Tim Scannell

Can the company that revolutionized book selling and set the standard for e-commerce hit a high note in subscription music? Maybe, although some think there may be a few sour notes. Online marketer Amazon hopes to expand its vast portfolio of services beyond books, apparel, music CDs, videos and almost everything else under the consumer […]

IBM Corp. this week restructured nearly its entire portfolio of security products and services to provide a more strategic and proactive approach to protecting computer systems and users from abuse, unauthorized access and identity theft. The initiative is one of the most extensive in the company’s history since it impacts more than 200 product and […]

UPDATED: A software workaround solution developed by Research in Motion (RIM) in reaction to an ongoing patent dispute and possible service shutdown next week may not be as painless for users as first believed. While the alternative will most likely offer a “seamless” transition for most users, there may be some impact on the performance […]

Microsoft took its integrated voice, video and telephony client software out for a spin in the mobile world today by unveiling a transportable version that is tailor-made for wireless phones and handheld devices. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced Office Communicator Mobile at the 3GSM World Congress event in Barcelona during a keynote presentation. Based on […]

Microsoft has come a long way from the geeky pocket protector stereotype of its early days, but now Microsoft is hoping for a return to your pocket in a big way. The company is making a big splash at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona this week, with several new technology introductions and partnerships that […]

HP today unveiled a series of local area network switches based on the company’s Edge architecture and support power over Ethernet (PoE). The switches feature a variety of management tools that can be extended over both wired and wireless systems. The ProCurve series includes a built-in wire speed policy enforcement engine, a non-stop networking design […]

Sun Microsystems today announced a technology partnership with Openwave Systems, bringing together two of the biggest kids in the mobile applications development sandbox. Under terms of the agreement, both companies will offer a software development toolkit (SDK) that combines Openwave’s XML-based scripted MIDAS development technology with Sun’s Java technology and Java Micro Edition (ME) software. […]

UPDATED: Collaborative environments, IM presence, and — oh yeah — workarounds to address its patent troubles that threaten its BlackBerry network with a shutdown in the United States. These are some of the agenda items for Research In Motion and its embattled BlackBerry network. Faced with a looming injunction that would shut down its service […]