Archive for January, 2012

Telecom monopoly overcharging Mexicans billions

January 31, 12 by CNET News.com
A new report shows that Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is running a telecom monopoly that is costing the Mexican economy billions every year.

Verizon Crosses Web Lines - Wireless Arm Touts Comcast Even as Phone Giant Battles Cable in FiOS Fight

January 31, 12 by David Goldstein

As Verizon Communications Inc. pushes for more cable-television and high-speed Internet subscribers, a new competitor is emerging: its own subsidiary, Verizon Wireless.

This month, Verizon Wireless stores in Seattle and Portland, Ore., began offering home Internet, cable and telephone s...

Verizon to cybersquatters: Get off our Verizon-like domains

January 30, 12 by CNET News.com
Verizon is taking legal action against what it calls "serial cybersquatters" exploiting Verizon-like domain names.

BlackBerry Under Siege in Europe

January 30, 12 by David Goldstein

The iPhone has taken a big bite out of the BlackBerry in a market where the older phone once dominated: business customers in North America. Meanwhile, in Europe, Samsung is poised to do the same to Research in Motion, BlackBerry’s maker, as a growing number of businesses are buying, or...

Android screen chaos: A feature, not a bug

January 28, 12 by CNET News.com
Programmers using Google's mobile operating system must reckon with upfront work for the wide range of Android screens, but the benefit is flexibility.