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EarthLink, Clearwire Try for Joint Broadband Comeback September 11, 2012 EarthLink and Clearwire announced a new partnership Monday that will enable EarthLink to resell mobile broadband service on Clearwire's 4G network. The new service should begin by early 2013, and will focus on in-home consumer use. Later, EarthLink said it might include more offerings including broadband for mobile devices and enterprise customers.

GSA Inks Email Cloud-Service Deals With 17 Vendors September 05, 2012 Many U.S. government agencies seeking to utilize cloud-based information technology have tilted to one of the most common IT functions as a beginning step -- email systems. Converting existing email operations to cloud-based platforms became much easier for all federal agencies on Aug. 30, when GSA awarded a set of IT contracts to 17 providers for cloud and related services.

Despite $69M Deal, E-Book Pricing Policies Still Unwritten August 30, 2012 Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers and Simon & Schuster have agreed to pay a total of more than $69 million to consumers to resolve antitrust claims of alleged unlawful conspiracy to fix the prices of electronic books. The three companies further agreed to change the way their e-books will be priced.

Best Buy, Schulze Lay Out Rules of Engagement August 28, 2012 Best Buy has reached an agreement with its founder and former chairman, Richard Schulze, who owns a fifth of Best Buy's shares. The accord could help facilitate a potential $8.8 billion buyout of the retailer. As part of the agreement, Schulze will be granted access to certain due diligence information.

New York Times Co. Cashes Out on About.com August 27, 2012 There was rather an exact price offered and accepted for About.com. On Sunday The New York Times Company announced that it had sold the question and answer website to Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp for $300 million in cash. About.com, which was founded in 1996 as The Mining Company and launched in 1997, originally maintained about 1,800 topic areas.

Memo Outlines Hulu's Ad-Addled, Content-Crossed Future August 21, 2012 Major changes may be in store for Hulu that will loosen up the exclusivity of content on the online video site and pour more ads into the mix, according to a confidential internal memo obtained by Variety. The document discusses the possibility that in September, Hulu owners Comcast, News Corp. and Disney may buy out Providence Equity Partners, the fourth Hulu owner.

Anons Pelt UK Authorities With Cyberattacks August 21, 2012 Today in international tech news: Hackers deliver their particular brand of justice in the UK and Russia, downing government sites on behalf of Julian Assange in Britain and Pussy Riot in Russia. Also: China and Taiwan are uniting -- by data cables, that is -- while China's top two video platforms could soon merge after a shareholder vote.

Best Buy Investors Groan as Buyout Fizzles and New CEO Steps Up August 21, 2012 Best Buy has named Hubert Joly the company's new CEO, the electronics mega-retailer announced Monday. The struggling chain, which faces growing competition from online and discount retailers, said it chose Joly for his expertise in turnaround and growth. Prior to taking the position at Best Buy, Joly was the CEO of Carlson.

Barnes & Noble Carves Nook Niche in UK August 20, 2012 Today in international tech news: Barnes & Noble will take Nook overseas for the first time. Also: In Asia, an underwater cable stretching nearly 5,000 miles becomes operational; Korea has a huge second quarter for TV sales; McDonald's gets into the pay-with-your-smartphone business; Netflix gets 1 million users in the UK and Ireland -- but is still losing $100 million overseas each quarter.

Report Reveals Canadian Minister Was Briefed on Potential RIM Takeover August 17, 2012 Today in international tech news: A revelation surfaced that Canadian industry minister was briefed last spring on a potential RIM takeover. Also: The prime minister of Uganda, a country well-noted for its stance against homosexuality, had pro-gay messages posted on his website by hackers; Eastern European hackers targeted Australia; and Google Earth may have unearthed hitherto unknown pyramids in Egypt.

DoJ Gives Verizon Spectrum Deal a Yes, But ... August 17, 2012 The United States Department of Justice approved Verizon's $3.6 billion bid for additional spectrum, albeit with changes mandated by antitrust regulators to ensure the deal won't lead to diminished competition, lower-quality products or higher consumer costs.

Cupertino Invites Cable Cos. Into Apple TV August 17, 2012 The introduction of a revolutionary new TV set from Apple may not happen next quarter, but it may be getting closer. Apple is in hush-hush negotiations with some of the largest cable providers in the U.S. to allow their subscribers to replace their set-top boxes with Apple's, according to a report.

Gov't Gives Walmart Go-Ahead to Dig Into China August 16, 2012 The Ministry of Commerce in China has approved Walmart's bid to buy a controlling stake of Chinese e-commerce company Yihaodian, part of Walmart's bid to increase its global retail presence. Prior to the approval, Walmart already possessed a 17.7 percent share in Yihaodian, one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies in China.

Google Ventures Further Into Travel With Frommer's August 14, 2012 Google has agreed to buy the Frommer's brand of travel publications. John Wiley & Sons, the publishing company that own the Frommer's travel brand, confirmed it will sell all of its travel assets to the Internet giant. The assets have been on sale since March, when the company announced it aimed to shed some of its assets.

TrapWire Spooks Dangled Their Wares in Front of Google, Salesforce August 13, 2012 The makers of a video surveillance program developed by former United States Central Intelligence Agency staffers attempted to sell their system to several big-name tech firms, according to leaked memos. One of several internal emails written by executives at intelligence firm Stratfor has been published by WikiLeaks.

IBM Kicks Tires of RIM's Enterprise Services Unit August 13, 2012 IBM reportedly has expressed interest in acquiring the heart of Research In Motion's operations -- its enterprise services unit. This is not the first indication of a company's interest in acquiring part of the ailing BlackBerry maker, and RIM's executives have said they would consider "all options" as they struggle to right their listing ship.

Qt's Move Gives FOSS the Jitters August 13, 2012 There's been much ado about Linux desktops in recent months, but few would dispute KDE's prominence among them. That, indeed, is one of the many reasons there's been so much concern over Nokia's impending sale of the Qt toolkit, upon which KDE is based.

YouTube Could Become Soccer Player August 09, 2012 YouTube has partnered with the Scottish Premier League to show highlight reels of soccer action. That move has sparked speculation that the online video giant might go after England's Premier League next. YouTube is not itself producing the videos for the Scottish league but is instead acting as a platform for the league's own videos.

HP Groans Under Weight of Failed EDS Merger August 09, 2012 HP dropped a bombshell on the investment community: The tech conglomerate said it was taking a goodwill charge, or write-down of $8 billion. The write-down is widely assumed to be associated with HP's $14 billion acquisition of EDS four years ago. The charge is expected to result in a mammoth-sized quarterly net loss when HP reports its results later this month.

Are RIM and Samsung Ready to Do the Deed? August 09, 2012 Once again, reports that troubled smartphone maker Research In Motion may enter a deal with burgeoning smartphone rival Samsung are making the rounds. Shareholders appeared to welcome the news, sending RIM's stocks soaring to close up 3.3 percent at $7.56. RIM may be trying to revive discussions with Samsung about licensing the much-anticipated BlackBerry 10 operating system.