erasing the need for a computer, according to RTX Products. DualPhone 3088. Source: DualPhone The handset, priced at US$206, is compatible with both traditional wired telephony […]

A new service targeting mobile phone use by small business and consumers hopes to emulate the enterprise-oriented Research in Motion’s BlackBerry mobile e-mail. Berggi, led by the founder of Turkey’s largest Internet service, has its eye on the untapped U.S. mobile messaging sector. The company hopes to repeat RIM’s success in the consumer market, Berggi […]