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Wireless modems in laptops — those that would connect to 3G network technologies like EV-DO, W-CDMA, HSDPA and the like — will increase as 3G networks continue to spread, according to ABI Research. They say there’s years left for the market of PC Card add-ons, but more will be embedded as time goes on, enough […]

Yahoo is quietly testing a redesigned front page that makes its search features more prominent and puts all its various services front and center for users. The design, which began appearing to select users today, brings the search function much higher on the page and offers larger icons of the portal’s popular features beyond search, […]

AT&T announced Sunday it would merge with BellSouth in a $67 billion stock deal, a merger that creates a telecommunications giant with more than 70 million customers across 22 states. The merger, which still faces regulatory review, brings both owners of Cingular wireless together to create a powerful provider of wireless, broadband, video, voice and […]

By Hal Glatzer Sales are booming for the smallest hard-disk drives, as consumer electronics shrink in size. The tiniest drives, with platters 0.85 inch in diameter, are at the heart of standalone, removable storage devices, while larger 1.8-inch drives are installed in handheld computers, laptops, portable GPS devices and MP3 music players. Toshiba, one of […]

Earlier this month, SkyPilot Networks said its mesh Wi-Fi would be used in cities across the African nation of Nigeria. However, at least one of those cities, Lagos, has Wi-Fi in place from a Citywide Base Station from 5G Wireless. The “cellular-style Wi-Fi” hotzone equipment (macro base stations on towers are augmented by smaller micro […]

eBay named Robert Swan, a former dot-com executive, as its new chief financial officer. Swan is leaving as CFO of Electronic Data Systems to take on the new role at eBay. The 45-year-old Swan will assume the role of Rajiv Dutta, who is slated to take over as president of eBay’s voice over IP (VoIP) […]

By Nicholas Carlson Video, music, photography and third-generation connection speeds are quickly becoming the bare-minimum feature set for cell phones. But a MySpace connection? Helio, a new cell phone venture, is hoping a partnership with News Corp.’s mega-popular MySpace social-networking site will convince tech-savvy 18- to 34-year-olds to buy its Hero and Kickflip phones. Analysts, […]

By Salvatore Cangeloso In advance of the RSA Conference next week in San Jose, Calif., HP announced upgrades to its OpenView suite of enterprise management software. The suite allows for detailed recording of user access permissions, which is a must for proper governance of a company’s IT activities in the age of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. […]

By Tim Scannell HP today unveiled what is believed to be the first large-scale blade server system to incorporate the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA), a technology designed to support the multimedia applications and services demands of wireless carriers and telecommunications providers. The HP bh5700 blade server supports the industry-standard AdvancedTCA, which requires defined levels […]

By David Ian Miller You loved the book. Now read the blog. That’s the idea behind Amazon Connect, a new feature on Amazon.com that lets authors communicate with their readers with regular postings on whatever topic interests them. The company hopes that reading these dispatches from their favorite authors will increase reader loyalty and sell […]

By Tim Scannell UPDATED: Another door has apparently slammed shut in NTP’s ongoing battle with Research in Motion (RIM) over alleged patent infringements involving the popular Blackberry messaging device. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday issued an Action Closing Prosecution ruling rejecting all claims associated with NTP’s patent-infringement lawsuit against RIM. The ruling includes […]

The San Jose Mercury News reports that MetroFi of Mountain View, California is dropping all its fees for the 25 square miles of Wi-Fi service it operates in the Silicon Valley cities of Santa Clara, Cupertino and Sunnyvale. However, there’s no such thing as a free hotspot: users will have to watch advertising, which could […]