Palm 1st-quarter loss widens but adjusted results surpass Wall Street expectationsNEW YORK — Smart phone maker Palm Inc. on Thursday posted a wider fiscal first-quarter loss — its ninth in a row. Sprint CEO declines comment on T-Mobile buyout report, says consolidation would be difficultKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sprint Nextel Corp.’s chief executive said Thursday that consolidation in the wireless industry may be coming but it will be difficult. Argentine leader, pursuing media law, drops plan for phone company-cable TV competitionBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s president made a major concession Monday as she seeks votes for a proposed media law, saying telephone companies should not be allowed to compete for television customers after all. France Telecom seeks to soothe staff after 23 suicides that raised government concernPARIS — France Telecom SA was mobilizing all 20,000 of its managers Monday in an effort to respond to a string of 23 employee suicides that unions blame partly on layoffs and restructuring at the telecommunications giant. NEC, Casio, Hitachi to bring their mobile phone handset businesses by 2010TOKYO — Japanese electronics makers NEC Corp., Casio Computer Co. and Hitachi said Monday they will combine their mobile phone handset-manufacturing operations by April next year in a bid to boost their competitiveness at home and abroad. China starts work on Hainan launch center highlighting satellite, space exploration ambitionsBEIJING — China broke ground on its fourth space center Monday, highlighting the country’s soaring space ambitions six years after it sent its first man into orbit. Where can you get broadband? US to spend more than $100 million to find outWASHINGTON — The national stimulus package passed by Congress in February may have been too enthusiastic about spending money on one particular project: figuring out where broadband Internet access is available and how fast it is. AT&T launches a Web site offering free video like HuluDALLAS — AT&T Inc. on Thursday unveiled a Web site that offers free access to TV shows and movies. Review: Google Voice enables cheap calling and texting, though it requires many keystrokesLOS ANGELES — Google Inc. gives away a lot of good stuff for free. Guj HC approves IDEA’s arrangement of gross financial restructuringMumbai/Kolkata, Sept 8 (IBNS) IDEA Cellular, one of the fastest growing telecom service providers, has announced through a notification made to Bombay Stock Exchange that that High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad has sanctioned the scheme of Arrangement - Financial Restructuring seeking to adjust amount of non compete fee amounting to Rs. 5439.75 million paid to the erstwhile promoters of Spice Communications Limited against balance in Securities Premium Account of Idea Cellular Limited u/s 391 of the Companies Act, 1956. Palm’s Pre will get a cheaper, lighter sibling with holiday release of Pixi smart phoneSAN FRANCISCO — Palm Inc., which revitalized its product line with the Pre smart phone launch in June, is hoping to keep momentum going with the release of a lighter, cheaper handset called the Pixi. Stocks open higher at opening as global markets rise, investors regain some optimismThe stock market is opening higher as merger news raised investors’ optimism about an economic recovery. UK’s biggest mobile service to be created by merger of Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom unitsLONDON — Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA said Tuesday they intend to combine their British mobile phone units — shaking up the country’s intensely competitive market and forming the country’s biggest mobile operator. China Unicom, Spain’s Telefonica expand alliance with $1 billion share exchangeBEIJING — Spanish phone company Telefonica SA and China Unicom Ltd., one of China’s three main state-owned carriers, say they will expand a strategic alliance and buy $1 billion worth of each other’s shares. Clearwire CFO David Sach leaves; Chief Strategy Officer Scott Richardson to resignNEW YORK — Clearwire Corp. Chief Financial Officer David Sach has left the company to pursue other opportunities, the company said in a regulatory filing Thursday. China tries to calm unease over curbs on rare earths exports but says limits neededBEIJING — A Chinese official tried to calm unease about curbs on exports of rare earths used in clean energy products and superconductors, saying Thursday that sales will continue but must be limited to reduce damage to China’s environment. Cablevision gunning for New York Wi-Fi contract, hotspots to run to Long Island, ConnecticutBETHPAGE, N.Y. — Cablevision Systems Corp. is gunning for a state contract to build a high-speed wireless Internet network along two train lines in the New York metro area. India abandons satellite after losing contact with orbiting satelliteNEW DELHI — India’s space agency has abandoned the country’s only satellite orbiting the moon after efforts to revive communication with it failed, an official said Monday. LA housing agency plans revival for Watts community notorious for deadly 1960s riotsLOS ANGELES — Juanita Sims has lived in the notorious Jordan Downs project in Watts for nearly four decades, raising eight children behind the barred windows of the cramped barracks-like apartments. Space agency loses communication with India’s sole lunar satelliteNEW DELHI — India’s national space agency said communications with the country’s only satellite orbiting the moon snapped Saturday and that its scientists were no longer controlling the spacecraft. Appeals court rejects FCC rule that capped cable TV market share, handing Comcast victoryPHILADELPHIA — An appeals court overturned a rule that said a cable TV company could not serve more than 30 percent of the nation’s subscribers. The verdict Friday was a victory for the largest cable company, Comcast Corp., which has 25 percent share and sued to block the rule. New regulations could emerge from FCC inquiries into competition and innovation in wirelessWASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is taking a closer look at the practices of the wireless industry, potentially the first step toward more regulations intended to push down prices and increase choices for consumers. Review: Yes, you can ditch your camera for a phone that also snaps high-quality photosSAN FRANCISCO — Pretty much any cell phone you’d buy today comes with a digital camera, but only a few are good enough to take the place of even a cheap point-and-shoot. SKorea’s first rocket takes off but fails to put satellite into its orbitSEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s first rocket launch failed to push a satellite into orbit but may still anger rival North Korea, coming just months after the communist nation’s own launch drew international condemnation. SKorea sends 1st rocket into space, just months after North angered world with its launchGOHEUNG, South Korea — South Korea launched its first rocket Tuesday, just months after rival North Korea’s launch drew international anger, but space officials said the satellite it carried failed to enter its intended orbit. South Korean satellite apparently fails to enter intended orbitGOHEUNG, South Korea — An official says South Korea’s first rocket launch has developed a problem after liftoff. SKorea sends its first rocket into space just months after North angered world with its launchGOHEUNG, South Korea — South Korea’s first rocket blasted off into space Tuesday following an aborted attempt last week and just months after its rival North Korea drew international ire for its own launch. North Korea reportedly invites Obama’s top envoys for nuclear talksSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has invited top envoys of President Barack Obama to visit the communist nation in what would be the first nuclear negotiations between the two countries under his presidency, a news report said Tuesday. North Korea invites Obama’s top envoys for nuclear talks
In race with cable, AT&T to offer discounts for wireless, Internet and TV bundlesNEW YORK — AT&T Inc. has started offering its first bundle discount for customers who combine its U-Verse TV service with wireless and broadband. |
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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has invited top envoys of President Barack Obama to visit the communist nation in what would be the first nuclear negotiations between the two countries under his presidency, a news report said Tuesday.
