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Financial concerns, not sinister back-room dealings, prompted major providers like AT&T and Verizon to shy away from placing bids on the public safety D-Block during the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 700 MHz spectrum auction, according to a Friday report from the FCC's Office of Inspector General (OIG).
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Personal information stored on your laptop is off-limits to border patrol agents, right? Think again.
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Flock-- a social web browser based on Mozilla Firefox open-source architecture -- announced the launch of what could become the leviathan of eco-oriented Internet search.
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eBay on Tuesday filed suit against Craigslist for implementing new policies that eBay claims diluted its economic interest in Craigslist by more than 10 percent.
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Movie ticket service Fandango announced this morning a joint venture with Microsoft's recently acquired voice-search service Tellme.
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eMachines on Wednesday simplified its desktop PC line by slimming down to two models.
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Pano Logic, whose tiny virtualization devices are designed to replace PCs, has launched version 2.0 of its service with additional support for remote offices, dual monitors and USB devices.
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You know those economic stimulus rebate checks we're all (well, a lot of us) supposed to get next month? The whole point is to get people to buy stuff, right? Well, RadioShack figures that if you're going to be spending it anyway, you may as well spend it at RadioShack.
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Making all the camera announcements before PMA really hurt attendance meant that news was hard to come by. But here's a few items from the back rooms that you'll want to know about.
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Bad blood between the European Commission and Microsoft could affect the EU scrutiny of a bid by the software giant for Yahoo, legal experts said on Friday.
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The Cyber-Rain sprinkler control system is not merely a hi-tech way to keep your yard fresh and nourished. The company says that its smart irrigation device is estimated to save consumers 30-70 percent on their water bills. And it might also be free.
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Lexmark said on Tuesday its first-quarter laser and inkjet printer sales declined and forecast further revenue softness, sending its shares down almost 12 percent.
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Western Digital has packed an enterprise-class 10,000-RPM 2.5-inch drive into the 3.5-inch VelociRaptor, what it hopes is the ultimate enthusiast hard drive.
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Motorola Inc, planning to split in two as it seeks to fix its money-losing handset division, on Thursday appointed a series of executives in a move it said would improve cell phone development and accountability.
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Nokia began the roll-out of its "N-Gage" gaming service and "Share on Ovi" media sharing site on Tuesday as falling handset prices spur the world's largest cell phone maker to expand into mobile Internet services.
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Apple on Wednesday posted a 36 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of its Macintosh computers and iPod media players.
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Time Warner Inc's AOL said on Tuesday it has purchased buy.at, an online affiliate marketing network, as part of a strategy to bolster its Internet advertising operations.
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Bidding stalled on Tuesday in the closely watched auction of a piece of wireless airwaves that the U.S. government is selling, according to data released by the Federal Communications Commission.
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In a rather unexpected move, Apple is doubling the capacity of the iPhone and the iPod touch. But the company is also charging an additional $100 for it. Is that fair?
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The storied Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in California's Silicon Valley, which introduced the world to innovations such as the computer mouse, the laser printer and Ethernet, allowed reporters a rare look at new technology it is developing.
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