Marguerite Reardon

Mobile messaging grows globally

By Marguerite Reardon, CNET News.com Worldwide mobile messaging grew nearly 10 percent in the third quarter compared to the second quarter of the year, fueled by new trends in the messaging market, according to VeriSign, which...

Nokia demos real-time traffic application

NEW YORK - GPS map maker Navteq is teaming with its parent company Nokia to help drivers get more accurate information about traffic conditions. Before Nokia bought Navteq last year, the two began working on a project in...

Will consumers slash spending on wireless, TV, and broadband?

As large employers, such as Citigroup, prepare for massive layoffs, the bad economic news is starting to hit home for consumers afraid of losing their jobs and already looking for ways to tighten their belts. While it's obvious...

BT launches Ribbit platform for developers

BT's Ribbit released its long-awaited Web telephony platform Monday to developers, which BT hopes will help spur innovation for new products and services in the telephony market. But now Ribbit is offering developers the chance...

Smartphones boost mobile web usage

Marguerite Reardon CNET News.com Published: 14 Nov Mobile web usage is on the rise as more fully featured browsers come to market on smartphones. Smartphones, which are designed to handle more sophisticated applications, are...

Economy dampens Nokia's fourth quarter outlook

The economic downturn is taking its toll on the cell phone market, as Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile devices, downgrades its outlook for the fourth quarter and 2009. On Friday, Nokia announced that it now expects to...

Sprint's Nextel nightmare lingers

Sprint continues to be haunted by its $35 billion acquisition of Nextel Communications in 2005 as the company is forced to divest some of its Nextel network and is still struggling to get its finances back on track. Basically,...

Qualcomm develops low-cost PC alternative

Marguerite Reardon CNET News.com Published: 13 Nov Mobile chipmaker Qualcomm has developed a new, low-cost computing platform that it hopes will provide an alternative to Windows-based PCs in parts of the world where...

Cisco router to tackle video-clogged networks

Marguerite Reardon CNET News.com Published: 12 Nov Cisco has said it has a router that can help phone companies and cable operators deal with the onslaught of traffic arising from the popularity of video on the internet. On...

IBM brings broadband over power line to rural America

IBM has been hired to help rural Americans get broadband access using power lines. On Wednesday Big Blue announced it has signed a $9.6 million contract with International Broadband Electric Communications to bring the...

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