Judy Mottl

It’s going to get worse before it gets better. A new survey released today indicates businesses’ fiscal challenges are impacting everything from capital spend to job creation. For IT companies, that’s even more confirmation that they might want to start thinking about how to cope with a customer pulling the plug on that big tech […]

AT&T (NYSE:T) is laying off 12,000 employees, about 4 percent of its workforce, in an reorganization that will also increase staffing in its wireless, broadband and video business lines. “We’re seeing customer demand in those three specific areas, which are growing, and we will be adding jobs,” an AT&T spokesperson told InternetNews.com. The top U.S. […]

Worldwide smartphone sales are ebbing but the slow-down in growth isn’t crimping top-sellers like the iPhone and BlackBerry, according to a new Gartner report released on Thursday. In terms of smartphone leadership, Nokia continues to have a tight hold on first place, with 15.4 million in sales and 42.4 percent of the market as of […]

Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) is now on the growing list of mobile handset vendors feeling a financial pinch. The BlackBerry maker said third-quarter revenue will be less than expected, about $2.75 billion to $2.78 billion, as compared to projections of $2.95 to $3.10 billion. The updated forecast, which still represents a 65 percent jump […]

The top U.S. social networking site is extending its online video viewing capabilities to mobile users via a free beta service launched today. If you’ve got a smartphone — at least, the right kind of smartphone — you can soon start streaming videos from MySpace.com to your device if you’re inclined to join the beta […]

Things just aren’t getting any brighter for Palm. The struggling mobile device maker said revenue for the second quarter of its fiscal 2009 will come in way below analysts’ expectations of $299 million to $363.4 million, according to Reuters Estimates. Instead, it will hit somewhere between $190 million and $195 million. Palm (NASDAQ: PALM), which […]

The new N97 smartphone Source: Nokia. Click to enlarge. If Nokia’s N97 smartphone arrives on U.S. shores it could claim fame as a spoiler in today’s battle between Apple and Research in Motion (RIM) for the consumer smartphone user. That’s because the N97 not only offers features both iPhone 3G fans and BlackBerry consumer users […]

The turbulent economy may slow down Sprint’s closely watched efforts to create a nationwide WiMAX network, with its $14.5 billion Clearwire joint venture now appearing likely to need an additional $2 billion in financing. The project, which saw Sprint Nextel (NYSE: S) forming a joint venture with Clearwire to roll out a nationwide WiMAX network […]

BlackBerry StormSource: RIM. Click to enlarge. The BlackBerry Storm 9730 offers 3G capability, lots of memory and a snazzy two touch-screen experience along with the familiar secure messaging platform. But in the wake of the Storm’s Nov. 21 debut, it’s what Research in Motion’s (NASDAQ: RIMM) latest smartphone seems to miss that has critics offering less-than-kind comments. New […]

While Apple’s iPhone App Store has clearly emerged as the Big Man on Campus when it comes to mobile downloads, the Android Market — the download center for the Google-backed smartphone operating system — is shaping up like an awkward, underweight freshman. Launched five months ago, Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) storefront hit its 200-millionth download in […]

Googling for what ails you? You might want to think again. According to a new study, human nature prevails when it comes to searching for health-related information, with users often jumping to conclusions and assuming the worst. Microsoft researchers Ryen White and Eric Horvitz said their investigation of online medical search behavior found that it […]

While the supply of PCs isn’t keeping up with worldwide demand, retired desktops are largely going untapped as an alternative, with less than 50 percent of machines being reused, according to a Gartner study released today. Though approximately 197 million PCs were retired in 2007, just 44 percent of those entering the secondary market will […]