British Broadband Plan: 2 Mbits/s for All
Britain plans to provide universal broadband access along the lines of the post and telephone services in a bid to make the country more competitive and help drag it out of recession.
Nokia: Giving Away Symbian Will Drive Development
Nokia hopes giving away the Symbian technology used in its high-end mobile phones will encourage Internet developers to build innovative applications on the platform, helping it win back market share.
Nielsen: 40 Percent of People Use Smartphones, Tablets While Watching
According to a Nielsen report, 40 percent of smartphone and tablet owners are using their devices while they watch TV.
Build It: The Green PC
Save power, money, and the planet with your next PC!
American Airlines Adding Streaming Video Services to Flights This Summ
Passengers on American Airlines flights are about to get a new perk. Instead of craning their necks to catch reruns of "Monk" and excerpts from "The Tonight Show" on tiny aisle TV sets, they'll be able to wirelessly stream content to their personal devices from the comfort of their own seats.
How eWEEK Got Hacked at Black Hat
As some of you may have alreadyread by now, one of our brilliant cyber-minds at eWEEK who will remain nameless(Brian Prince … oh wait … damn!) entered one of his passwords in the clear andhad it intercepted at this year's Black Hat conference.
AppScout Analysis: Google Apps Premier Edition
Is this a bad day for Microsoft?
RIM Observers Seek Word of Pearl Sales in Earnings
Research In Motion reports second-quarter earnings on Sept. 28 and investors and analysts will be watching for word of sales of the new BlackBerry Pearl, the wireless e-mail device the company is hoping will capture a slice of the broader consumer market.
Samsung Exec Pleads Guilty in U.S. Memory Probe
An executive with South Korea's Samsung Electronics will plead guilty, serve 10 months in prison and pay a $250,000 fine for conspiring to fix prices of computer memory chips, the U.S. Justice Department says.
Xerox Offers Low-Cost Color
The newest addition to the Phaser line, the 6125 color laser,is cheaper and faster.
