Michelle Megna

The nation’s capital will be the first city to get free, over-the-air digital TV signals for mobile phones, laptops and other devices as part of a broadcasting trade group effort to bring the service to 39 percent of households by the end of the year. There’s a catch, though. There’s no products that currently support […]

Despite a 9 percent drop in revenue for the first quarter, AT&T (NYSE: T) pleased Wall Street today with solid financial numbers driven primarily by the Apple iPhone, wireless services and growth in its enterprise business. Net income for the first quarter totaled $3.1 billion, or $0.53 per share, down year-over-year from $3.5 billion, or […]

eBay will issue first calendar quarter earnings tomorrow after the close of trading on Wall Street, and investors will be looking for quite a bit of information on how the online marketplace is faring, particularly after news of an Initial Public Offering for its Internet phone service Skype, the purchase of South Korea’s Gmarket and […]

Apple’s iPhone is expected to help AT&T weather the recession by helping the telecom giant report solid numbers in its first quarter results on Wednesday, according to financial reports. Though the company subsidizes upfront sales of the iPhone, its exclusive deal has brought in huge gains in subscriber growth and overall revenue, which is one […]

Bluetooth, the wireless technology most commonly known for its use in mobile phone headsets, is receiving a upgrade — enabling it to harness the speed of Wi-Fi to better adapt to users’ needs for high-speed transfers. The new version of the specification, dubbed “Bluetooth 3.0 + High Speed (HS),” is being announced today at a […]

Sony Ericsson is putting plans for any Android-based smartphones on the low-priority list after announcing layoffs, a $382 million loss for the first quarter and a 35 percent drop in shipments year-over-year. The company announced in its earnings report that it will cut 2,000 jobs, after trimming 2,000 last year, and that phone shipments fell […]

Is video startup Hulu ready for its close-up on the iPhone? A Hulu video-streaming app for the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch that support both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity may be in the works for release at the Apple App Store this summer, according to a Silicon Alley Insider report. If true, the […]

eBay is buying South Korean online auctioneer Gmarket for $1.2 billion in cash in an effort to tap overseas growth potential after posting itsfirst sales decline early this year. The deal would set the stage for eBay to take a leadership position in South Korea, where Gmarket dominates the auction landscape in the world’s sixth-largest […]

Nokia CEO Olli-Pekka KallasvuoSource: Nokia Earnings for the world’s largest cell phone maker plummeted to €122 million — down from €1.2 billion a year earlier — on a decrease in revenue that saw Nokia’s (NYSE: NOK) sales drop from €12.6 billion to €9.2 billion compared to a year ago. On a per-share basis, Nokia reported […]

AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson holds an iPhone while speaking at NXTcomm last year.Source: AT&T Breaking up is hard to do. But for AT&T and Apple, parting ways may be a prospect daunting enough to keep them together. That may be the cold reality behind negotiations with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) over the future of AT&T’s […]

eBay today announced it will take a more active role in resolving transaction disputes between buyers and sellers and start directing buyers to eBay directly, rather than sending complaints to PayPal, the company’s online payment unit. The news comes during a time when eBay is currently shifting its marketplace focus from online auctions to more […]

It’s no secret that the iPhone is a fast-rising champ in the consumer smartphone market, but now it’s poised to reign supreme in the business market too, due to its intuitive interface, superior browsing experience and rapidly evolving developer tool kit, according to Forrester report issued yesterday. In his study, “Making iPhone Work In The […]