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 deal has been given the go-ahead by the boards of directors at both companies and...
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 been a very beneficial relationship for both sides as consumer demand for mobile services...
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 been a very beneficial relationship for both sides as consumer demand for mobile services...
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 wireless market is littered with companies failing to extend their strong brand into 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 will generate $3.4 billion in 2009. It seems like every major OEM,...
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 BroadbandAccess service, available on seven laptops that come with embedded EV-DO technology. For $15...
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 third-generation carrier networks. Several announcements touted the latest collaborations between carriers and computer manufacturers...
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 boost Sierra's stock by 14 percent to $13.19 per share. Sierra has been in...
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 around $21.23 per share. HP said Chief Financial Officer Robert Wayman will serve as...
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 wireless industry.In the E-Pass vs. Palm and 3Com patent litigation, the Federal Circuit decided...
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."HP is making good headway and continues to execute well," said Carly Fiorina, HP's chairman...
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 hardware.Mobile Video Imaging is looking for about 10 million euros (US$10.2 million) of working...
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, GPRS PCMCIA card and subscriber identity module (SIM) as a pre-configured bundled solution to...
Send press releases of new products for consideration for future "Products" updates to Global Wireless Products Handsets/devicesSony EricssonSony Ericsson Mobile Communications introduced several new handsets, including the T61d, T600, ...
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 2003.She added that the new company will save $500 million at the end of...
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 Hungary market and plans to roll out similar services in its German, Austrian and...
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 and HP's Chief Financial Officer Bob Wayman repeatedly rejected suggestions that HP embellished financial prospects...
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 greater scalability in managing next generation data applications. SAN technology allocates storage on an...
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 findings, recorded by an independent firm, HP shareholders voted in favor of the merger by...
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 Computer Corp.Industry watchers see the investigation as a fallout from a civil suit filed...
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 public sector."Earlier this year, Schlumberger and Compaq delivered an integrated security solution based on...
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 Jeffrey Hendricks, director of product management for devices and appliances.In late February, the company...
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 with Compaq Computer Corp.Hewlett blamed HP for coercing Deutsche Bank to comply with the...
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 "select business customers with secure mobile access to corporate applications such as e-mail and intranets...
