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MusicGremlin For every new company, one must die… even if that’s not true, it has truthiness when you consider:  as MusicGremlin comes online, Prismiq is shutting down. The company the first networked media player to support 802.11g to the TV set. It also sold a tiny wireless router with corresponding 802.11b/g PC Card and USB […]

EarthLink has announced its first wholesale partners (outside of Google in San Francisco) that will piggyback on EarthLink Wi-Fi infrastructure like the network launched yesterday in Anaheim, California. Expect to get more disks in the mail from AOL in those cities, as AOL Broadband will be one. DirecTV is another. PeoplePC is another — but […]

The turf war between Internet providers and cable for the hearts and minds of TV viewers widened by a few thousand. But that’s just the first trickle as AT&T expands its its television service to thousands in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio marked the beginning of AT&T’s first IPTV pilot program back in January. Now […]

Consolidation continued its sweep across the global telecommunication industry today with Finnish phone giant Nokia  and German networking provider Siemens  teaming up their telecom-equipment businesses. The 50-50 joint venture is expected to quicken the pace of convergence in global markets for fixed and mobile network infrastructure and services, while putting even more pressure on equipment-making […]

Microsoft Corp. said that Chairman Bill Gates will step down from his role as chief software architect, tabbing CTO Ray Ozzie as his immediate successor. Ozzie will assume the title of chief software architect and will work with Gates on technical and product responsibilities until Gates completes his day-to-day duties in July 2008. Gates, who […]

Don’t expect tomorrow’s raft of patches from Microsoft to include a fix for a critical flaw in Windows 98 or ME. The software giant said it is no longer feasible to patch security flaws for users of the aging operating systems. “After extensive investigation, Microsoft has found that it is not feasible to make the […]

Yahoo is re-launching Yahoo! Video, in a bid to compete with Google Video and the increasingly popular video sharing site YouTube.com. Jason Zajac, Yahoo’s general manager of social media, search and marketplace, told internetnews.com that the site’s re-designed service is differentiating itself from its competitors with “community functionality.” The site’s approach is similar to social […]

Cell phone maker Motorola announced plans to buy TTP Communications, a UK-based developer that could help the Schaumburg, IL company focus on mid-tier phones. “The acquisition will bring valuable silicon IP and phone stack businesses to Motorola,” a Motorola spokesperson said. The transaction also will be used as part of Motorola’s recently- announced MOTODEV program, […]

Can we talk? Colubris is selling a fixed/mobile convergence (F/MC) platform for companies looking to mix Wi-Fi with cellular using both Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) standards. The company, which just joined the MobileIGNITE consortium pushing this kind of thing, says the centrally managed Colubris Intelligent MultiService System (CIMS) now has […]

Consolidation is still the watchword in the telecommunications industry. Fiber optics player ADC Technologies announced a $2 billion all-stock acquisition of Andrews, a smaller wireless infrastructure provider. The deal would create a provider of wireline and wireless communications with over $3.3 billion in sales a year, the companies said. About 44 percent of those sales […]

Suffolk County on Long Island — home to everything from suburbs to horse farms — is planning a 900 square mile wireless network that would bring free service to 1.5 million people, according to the New York Times. It might even extend into the ocean for boater use. So far, the county has a 15-person […]

Lucent  and Alcatel  made it official Sunday: a merger of a U.S.-based communications legacy and a French networking giant to create a dominant provider of converged networking services across the globe. If approved, the companies said, the merger agreement would create a company with about $25 billion (21 billion euro) in revenues and position it […]