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Former WorldCom CEO seeks clemency

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:38:00 PST

Bernie Ebbers, the former CEO of WorldCom who is serving a 25-year prison term for masterminding an $11 billion accounting scandal, wants President Bush to lighten his sentence.

Nokia further reduces forecast

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:41:00 PST

For the second time in a month, Nokia revises its forecast and tells investors that a slumping economy will hurt sales in the fourth quarter.

Non-G1 Android phone to hit Australia in January

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:18:00 PST

Kogan Technologies' Agora phone will be the first sold Down Under to run Google's mobile operating system. It has a keyboard, a touch screen, and 3G connectivity.

Smartphone sales slow amid troubled economy

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:43:00 PST

Market research firm Gartner reported Thursday that sales of smartphones have slowed to their lowest rate since it began tracking the sector.

Point-and-click search on the iPhone

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:01:00 PST

Proximic has developed technology enabling users to point-and-click on a piece of text to get relevant search results, making it easier for mobile users to conduct complex queries.

BlackBerry sales to disappoint Wall Street

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:03:00 PST

Research In Motion, maker of BlackBerry smartphones, reduces sales expectations for its third fiscal quarter, citing economic troubles in the United States.

Video: Cyberprivacy in an Obama USA

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:38:00 PST

Cyberprivacy advocates have welcomed the prospect of an Obama presidency. But they may want to wait before popping the champagne corks. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper goes over the record with Declan McCullagh.

Nokia completes Symbian acquisition

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:26:00 PST

Stage is set for eventual release of open-source mobile operating system based on the Symbian OS and backed by several partners in the Symbian Foundation.

Nokia upgrades mapping and messaging services

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:08:00 PST

Company has launched its latest version of mapping and messaging services as it tries to build its mobile service business.

Nokia's mystery device? The Nokia N97

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:30:00 PST

Nokia officially unveils the Internet-focused Nokia N97, a full-QWERTY smartphone with a touch screen. Will its style and substance compete with the iPhone, G1, and BlackBerry Storm?

Palm revenue craters as Treos fall out of favor

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:21:00 PST

Second-quarter revenue will be far lower than analysts had expected as sales of Treos continue to dwindle without Palm's next-generation operating system.

Clearwire-Sprint Nextel unveils new brand

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:50:00 PST

The two companies announce their joint-venture transaction is complete and roll out the new "Clear" brand for their planned 4G broadband network.

Hackers boot Linux on iPhone

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:54:01 PST

Word of the successful kernel porting was made on the Linux on the iPhone blog, complete with instructions and source code. About the touch screen, though...

Fring cuts staff by 20 percent

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:00:00 PST

Provider of voice over IP and instant-messaging applications reportedly lays off 20 percent of its staff, or about 10 people.

Nokia to pull out of Japan market

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:25:00 PST

The world's largest cell phone maker announces plans to stop making phones for one of the largest markets in the world, while branching into remote energy management.

Samsung and InterDigital reach 3G and 2G settlement

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:46:06 PST

Under the settlement agreement, Samsung will receive an InterDigital license to use its technology in all of Samsung's 3G related products through 2012.

Opera Mini 4.2 jumps into final release

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:00:00 PST

Opera Software releases version 4.2 of its mobile software for Java phones just two weeks after introducing its beta and only one day after porting it to Google Android phones.

Microsoft, Nvidia phone? Well, we know this much

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:20:00 PST

That a Windows Mobile phone may emerge running on an Nvidia chip is something that Nvidia has been saying since very early on.

Opera Mini 4.2 beta now surfing Google Android

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:49:00 PST

Opera Software's becomes the first third-party mobile browser for Google's mobile operating system, with a test version released for Java phones two weeks ago.

Blogging from 25,000 feet

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:39:00 PST

CNET's Kent German and Kara Tsuboi catch a ride on Virgin America's debut of its in-flight Wi-Fi service.

Verizon workers fired over Obama records breach

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:04:00 PST

Employees, who had been placed on paid leave earlier this week during Verizon's investigation, are no longer there, according to CNN.