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Cox plans own cellular network: report Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:00am EDT Cable provider Cox Communications is expected to announce later on Monday that it plans to have its own cellular network up and running next year, the Los Angeles Times said. The company plans to build its own network in its cable service area […]

FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Source: Reuters A senior U.S. lawmaker on Friday joined a growing chorus asking the head of the Federal Communications Commission to explain his plan to open unused airwaves for wireless devices, an approach backed by Google. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin has scheduled a Nov. 4 vote by the commission on his […]

Russia’s antitrust watchdog rejected on Thursday a $140 million bid by Google to buy the Begun advertising agency, claiming the deal would reduce competition in the online advertising market. Russia’s Federal Anti-monopoly Service, FAS, said it had blocked the deal because Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) had not provided enough information that would allow FAS to properly […]

LAKE WORTH, Fla. — Google CEO Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday the company had agreed to keep talking with the U.S. Justice Department about its proposed online advertising deal with Yahoo. Under the deal announced in June, Yahoo would turn over some of its online advertising space for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) to sell. Schmidt had […]

Jupitermedia said it will sell its online images business to Getty Images for $96 million in cash, leaving it to focus exclusively on its online media division. The deal would allow it to pay off all of its bank debt, Jupitermedia (NASDAQ: JUPM) said. But the company expects to take a non-cash loss of about […]

Comcast Corp is juicing up its high-speed Internet access in some of its big markets, with plans to offer speedier connections to all of its customers during the next two years. Comcast plans to offer two access speeds for home users as well as one new speed for business customers, the Philadelphia-based cable television and […]

NEW YORK — AT&T’s success in selling Apple’s iPhone (NASDAQ: AAPL) is haunting the top U.S. phone carrier, at least for now. Because AT&T (NYSE: T) offers subsidies on the iPhone to help discount its price for consumers, strong sales of the gadget will boost the carrier’s revenue but hurt its profit margins. That weighed […]

BEIJING — Chinese Internet users have expressed fury at Microsoft’s launch of an anti-piracy tool targeting Chinese computer users to ensure they buy genuine software. The “Windows Genuine Advantage” program, which turns the user’s screen black if the installed software fails a validation test, is Microsoft’s latest weapon in its war on piracy in China, […]

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported a stronger-than-expected 26 percent rise in quarterly profit, driven by strong sales of its new iPhone, and sent its shares up 10 percent on Tuesday. Apple shipped 6.89 million iPhones in the September quarter, the first since it released a faster, next-generation model. Mac shipments increased 21 percent from last year […]

Source: Reuters Taiwan’s Asustek Computer aims to increase its notebook output by 77 percent in 2009 as it rides growing demand for its low-cost laptops, local media reported on Tuesday. Asustek Chairman Jonney Shih said he hoped his company would ship up to 20 million laptops next year, propelling Asustek to become one of the […]

Profits at the three largest U.S. phone carriers are being squeezed by steep discounts on advanced mobile phones, triggered by AT&T’s hefty subsidy for the iPhone. AT&T, Verizon Communications and Sprint Nextel are expected to show a drop in wireless profit margins when they report third-quarter results in coming weeks, also feeling the pinch from […]

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