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Microsoft reports 1st loss as public company
July 20, 2012 1:14 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsMicrosoft posted its first quarterly loss in its 26 years as a public company as it declared a struggling online ad business a bust and prepared for one of the biggest product updates in its history.
U.S. venture funding falls 12% in Q2 to $7B
July 20, 2012 1:07 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsFunding for start-ups fell 12 percent in the April-June period as U.S. venture capitalists poured less money into fewer deals than a year earlier.
Google stays coy on Motorola plans
July 20, 2012 12:01 pm | by Maisie Ramsay, Wireless Week | News | CommentsGoogle provided no details about its plans for Motorola Mobility during its earnings call, leaving the industry without an indication of the Internet search giant's strategy for the hardware space.
In the media: Comcast teeing up 305 Mbps tier
July 20, 2012 10:57 am | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsIn an answering salvo to Verizon’s 300 Mbps data tier, Comcast is reportedly laying the groundwork for a 305 Mbps tier that will launch in Verizon FiOS markets.
Verizon’s broadband adds fewest in 4 years
July 19, 2012 3:15 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsSolid subscriber growth of FiOS Internet barely compensates for DSL losses; FiOS TV grows, as well.
Comcast launches online Learning Center for Internet Essentials
July 19, 2012 3:13 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsComcast is augmenting its low-cost Internet Essentials broadband tier with an enhanced online Learning Center.
Google to make fiber announcement next week
July 19, 2012 3:10 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsGoogle is planning an announcement in Kansas City about its ultra-high-speed Internet network, but it declined to give any details.
Illinois governor signs consumer utility laws
July 19, 2012 3:09 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsThe scam – with charges ranging from $10 to $45 per bill – has been around for years on landline phone bills and is creeping into the cell phone industry.
JDSU adds PMD test for fiber nets
July 19, 2012 3:08 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe company believes its tester is the first available that allows network operators to take those measurements without having to shut down links or re-route live traffic.
Clearleap adds authentication service
July 19, 2012 3:07 pm | by Brian Santo | Products | CommentsThe ability to authenticate will help Tier 2s and Tier 3s also start offering TV Everywhere-type services to their subscribers.
Satview Broadband vows to expand
July 19, 2012 3:05 pm | by Brian Santo | News | CommentsSatview Broadband, an MSO that serves several rural areas in Nevada, said it is negotiating to buy up to five more nearby cable systems.
Motorola developer faces prison for secrets theft
July 19, 2012 3:04 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsAn American software developer caught with more than 1,000 confidential Motorola documents before boarding a flight on a one-way ticket from Chicago to her native China five years ago is due to be sentenced for trade secrets theft.
You bought it: Suddenlink sold for $6.6B
July 19, 2012 12:00 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCanadian Pension Plan Investment Board, BC Partners and Suddenlink President and CEO Jerry Kent – along with members of his management team – have bought the nation’s seventh-largest cable operator.
Cogeco steps into U.S. market with $1.36B purchase of Atlantic Broadband
July 18, 2012 2:17 pm | by Mike Robuck | News | CommentsCanadian cable operator Cogeco is making its first foray into the United States with its $1.36 billion purchase of Atlantic Broadband.
Viacom decides not to block 'Daily Show' online
July 18, 2012 2:15 pm | by The Associated Press | News | CommentsViacom has decided to let new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" be shown on its websites, easing a blockade of online viewings that it imposed in a fee dispute with DirecTV.
