Mark Berniker

China is developing a competitive 3G standard, known as TD-SCDMA, as a rival to Europe’s WCDMA standard and Qualcomm’s CDMA2000. But a report says the new Chinese wireless standard won’t be ready until 2004, at the earliest. Reuters on Thursday quoted Li Shihe, chief technology officer at Datang Mobile Communications Equipment, saying China’s 3G standard […]

One company that aimed to offer an alternative domain naming services has settled a class-action suit for roughly $1.2 million. NeuLevel Inc. is said to have operated an “illegal lottery” in distributing .biz domain addresses. The settlement, approved on Dec. 13 and recently made public, involves NeuLevel Inc., based in Sterling, Va., and says the […]

Samsung Electronics Co. says it will spend $1.2 billion on semiconductor factories in South Korea for memory chips. Samsung, the world’s leading memory chip manufacturer, will produce memory chips by processing 12-inch, or 300 mm, silicon wafers. The 12-inch wafer technology yields more than twice as many chips as an eight-inch wafer, which is the […]

A study released Monday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds millions of Americans turn to the Web as a key source for their information needs. The Pew study, entitled “Counting on the Internet,” surveyed more than 2,000 people, finding that 60 percent of Americans now have Internet access, and 40 percent have […]

Two trade groups representing Microsoft’s competitors, which strongly oppose the government’s recent settlement with Microsoft , are appealing a district court’s recent ruling. The Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) have filed an appeal with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Back on November […]

The Bush administration will propose a new Internet monitoring system and will require ISPs to help build the system and track their users, according to reports. The new requirements will part of the final version of “The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace,” expected to be released in early 2003, according to a report in The […]

Marriott International says it will begin installing high-speed wireless Internet access at some of its hotels worldwide. Marriott is partnering with STSN, based in Salt Lake City, which will serve as the wireless Internet provider. The announcement of the deal comes as STSN said it is receiving an infusion of capital from the Intel Communications […]

As demand picks up for tablet-based personal computers, Toshiba says its increasing production by 35 percent. Toshiba’s Computer Systems Group said it will boost manufacturing of its Portege 3500 Series Tablet PC notebook computer. The reason for the spike in production is that demand is outstripping Toshiba’s supply in both the direct and retail sales […]

Cisco Systems and SBC Communications Tuesday said they have entered into a non-exclusive, three and a half year strategic sales and marketing deal that is likely to lead to a variety of enterprise outsourcing contracts. Cisco networking equipment will be used by SBC as it offers a variety of networking services to clients, effectively constructing […]

Metrowerks is coming out with a new toolset for the Palm software development community, which will enable new applications for Palm’s next generation handheld devices hitting the market. Metrowerks new CodeWarrior Development Studio for the Palm OS Platform, Version 9.0, will be available on December 20, and utilize a built-in ARM compiler, which is expected […]

In the aftermath of its failed merger with Echostar , Hughes Electronics says it is looking to get out of its DirecWay satellite Internet service. “Satellite delivered Internet is a costly business model and we would only be able to continue in this business if the merger had gone through,” said George Jamison, Hughes spokesman. […]

Internet filtering technology meant to prevent Web surfers from accessing pornography also blocks out useful health and other useful information available over the Internet, according to a study released Wednesday. The study, conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, says several Web filtering software programs often block out words with any association to sex. […]