Intel, the world’s largest chip-maker, on Thursday said its profit rose 6 percent in the latest quarter, topping analyst expectations, even as hard drive shortages held back PC makers’ chip orders. The Santa Clara, Calif., company also provided a forecast for the new quarter that matched analyst expectations. Intel’s results, like Apple’s in recent quarters, […]
Telecommunications
Comcast’s Parker box goes for a test drive at the FCC
Comcast is planning its first major rollout of its next-generation Xcalibur service for early this year, so it makes sense that reports are surfacing that the box, which is called “Parker” by Comcast, being used for the service is making its way through testing at the Federal Communications Commission. Both Engadget and Ubergizmo reported yesterday […]
Time Warner Cable WiFi Finder app now available for iOS devices
Following up on a Wi-Fi finder app for Android devices last month, Time Warner Cable’s TWC WiFi Finder app now works with iOS devices. The app, which is available via iTunes, currently only works in Time Warner Cable’s large Los Angeles Wi-Fi network, but it will eventually be available to the rest of the country, […]
Zodiac claims 2 more customers for HTML5 platform
Zodiac Interactive said that it has signed two more cable customers for its PowerUp HTML5 platform within their respective service environments. The two operators were identified only as Tier 1 North American MSOs. The company previously announced that it has been working with Cablevision and with Videotron. PowerUp HTML5 has been developed as a service-based, […]
AT&T hikes data limits – and fees
AT&T is adding more megabits to its data plans, but it’s also raising its fees. Starting Sunday, new customers will have to pick from more expensive plans that come with higher amounts of data. Existing customers will be able to keep their current plans. “Customers are using more data than ever before,” AT&T Mobility chief […]
U.N. sets stage for blazing-fast new mobile devices
A United Nations telecom meeting has approved the next generation of mobile technology, which experts say will make devices 500 times faster than 3G smartphones and eliminate the wait time between the tap of a finger and the appearance of a Web page. The technology will be used immediately for planning changes to equipment, but […]
Verizon Wireless teams with StrataCache
Verizon and StrataCache have collaborated on a system for the wireless delivery of content to digital signage set up in retail locations. This will be another cloud application for Verizon Wireless. Verizon will host StrataCache’s media servers and software and will deliver content and information to displays based in retail outlets via its LTE network. […]
LightSquared: GPS interference tests ‘rigged’
LightSquared said today that GPS industry insiders “rigged” tests that found its planned LTE network interfered with GPS receivers so badly that there was no practical way to fix the problem. “We believe the testing was rigged to make sure that most receivers would fail,” LightSquared top lobbyist Jeff Carlisle said in a call with […]
Android phones still tops; iPhone gains ground
While the iPhone 4S might have been a mild disappointment to many Apple faithful, it apparently spurred droves to choose the iPhone in the fourth quarter of 2011. According to Nielsen, among recent acquirers – meaning those who said they got a new device within the past three months – 44.5 percent of those surveyed […]
Comcast, Verizon kick-start joint marketing effort in Pacific Northwest
Verizon Wireless and Comcast are jumpstarting their new partnership with the cross-selling of each other’s services in Seattle and Portland. “Through our agreement with Verizon Wireless, we’re delivering even more value for consumers by providing an entertainment and communications solution that fits their lifestyle,” said Steve White, president of Comcast’s West Division. “By adding wireless […]
