Technology Industry Archive

November 2008

Tech Telecom Roundup: Verizon Wireless Data, AT&T Caps, iPhone Slows, More

By Erik Sherman | Nov 4, 2008

Verizon says data pay as you go should go, increases DSL bandwidth — According to some documents that sneaked out of the company, Verizon Wirelesswill soon require any PDA or smartphone to have a data plan of at least $29.99 a month or more. Some programs like pay-as-you-go, 1X block, and the 10MB data plan will no longer be available. Then at some point in 2009, all mobile Web 2.0...

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Tech Roundup: Panasonic Eyes Sanyo, Used IT, Oprah Moves Kindle, More

By Erik Sherman | Nov 3, 2008

Panasonic considers Sanyo — In economic rocky water you can bet on two things: some companies will pull back and try to weather the storms, and others will acquiring when businesses come cheap. Panasonic is reputedly mulling a purchase of Sanyo Electric. The largest global maker of consumer electronics would buy Sanyo from that company’s largest three shareholders: Goldman Sachs...

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Falling TV Prices Offer View of Future Industry Problem

By Erik Sherman | Nov 3, 2008

On the surface, the New York Times seemed to run yet another of its occasional non-story trend stories yesterday, this time by about the consumer electronics industry. The urgent tone was that fewer consumers are ready to drop large amounts of dollars on big-screen televisions these days, forcing retailers into — gasp! — offering discounts to keep the product moving. What, people...

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Tech Roundup: IBM Chip Exec Heads to Apple, Foundries Lower Capex, More

By Erik Sherman | Nov 2, 2008

Top IBM chip exec splits for Apple — In case you thought that Apple was kidding about wanting to create its own ARM chip for the iPhone, note that Mark Papermaster, who was IBM’s vice-president of microprocessor technology development, who is also an expert in blade servers, planned to hit the road for Cupertino. But Mr. Papermaster apparently didn’t get his official discharge...

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