EarthLink invests $50 million in Covad   16 Mar 2006 20:39 GMT
Covad will expand network to eight additional cities in support of EarthLink's line-powered voice service.
Source: ZDNet

VoIP: Are we there yet?   16 Mar 2006 19:00 GMT
At VON this week, supporters claimed Internet telephony has hit the mainstream. But it's still not a must-have product.
Source: ZDNet

Vendors flunk wireless security test   16 Mar 2006 17:55 GMT
More than half of the wireless networks deployed at the Cebit technology show in Hanover, Germany, last week had no encryption enabled, making the systems behind them prime targets, according to Kaspersky Lab, a security vendor.
Source: InfoWorld

Microsoft details VoIP and video plans   16 Mar 2006 16:04 GMT
Windows Live service to offer features such as click-to-call VoIP. Also: Company will develop new VoIP phones.
Source: ZDNet

Theater ads don't stop moviegoers, study says   16 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
Most don't like watching them, but ads usually don't deter customers from buying tickets for films they want to see.
Source: ZDNet

RIM competitor defends U.S. patent office   16 Mar 2006 13:46 GMT
Despite recent criticism of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including sharp words from push e-mail provider Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM), a cofounder of Visto says the patent office has been a great success.
Source: InfoWorld

Fandango sells ticket deal to Cingular   16 Mar 2006 13:45 GMT
Online movie-ticket seller will expand its service by adding Cingular Wireless to its roster of cellular partners.
Source: ZDNet

Motorola's latest phone reads name cards for you   16 Mar 2006 12:35 GMT
Motorola is making life a little easier for Chinese executives. The company's latest smart phone, the Ming, packs a 2-megapixel camera that doubles as a business card scanner.
Source: InfoWorld

Motorola makes three new China investments   16 Mar 2006 12:31 GMT
Motorola has made three new investments in Chinese technology and venture capital firms, the company's chairman and chief executive officer said.
Source: InfoWorld

China's 3G licenses coming later this year   16 Mar 2006 12:26 GMT
China is likely to issue licenses for 3G (third-generation) mobile services later this year, a Motorola executive said Wednesday.
Source: InfoWorld