If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Canadian cable and wireless operator, Rogers Communications, posted a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit yesterday, as strong Apple iPhone sales provided a boost in revenue.
Internet giant, Google Inc., has released a mobile version of its Google Earth mapping software specifically for use on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
America’s leading cable operator, Comcast, is doubling the connection speed of its broadband internet service in a number of east coast markets, including Philadelphia, Boston, and various communities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Modern communications technology, particularly cell phones and instant messaging, are helping families remain close and in contact, according to a recent survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
Canada’s media regulator, the CRTC, is considering regulation of video content on the internet and on mobile phones.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission concluded late last week that establishing a free wireless broadband network would not seriously interfere with existing mobile data services, paving the way for FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin’s proposal to set aside and sell unused airwaves for this purpose.
AT&T is giving its U-verse TV subscribers greater access to local weather information, by adding an interactive on-screen weather application, in partnership with AccuWeather.com.
American cell phone giant, Verizon Wireless, reiterated yesterday that it is moving ahead with its $28.1 billion acquisition of smaller rival, Alltel Corp., despite deterioration in the financial climate since the deal was reached this spring.
Content distributors are finally starting to warm up to peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing, but the technology still has a long way to go before gaining wide acceptance as choice method of video distribution, according to executives at the recent Streaming Media West conference in San Jose, California.
