eWEEK EDITORS

Depending on whether or not investors and customers have faith in CEO Ellen Hancock and the rest of Exodus Communications management team, they see the Web hoster as on the brink of either disaster or a major turnaround. Earlier this month, Exodus lowered its revenue projection for 2001 and signaled that it may be open […]

Mr. eBay Goes to Washington Several high-profile online retailers have banded together to protect themselves and their colleagues against government measures that may stifle Internet-based competition. The lobbyist group, called NetChoice, counts among its founding members eBay, eRealty.com, OnlineMetals.com and Orbitz, the online travel agency backed by, among others, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and […]

Muggles Get Real . . . Sort Of Harry Potter fans got a treat when America Online offered its 30 million subscribers an exclusive look at the new Harry Potter movie trailer. Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone will hit theaters Nov. 16. But you had to have RealNetworks RealPlayer to view the trailer — […]

AT&T is moving forward with its controversial plan to break up the company, starting with spinning off its wireless arm on July 9. Analysts dont expect many surprises as the new stock, which had been listed previously as a tracking stock on the New York Stock Exchange, hits the market. While the solo unit might […]

While new registrations of existing Internet domain names are falling, pent-up demand for new names and services could help drive interest in the seven new global domain names, two of which went live last week. Top-level domain (TLD) operators for dot-aero, dot-biz, dot-coop, dot-info, dot-museum, dot-name and dot-pro said the new handles will give businesses […]

One thing is certain at this point in the five-year legal battle over wireless licenses once won by NextWave Telecom: The federal government isnt going to get the $17 billion that wireless operators recently bid during a reauction of those licenses. In the latest chapter of this saga, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the […]

Building a broadband wireless network from scratch takes more time and money than short-sighted investors have been willing to provide, and the long-term outlook remains cloudy. Thats what the head of bankrupt Winstar Communications told industry leaders last week, as they grappled with the short-term pain and long-term promise of fixed wireless technologies. “The issue […]

The changing face of corporate computing was evident at PC Expo last week, as traditional personal computer exhibitors were pushed into the backseat by makers of handheld and wireless devices. Handheld devices were ubiquitous; huge swaths of the New York show floor were occupied by vendors pushing add-ons for Handspring, Palm and Windows CE devices. […]

Games without frontiers … Expect to see more and more folks working and gaming while on their feet. According to Gartner Dataquest, a unit of Gartner Inc. in San Jose, Calif., mobility-focused applications and consumer-based data services and devices will drive the North American wireless data market to grow from 7.3 million subscribers last year […]

PTN Media Inc., of Ann Arbor, Mich., this summer will launch the Michael Jordan signature editions of Palm Inc.s Palm m100 and m500 handhelds, to be sold online and in retail stores. Besides featuring basketball star Jordans name on the case, both versions will include applications with inspirational quotes from Michael, Michael Jordan trivia, MJ […]

In the 18 months since it launched, Transmeta has done what many doubted it could do: It has established itself as the first-choice chip in two key market segments — Japanese laptops and new blade servers in the U.S. To be sure, Transmeta is still a long way from rivaling Intel or subduing Advanced Micro […]

A breakthrough in digital compression could lead to widespread deployment of video-on-demand, as cable and telephone broadband operators discover a profitable model for rolling out the service. Using new methods of compressing video and audio streams, regional Bells and others see a way to reach more customers, using less bandwidth while providing higher quality. Still […]