Kenneth Corbin

It turns out all those nicely-formatted, computer-generated phone invoices we all get may not always be as accurate as they appear. As Enterprise Mobile Today reports, Verizon agreed to pay $25 million to settle accusations that it over-charged consumers by millions of dollars over the past three years. The article also says the FCC is […]

Yahoo is rewiring its Webmail service to give the venerable offering a more social, content-driven focus. The new beta version, released on Wednesday, offers tie-ins to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other popular social-media destinations. Additionally, Yahoo promises that its new Webmail will run at least twice as fast as the old version, thanks to a […]

ITA’s competitors in the online travel sector aren’t going to make it easy for Google to acquire their rival. A new coalition, organized under the name FairSearch.org, has formed to lobby the Department of Justice to challenge Google’s $700 million acquisition bid for ITA, arguing that it will undermine competition in the market. Members of […]

Samsung has a hot device on its hands in the forthcoming Galaxy Tab tablet PC. Verizon Wireless plans to begin selling the device Nov. 11, and now Sprint has announced its own launch date of Nov. 14. Samsung isn’t just lining up the four major carriers for the device, which industry observers say could be […]

Google found itself in hot water back in May when it revealed that its camera-equipped Street View cars had accidentally snared Internet transmissions, or payload data, from unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Now, the company confirms that some of that data included entire emails, URLs and passwords. The resulting fallout has seen numerous countries open investigations into […]

First it was a consumer device, now it’s geared for the enterprise. HP’s new Slate 500, an 8.9 inch tablet selling for $799, is now officially on the market. In unveiling its first tablet, HP enters an increasingly crowded market led by Apple’s iPad, though the new Slate 500 is billed as a decidedly business-oriented […]

Cybersecurity is or should be a top concern of most large companies and organizations given the growing threat, sophistication and diversity of cyber attacks. And a key part of preparedness and defense against such attacks is having the right security talent. But as CIO Update reports, there’s a serious shortfall in qualified cybersecurity talent, particularly […]

Amazon, perhaps more than any company in the industry, is seen as a bellwether for the online retail sector. And heading into the all-important holiday shopping season, all eyes were on the ecommerce giant as it reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday. So how did the venerable firm fare? Quite well, it turns out. Amazon topped […]

The story of eBay continues to be about payments. Led by strong growth in its payment-services division, dominated by PayPal but also including Bill Me Later and other services, eBay posted a 22 percent increase in profits for the third quarter. Taken together, eBay’s balance sheet was enough to beat analysts’ projections in both profits […]

When Steve Jobs talks, people listen. Whether they agree with him or not is another matter altogether. Jobs had some choice remarks and sharp opinions to share on Apple’s quarterly earnings call, taking aim at the notion of Android as an open platform and criticizing one of the defining features of a forthcoming tablet from […]

The president lent the full weight of his office to promoting basic education in science, technology, engineering and math today, plugging the so-called STEM subjects in remarks at the White House science fair. But Obama’s remarks were meant to serve as more than just a motivational address to educators and schoolchildren. He took pains to […]

Fresh on the heels of an ominous rulemaking notice coming out of the Federal Communications Commission, the wireless industry is now facing scrutiny from Capitol Hill, where a prominent Democrat has announced plans to broaden his investigation into billing practices in the sector. Specifically, Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio Democrat who chairs the House Oversight Committee […]