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The Obama administration said on Friday it expects the U.S. House to approve legislation that would delay until June the planned nationwide transition to digital television. “We anticipate that the House will pass a delay on DTV until June 12,” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. The transition, which was mandated by Congress, is now […]

LOS ANGELES — Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) is plotting a foray into the cell phone arena as early as next month, making and selling smartphones to revitalize a business walloped by crumbling PC sales and pitting the firm against Apple, the Wall Street Journal reported. The world’s No. 2 maker of PCs, which has been designing […]

Time Warner’s AOL will cut about 700 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, as it copes with an advertising slump, in a move that could make the slimmed-down company more attractive to possible merger partners like Yahoo. The Internet unit will also eliminate merit-pay increases this year to help minimize layoffs, AOL CEO Randy […]

January picks and pans. This month our reviewers looked at a Wi-Fi-enabled digital picture frame, a new Squeezebox, several new Netbooks, a hotspot utility for Windows Mobile smartphones, and enterprise-grade RF Management Software. Read snippets below, or click on the link to read the full review. Review: eStarling ImpactV Wireless Clip Frame Finally, a Wi-Fi-enabled digital […]

NEW YORK — AT&T (NYSE: T) reported a fall in quarterly profit despite strong wireless sales, due to high costs of supporting Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) popular iPhone and more customers disconnecting their traditional phones. While the top U.S. phone company added a net 2.1 million subscribers during the quarter, higher than the average analyst forecast […]

An effort to delay the February 17 deadline for a nationwide switch to digital television failed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday after Republicans blocked the move. The legislation is backed by President Obama and already passed the U.S. Senate. However, it failed to gain the required two-thirds support in the House under […]

German software giant SAP declined to give a specific outlook for 2009 sales and said charges for job cuts would weigh on its operating margin as it braces for a “challenging operating environment”. “We expect 2009 to be a year of limited visibility, making it increasingly difficult to project sales in this environment,” Co-CEO Leo […]

WASHINGTON — Software company president John Thompson is President Barack Obama’s top choice for commerce secretary, senior Democratic sources said on Tuesday. “He (Thompson) is the leading candidate,” one Democratic source said. “He is still being vetted.” White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said a final decision had not been made. “To the best of my […]

Source: Reuters Verizon Communications reported fewer-than-expected wireless subscribers for the fourth quarter and warned that pension and other post-retirement expenses would hurt earnings in 2009, dragging its shares down more than 5 percent. Some analysts said they were impressed by strong growth in Verizon’s (NYSE: VZ) FiOS television and high-speed Internet subscribers, but the results […]

The Senate passed a bill on Monday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals, giving consumers nearly four more months to prepare. The transition date would move to June 12 from Feb. 17 under the bill that was fueled by worries that viewers are not technically ready for the congressionally-mandated switch-over. It also […]

Even the second largest U.S. phone company (and No. 1 mobile carrier after completing its acquisition of Alltel this month) is not immune to the recessionary trends that seem to be hitting everyone everywhere.Verizon Communications reported fewer-than-expected wireless subscribers for the fourth quarter and warned that pension and other post-retirement expenses would hurt earnings in 2009, bringing […]

Source: Reuters Intel’s chairman, Craig Barrett, will retire in May after 35 years with the company and be replaced by director Jane Shaw, the chipmaker said on Friday. Barrett served as Intel’s (NASDAQ: INTC) CEO from 1998 through 2005 and became chairman in 2005. He joined the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company in 1974 as a […]