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No. 1 computer maker Hewlett-Packard has snapped up flailing phone maker Palm for $1.2 billion, giving the PC firm a huge boost in the mobile computing and smartphone market. The …

The wireless industry has always had a tight relationship with venture capital firms that have in many cases funded the initial development and expansion of numerous start-ups. This has typically …

The wireless industry has always had a tight relationship with venture capital firms that have in many cases funded the initial development and expansion of numerous start-ups. This has typically …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.The …

Those of us that follow the consumer electronics industry have been hearing about the promise of netbooks for quite some time now. The Consumer Electronics Association predicts the netbook category …

ATLANTA—Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless announced developments in their respective offerings of wireless data service via laptop computers. Verizon Wireless unveiled pay-as-you-go pricing option for its CDMA2000 1x EV-DO-based …

Just when you thought your new Wi-Fi-enabled laptop was nifty, along comes a bevy of new laptops embedded with PC cards and chips that support wireless broadband Internet access via …

VANCOUVER, British Columbia-Wireless modem maker Sierra Wireless upped its fourth-quarter expectations to $37 million in revenue, and also announced a new deal with laptop maker Hewlett-Packard Co. The news helped …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Computer company Hewlett-Packard Co. sacked Carleton Fiorina as its chairman and chief executive officer, news that sent the company’s stock up more than 5 percent in trading to …

MCLEAN, Va.-A precedent-setting ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., could change the course of ongoing and future patent infringement lawsuits afflicting the …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Computing giant Hewlett-Packard Co. reported first-quarter revenues of $17.9 billion, down from the $18 billion it scored in the prior quarter. The company’s operating profit totaled $1.1 billion. …

DUBLIN, Ireland-A startup streaming technology company in the United Kingdom said it has developed software to allow broadcast-quality streamed video to be delivered to mobile devices without modifications to the …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-In an effort to drive General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) traffic, Vodafone has struck a deal with Fujitsu Siemens that will see the cell-phone operator offer a laptop, …

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BOSTON—In the aftermath of the Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Corp. merger, Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said the company expects to slash 10,000 positions by Nov. 1 and 5,000 more in …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden—Wireless giant Ericsson continued to lead the multimedia messaging service infrastructure industry through its new deal with T-Mobile. T-Mobile will use Ericsson’s MMS center to launch services in its …

WILMINGTON, Del.—Hewlett-Packard chief executive officer Carly Fiorina spent part of this week on the stand in court defending her company’s actions in its planned acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. Fiorina …

AUSTIN, Texas—SchlumbergerSema and Compaq Computer Corp. jointly launched a customer care and billing solution that integrates advanced Storage Area Networks (SAN) technology, which offers mobile operators higher storage capacity and …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co. said its shareholders have approved the proposed merger with Compaq Computer Corp., according to the preliminary tally of votes taken March 19. According to the preliminary …

NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co. said federal prosecutors have asked for documents on the voting by two of its big shareholders, Deutsche Bank and Northern Trust, on the merger plan with Compaq …

NEW YORK—Compaq Computer Corp. and Schlumberger say they have agreed to develop joint IT solutions for such markets as oil and gas, finance, telecommunications, transport, energy and utilities and the …

NEW YORK—EarthLink, the Atlanta-based Internet service provider, will expand the usability of its EarthLink Everywhere wireless access by making it available to Pocket PC 2002 handheld computers by May, said …

PALO ALTO, Calif.—Hewlett-Packard Co. director Walter Hewlett filed a lawsuit Thursday in Delaware Chancery Court against HP claiming that the company improperly garnered shareholder votes in favor of a merger …

ORLANDO, Florida, United States—Lucent Technologies and Verizon Wireless will begin a Washington, D.C., area trial next month of a data-optimized, cdma2000 network. The network, also known as 1xEV-DO, will provide …

HOUSTON—Compaq Computer Corp. said its shareholders approved the company’s merger with Hewlett-Packard Co. yesterday in a vote carried by a nine-to-one margin. “At the end of the day, this merger …