PASADENA, CALIF.– NASA’s Phoenix Lander settled softly onto the frozen plains surrounding the unexplored Martian north pole late Sunday and sent back a crystal clear portrait that revealed a healthy machine in one piece.
11:59 AM CDT on Sunday, May 25, 2008 By KENT FISCHER / The Dallas Morning News
May 24, 2008 12:01 AM (From the May 26, 2008 issue)
May 24, 2008 12:01 AM (From the May 26, 2008 issue)
There is no cellphone more anticipated this year than the next generation of the Apple iPhone. But for some high rollers, the ultimate iPhone is a diamond-encrusted version from London jeweler Amosu. At 20,000 pounds ($39,600), the creation ranks among …
We like to complain about cell phone complexity, but secretly we want more features, not fewer. MIT Media Lab founder Nicholas Negroponte recently railed against complexity in cell phones, saying that “simplicity is the biggest challenge that handset makers face.”
Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News has teamed up with Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News’ subscribers to gauge their thoughts on various technology issues impacting the wireless ecosystem. Starting today and over the …
In Korea where broadband Internet speed is one of the world’s fastest, downloading a two-hour movie file may not take more than five minutes.
You’ve already got a phonebook on your cellphone. What about turning that list into a social network?
The Global Positioning System that helps us navigate the highways was a brilliant idea. So brilliant that industry watchers at ABI Research Inc. in New York say there will be 900 million such devices in use worldwide in another five …
NEW YORK – Hulu, the video website owned by News and NBC Universal, said its service will be distributed on seven new sites, making its archive of popular television shows more widely available.
WASHINGTON — President Bush announced Wednesday that Americans soon will be allowed to send cellphones to Cubans — a move that he hopes will push the communist regime to increase freedom of expression for Cuban citizens.
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. In the coming weeks look for columns from Laura Marriott of …
According to Opera’s survey of the more 11.9 million Opera Mini users in March, almost 41% of mobile traffic now goes to social networking — up to 60% in some countries, including the US. Compare that to about 6% of …
NEW YORK When word came down on March 12 that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was going to resign after revelations that he’d paid more than $80,000 for sex, Jeff Blackwell of the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle grabbed his …
Travelling in this electronic age is all very nice – it’s now easy to communicate with the folks back home, send them photos, catch up on news in New Zealand, listen to your favourite music and get the latest information …
Navigating backcountry roads in places like Hawkins County, Tenn., can be a challenge for ambulance drivers, even if they know the territory.
Korean telecommunications provider SK Telecom has long wanted a bigger beachhead in the U.S. Last year the company went so far as to make an audacious attempt to buy a stake in Sprint Nextel (S), according to reports. That deal …
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Research in Motion (RIM.TO: Quote , Profile , Research ) (RIMM.
HP has introduced a smaller and lighter version of its mobile thin client device as it ramps up its desktop virtualisation offerings. The new HP 2533t features a 12 inch widescreen display, with integrated WiFi support and slots for a …
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Inc (MOT.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) said on Tuesday that a U.S. judge had approved a settlement, at no cost to the cell phone maker, related to disputes stemming from the 1999 bankruptcy …
Much has been made of Best Buy’s ( BBY ) $2+ billion investment in Carphone Warehouse (CRWHF.PK) , announced Thursday, May 8 th . This article suggests a manner in which to think about this investment, from the point of …
Do you need a new antenna for the transition to digital TV? Here are a few tips:
NEW YORK – Nokia, the world’s leading mobile phone maker, does not expect to start to see returns from its investment in Internet services until 2010, Chief Financial Officer Rick Simonson said Monday.
