Polycom Inc. (PLCM) announced it will acquire Hewlett Packard Co.'s (HPQ) Halo video conferencing company for $89 million in cash.
The deal includes HP's products, contracts and employees, but leaves speculation on what will happen to HP's team that developed the Halo technology in Corvallis,...
Polycom Inc. (PLCM) announced it will acquire Hewlett Packard Co.'s (HPQ) Halo video conferencing company for $89 million in cash.
The deal includes HP's products, contracts and employees, but leaves speculation on what will happen to HP's team that developed the Halo technology in Corvallis,...
OP-ED: The Greater Austin area, stretching from Round Rock to San Marcos, is a small market when it comes to big companies headquartered here. You can count the number of Fortune 500 members with two hands – and that’s using just your hands, not...
Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Eric Schmidt, now executive chairman after stepping down as CEO earlier this year, opened up during his keynote at the D9 Conference last evening about some mistakes, the platform wars (it involves a "gang of four") and the good and bad...
In an odd move for a company usually so laser-focused on 100% secrecy, Apple today issued a press release to tell the world that Steve Jobs would be announcing a slew of new products at the firm's upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) event next week in San Francisco.
Nokia Corp.'s (NOK) stock hit a 13-year low today after the Finnish handset maker "substantially" cut its forecasts for devices and services in the current quarter.The company said today that sales from devices and services will be "substantially" less than the low end of...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced today that it will reveal a sneak peek of the next generation of mobile device and Mac operating systems, including the buzz concerning the iCloud service.In a press release, Apple said that CEO Steve Jobs, who sent stocks in...
DALLAS—AT&T Inc. is connecting a great TV experience with a great wireless experience to drive growth in its U-verse product, said Jeff Weber, VP of video services, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. The company recently introduced some updates to its U-verse product to make...
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Developers need to take the user experience into account when they are deciding whether to build their application to be native or wrapped for their mobile experience, said Guilhem Ensuque, director of product marketing at OpenPlug, a company acquired by Alcatel-Lucent...
Eponymous video streaming website YouTube is today celebrating its sixth birthday, while mobile advertising platform AdMob is marking one year as a Google property. In separate blog posts today both the YouTube and AdMob teams shared some impressive numbers showing how the two services continue to grow.
On the afternoon of June 1st, Microsoft VP Steve Guggenheimer will take the stage for a Windows lovefest where it’s rumored we’ll see the first glimpse of the company’s upcoming Windows 8 operating system (OS) running on tablets.
DALLAS—AT&T Mobility (T) formed its Antenna Solutions Group to focus on improving AT&T customers' experience by enhancing the network from the inside out, said Jim Parker, senior manager of the unit within AT&T. In that way, AT&T's Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business is different...
DALLAS—AT&T Mobility (T) formed its Antenna Solutions Group to focus on improving AT&T customers' experience by enhancing the network from the inside out, said Jim Parker, senior manager of the unit within AT&T. In that way, AT&T's Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business is different...
Tokyo Metro and the Tokyo metropolitan government inked a deal with UQ Communications to install WiMAX infrastructure and facilities to provide coverage in Tokyo’s subway system. Financial details were not released at this time. UQ Communications will pay for the cost to install the...
As the death toll rises from an explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu plant in Southeast China, the world's concern lies with whether or not iPad shipments will be affected.Read the full story at RCR Unplugged.
Apple has purportedly had to buy 200-300 glass slicing machines for the curved cover of the upcoming iPhone 5, according to sources in Taiwan.Read the full story at RCR Unplugged.
As the death toll rises from an explosion at Foxconn's Chengdu plant in South East China, the world's concern lies with whether or not iPad shipments will be affected.
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Published reports indicate that China Telecom Corp. Ltd. (CHA) is looking to add Apple Inc.'s iPhone to its lineup in an attempt to remain competitive in the Chinese market. According to a Reuters report, China's No. 3 operator has contacted Apple about selling the...
According to the MobileMix 2011 report released by advertising firm Mellenial Media, Google Android has become the most used mobile advertising platform for US advertisers.
The report revealed Android receives more ad impressions than any other smartphone OS, beating out Apple’s OS for the number...
If you'll recall, a few months ago Microsoft filed a protest against Apple's ownership of the "App Store" trademark, on the grounds that the term is too generic and cannot belong to any one company. Many other companies seemingly agreed with Ballmer and Co., and the trademark was also challenges in Europe by Nokia, HTC and Sony Ericsson.
Analyst firm Gartner today released their latest worldwide handset sales figures, including numbers for the first quarter of 2011 from all the big manufacturers. The headlines are that total handset sales have risen 19% year-on-year, with smartphones continuing to accelerate, seeing 85% growth since the same period in 2010.
According to Market Watch, rumor has it that China Mobile Ltd. has indeed come to a consensus with Apple Inc. on using its fourth-generation technology on iPhones in the China Mobile network. The company’s chairman Mr. Wang Jianzhou claims the talks are ongoing and Apple...
