VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, started out being a very low-quality and clunky way to make free calls using an Internet-connected computer. As it has evolved, most of its growth has been on the consumer side, but that is now slowing. Growth is starting to come from the business side. So, wha...
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 broa...
My Pick of the Week is a brand new category of computers called "Ultrabooks." Think of Apple's thin MacBook Air -- but on Windows. These are a hit with Apple users, so there is no reason they shouldn't be just as popular with the Windows crowd, as long as they run well. I have not used them yet, but...
We have watched Clearwire build its 4G wireless Internet service from scratch over the last few years. It has successfully won a few million customers and has looked like one of the hot new companies and technologies. But now it is suddenly struggling with the enormous investment costs and is thrott...
Search engine giant Google could see a significant write-down in its $1 billion investment in AOL, the company revealed. "We believe our investment in AOL may be impaired," it says in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "There can be no assurance that impairment charges will not be ...
AT&T will deliver WiFi access in thousands of Starbucks locations across the country as the coffee chain parts ways with former access partner T-Mobile. AT&T will offer both free and paid WiFi connectivity at more than 7,000 company-run Starbucks locations, the companies said Monday. The new...
A day after struggling Internet service provider EarthLink announced a major restructuring, the company's leader said the decision to lay off about 900 employees was painful to make but necessary if the Internet pioneer is to survive. The cost cuts announced Tuesday should help the Atlanta company s...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided today that telephone companies that offer high-speed Internet access do not have to share their wire lines with other DSL providers. By classifying DSL as a information service, the FCC freed telecoms from federal telecommunications regulations. Th...
Hoping to use a hybrid technology to provide fast-growing Internet calling services to customers, Covad and EarthLink today said they would begin testing a service that uses existing phone lines to provide high-speed Web access and voice over Internet protocol calling services. The technology uses C...
Call it a triple whammy against spam. EarthLink today announced four more lawsuits in its continuing fight against fraudulent and deceptive commercial e-mails. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Pfizer announced parallel lawsuits against two international pharmacy spam rings. It is just the latest barrage of ...
Internet service provider EarthLink and South Korean mobile communications company SK Telecom today announced a joint venture to market wireless voice and data services in the U.S. The company will be called SK-EarthLink, and EarthLink founder and director Sky Dayton will serve its chief executive.
Industry leaders in technology, banking, financial services and online auctioneering have joined forces with international law enforcement agencies to form Digital PhishNet, to tackle criminals "phishing" for online identity theft victims. The Digital PhishNet initiative creates a single, unified li...
The Federal Communications Commission has asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal that could determine whether cable broadband providers can be forced to open their networks to other Internet providers. The request, which FCC Chairman Michael Powell announced Monday, was hailed by some industry gr...
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