Ed Sutherland

Before the ink was even dry on AT&T’s   Homezone IPTV service rollout in Ohio and San Antonio, analysts and the company called it Internet TV service for the impatient. With good reason. The Homezone service offers IPTV to consumers who don’t want to wait for fiber-optic to appear for their data bundle, according to […]

Microsoft filed suit against more than two dozen companies charged with loading pirated software on computers they sold. The company said it filed the 26 U.S. lawsuits this week, spanning seven states, to protect consumers, partners and software rights. “We are committed to finding unscrupulous dealers of pirated software and making piracy a business model […]

AOL  has entered the home computer security realm, offering users a look-see at Total Care, its umbrella suite of PC protection. The offering puts AOL in the same security software arena as Microsoft  and Symantec &nsp;for PC security. But in this offering, the ISP is reaching out to non-subscribers too, as AOL mulls a future […]

Seven computer memory chip makers, including Micron Technologies and Infineon Technologies, face price-fixing charges lodged by 34 states. The complaint alleges that DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chipmakers, including Micron, Infineon, Hynix, Elpida, Mosel Vitelic and Nanya Technology, conspired to rig prices of memory chips between 1998 and 2002. Micron said it was aware of […]

Expect to see fewer promotions hawking Dell computers at low, low prices. In a move to bring customers back and curtail confusion, the number 1 computer maker today slashed its rebate program and promised better information about its bottom line prices. Starting in August, U.S. promotions aimed at home and small business consumers will drop […]

Working with Vodafone and Microsoft, Palm says a new 3G-ready Treo smartphone is headed to the European market before the end of the year. Palm said it will partner with Britain’s Vodafone and Microsoft to create a 3G Treo using Windows Mobile 5.0 to target European mobile e-mail users. Besides operating on Vodafone’s high-speed 3G […]

Microsoft said it would appeal the European Commission’s $357M fine, arguing regulators jumped the gun over demands for technical documentation. Laying groundwork for an appeal expected within two months of today’s EC decision, Brad Smith, lead counsel for the software giant, said the commission was acting hastily. “It’s hard to understand why the Commission is […]

Microsoft Windows and Office have the spotlight today, as the company released seven patches, five deemed critical, as part of its patch Tuesday. In response to at least 10 vulnerabilities, the seven patches fixed security holes in consumer and enterprise software. At the top of the critical list is security bulletin MS06-035, which addresses a […]

Lucent Technologies reported falling revenue for the third quarter and said its merger with Alcatel is on track to be completed by the end of the year. Citing lower sales of wireless equipment in North America, the Murray Hill, N.J., networking gear vendor said third quarter revenue was $2.04 billion, down from $2.14 billion the […]

Skype became the latest VoIP company to offer on-the-go service for Net-based calling. Skype bundled its software with SanDisk’s Cruzer Micro and Cruzer Titanium USB Flash drives, which take up about the same amount of space as a stick of gum. The SanDisk Cruzer Source: Skype The agreement with SanDisk enables Skype users to carry […]

Microsoft is reportedly facing larger fines in its seemingly endless antitrust battle with European regulators. European Commission (EC) members are considering plans to increase the $2.51 million daily fine facing Microsoft to $3.8 million, or as much as 5 percent of its average daily profits, according to a Reuters report, which cites anonymous sources. EC […]

Verizon announced plans by year’s end to shed its domestic yellow pages business to concentrate on its Internet endeavors. In an SEC filing, the telecom said an independent subsidiary was formed to handle its print and online directories. Although the telecom said it won’t decide until the end of 2006 whether to spin-off or sell […]