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Verizon nixes pay-as-you-go data for smartphones but increases DSL bandwidth; AT&T to try home bandwidth limits; iPhone manufacturing to show, device's father leaves; and FCC chair gives up on new phone charge plan.
Panasonic considers acquiring Sanyo; Google and Yahoo deal may be dying; Google considers service-level agreements for Google Apps; used IT equipment becomes popular; Oprah stirs huge Kindle interest; and Acer claims sales not bothered much by credit meltdown.
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 have less money these days and stores might drop prices on product when they aren't selling enough volume? And when it rains, people get wet and look for umbrellas. Fascinating. Sarcasm aside, though, there was a nugget of information that offered a sideways glance at how the television manufacturers may have been doing business.
IBM chip exec heads to Apple, but IBM sues to stop him; Taiwanese semiconductor foundries plan to lower 2009 capital expenses; London rolls out new high-tech trash cans; and in a tremendous surprise, video technology adoption is affected by its maturity and user age.
On Halloween eve, what better to do than look at some of the scary and strange stories in high tech? Motorola turnaround plan getting thumbs turned down -- Motorola has been in a tough spot and analysts say it won't get easier. The whole plan to spin off the handset division has been tripped by a $...
Yesterday's Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit (CAFC) decision on In re Bilski continues to keep in the air the future of business method patents. It doesn't automatically eliminate them, as many reports have erroneously suggested, but, if upheld in a likely appeal to the Supreme Court, will likely invalidate many and require some major strategic and tactical changes in virtually every industry. To get a little more insight, we spoke with C. Edward Polk, senior counsel at Foley & Lardner and a former associate solicitor of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, where he represented the USPTO in appeals before the Federal Circuit as well as wrote amicus briefs for the USPTO.
DoJ tells Verizon to go ahead in Alltel purchase but only if it sheds a number of local markets; Intel to open a develoment center in Taiwan and puts money into a wireless carrier; EA lowers outlook and plans to lay off employees; Yahoo opens a developer platform; and Apple documents its changes to MobileMe.
This must be a day for patent news. Earlier, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reaffirmed the previous In Re Bilski case so that, barring some reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court, a huge number of business method patents will be invalid, including software patents and financial method patents used in the financial services industry. Ironically, it looks as though the European Patent Office is bringing in its big legal guns regarding the contentious issue of software patents.
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a previous ruling in the In Re Bilski case, striking down many (if not most) business method patents and setting the stage for a likely appeal to the Supreme Court. At stake is whether companies will be able to continue a trend ...
Consumers seriously considering cutting back on cell phone service; semiconductor foundries face losses; web-ad broker shakeup happening; AT&T still talking about an iPhone wireless promotion at Starbucks; and EA spends almost $10 million in 18 months marketing Madden NFL.
Someone might argue that it's early for a headstone, but the signs are clear: Sony's scheme to own a video format has crumbled. All the money, all the time, all the effort, all for nothing. Between burdensome pricing, consumer indifference, and significant competition, the end is probably already written and the market is just coasting, waiting for the knell and the pall.
Google settles suit with publishers, authors; LinkedIn launches app platorm; MIT spin-off tries to power devices through wireless; Logitech buys video communications company; and Office almost goes virtual.
Over on ZDNet, Sam Diaz argued that a tech downturn won't be like the dot com bust and, for a number of reasons, that things won't get that bad. I've got to disagree â€" not with his observations about how ingrained technology is, but on the ultimate outcome, because it depends on a whole lot more than how much people and companies want their gadgets and software. What is happening now could get a whole lot worse.
Q&A with Spock.com co-founder Jay Bhatti.
The financiers of technology projects are seeing defaults rise and that ups the ante for customers looking for credit and the vendors extending loans. The Wall Street Journal connects the dots. In September, 0.86 percent of equipment loansâ€"that includes office gearâ€"were written off. Thatâ...
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The following is the transcript of the interview with White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 3, 2026.
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Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia. National Public Radio correspondent Allison Aubrey talks with neurologist Dr. Jonathan Rosand about how making changes to your daily habits might just be the prescription needed.
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Horses can form powerful bonds with people owing to their ability to sense and feel human emotions. Endeavor Therapeutic Horsemanship, in Bedford Corners, N.Y., has programs that help people with disabilities, veterans with PTSD, and the incarcerated through interactions with their horses. "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl reports.
Cameron Rider's fatigue, body aches and fever were diagnosed as pneumonia, but he couldn't seem to get better.
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The following is the transcript of the interview with White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 3, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jason Crow, Democrat of Colorado, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 3, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Minneapolis Fed president and CEO Neel Kashkari that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 3, 2026.
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The English city of Newcastle was hometown of the rock musician Sting, who as a young man witnessed the city's shipbuilding business dry up. He's paid homage to his town's heritage by writing and starring in a musical, "The Last Ship."
In this web exclusive, the rock musician Sting talks with Mark Phillips about his stage musical, "The Last Ship," in which he stars, and which is being performed on a global tour. He calls the show an elegy for what Newcastle and its people represented to him growing up. He also discusses why, for him, uncertainty is a key component of art; why performing "Roxanne" today is never tiresome; and why, for him, music is a church.
For centuries the English city of Newcastle was a hard-scrabble industrial powerhouse that built ships. It was also the hometown of the rock musician Sting, who as a young man witnessed the city's shipbuilding business dry up. He's paid homage to his town's heritage by writing and starring in a musical, "The Last Ship," which he's now taking on an international tour. He talks with Mark Phillips about his long career, and why he can't stop working.
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including songwriter David Allan Coe, famous for his country hit "Take This Job and Shove It."
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
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Apple's latest earnings report beat Wall Street expectations. CBS News contributor Patrick McGee joins with more.
Elon Musk's testimony concluded Thursday in his lawsuit against OpenAI. Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic and host of "The Most Interesting Thing in AI" podcast, joins "The Takeout" with analysis.
Bill Nye The Science Guy, the chief ambassador of The Planetary Society, joins CBS News 24/7 Mornings with more after meeting the Artemis II crew in person after their successful mission around the moon.
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