Michelle Maisto

Executives from AT&T and T-Mobile have been put in the arguably awkward position of needing to convince a Senate committee that AT&T’s proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile would be not only an incredibly lucrative business deal for the two but that it also would benefit American consumers. AT&T President and CEO Randall Stephenson and […]

The Apple iPad, and the growing tablet market it spawned, aren’t to blame for faltering consumer PC sales, according to a new report from research firm NPD. The finding bucks the popular conceit that tablets are “cannibalizing” the PC market, and netbook sales in particular. Instead of tablets, the real culprits were the launch of […]

Acer Chairman J.T. Wang reportedly is on the verge of deciding whether to buy a software developer that he hopes could increase the appeal of Acer products and boost profits, which last quarter fell to their lowest in more than six years. Wang wouldn’t offer the name of the developer or share financial details about […]

AT&T is rolling out Cisco Systems’ Cius Tablet, an additional mobile component to its growing business-geared mobile ecosystem. Scheduled to arrive in the fall and to run on AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ (Evolved High-Speed Packet Access) network, the Cius features a 7-inch, high-resolution multi-touch display and runs the Google Android operating system. “The Cisco Cius further […]

AT&T may be best known for its ties to the Apple iPhone and aggressive moves in the carrier race to add new mobile subscribers. But it very much also has its sights set on supporting business customers. On May 10-as AT&T executives headed to Washington, D.C., to defend their intended purchase of competitor T-Mobile-they also […]

Apple dominated a first-quarter smartphone market that-while posting nearly 80 percent year-over-year growth-uncharacteristically dipped quarter to quarter, according to new data from IHS iSuppli. For the first time since the start of 2009, the market didn’t continue its aggressive rise. While in most tech sectors, holiday-timed fourth quarters are usually more robust than the first […]

Officials with Apple and Google defended their companies’ privacy policies to a skeptical Senate panel that is looking into the issue of the iPhone and Android-based smartphones collecting location data on the users. In both submitted written and oral testimony May 10, Alan Davidson, director of public policy at Google, and Dr. Guy “Bud” Tribble, […]

The same day that the collection of consumer location data was called into question by a Senate panel, FCC officials and executives from the nation’s top wireless carriers unveiled a new program that will enable federal agencies to alert citizens via text messages of impending dangers. Federal Communications Chairman Julius Genachowski, with New York Mayor […]

Nokia, Apple and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion are leading a smartphone market that is poised for continued growth, according to market research firm IDC. In a report May 5, IDC analysts said the smartphone market saw nearly 100 million units shipped in the first quarter, and thanks to a number of factors, that number […]

A bill introduced in the Senate May 9 would give American consumers the right to shop online, voice dissenting opinions and visit racy Websites without leaving a digital trail. In short, they would be able to opt out of having their online activities tracked, both on a PC and a mobile browser. “Recent reports of […]

Apple and Google officials will be part of the first congressional hearing to result from the news that some Apple iPhone and Google Android-running smartphone are collecting extensive location data. Hosted by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., the hearing will also be the first of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, and will […]

Nokia reportedly may be at work on a 3D smartphone for Microsoft, along with a Windows 8 tablet. While unconfirmed, the 3D-device rumor is being buoyed by the discovery of a patent application that Nokia filed in November 2009 for what it called an “autostereoscopic rendering and display apparatus,” according to a May 5 report […]