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New ad zapper has TV networks worried

May 22, 3:20 PM

The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being short-sighted in opposing the technology.

Google project’s success is up to Kansas City

May 23, 12:06 AM

Kansas City, beware the story of Vilnius. Few if any cities in the world can rival the network of fiber optic cables snaking high-speed Internet through the Lithuanian capital. And yet, Vilnius is no tech innovation capital. There’s a warning in that example, suggest the authors of a report released Tuesday, for Kansas City as it sits on the cusp of Google Inc. rolling out an ultra high-speed network here.

Google delays its schedule for high-speed service

May 18, 11:04 PM

More than a year ago, the world’s largest Web company said that it was blessing Kansas City with an ultra-fast Internet service and that it would deploy the hookups at “Google speed.”

Facebook: An online money machine May 16, 12:36 AM
Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO May 14, 11:08 AM
Refunds offered to domain name applicants May 8, 3:35 PM

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T-Mobile USA still in play as a merger candidate, owner says

May 24, 12:22 PM

Deutsche Telekom Chief Executive Officer Rene Obermann said Thursday a merger of the T-Mobile USA division is an option, while ruling out revisiting a complete sale after its fallout with AT&T last year.

Comcast offers phone service using iPads, smartphones

May 22, 12:08 PM

Comcast Corp., the biggest U.S. cable carrier, will let home-phone customers make calls using iPads, smartphones and other mobile devices anywhere they have Internet access, intensifying competition with wireless carriers.