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No Network Needed: AT&T to Sell First Satellite Smartphone
4:00AM 9/21/2010
Need more cell-phone coverage? AT&T on Tuesday plans to start selling its first satellite phone, the TerreStar Genus smartphone, which can use the regular network or can tap into a satellite to deliver service when users are in the wilderness or even hundreds of miles offshore.
Business News You Need Today: Aug. 26, 2010
5:50AM 8/26/2010
Energy, Company News, Technology, Economy, Media, Apple, AT&T, Verizon, News Corp, Credit, Autos, Careers, Retail, BP, Video
Here's news from the business world and other money matters to watch out for Thursday (last updated at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time):
Americans Owe Less Credit-Card Debt: Skittish consumers reduced their credit-card indebtedness sharply in the second quarter, credit-rating company TransUnion reported...
Fire Hazard Prompts Recall of Garmin Navigation Devices
11:11AM 8/25/2010
Garmin (GRMN) is recalling 1.25 million personal navigation units because of the potential for fires caused by overheated batteries, the company said Wednesday. Nearly 800,000 of the affected devices were sold in the U.S., it said.
Garmin, the U.S.'s largest maker of such navigation products, said...
TiVo stocks took an upward swing Monday on rumors that the company's once must-have TiVo DVR software would power the next Apple TV device. While it would be a big boost for TiVo, which has been on a "deathwatch" at our popular sister-site Engadget for going on five years now, the rumor is as...
Earlier today, DirecTV customers were suddenly interrupted with a 771-searching for satellite error. All the while, their HD-DVR remained stuck on one channel due to an unknown error. Customers flocked to Twitter to complain about their service disruption. DirecTV's customer service began to...
California gives green light to space-based solar power project
4:30PM 12/04/2009
Beaming solar power down from outer space is A-OK according to the California Public Utility Commission. The regulatory body voted unanimously Thursday to approve a "Power Purchase Agreement" signed between the state's largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG), and Solaren Space. The...
Plans for solar power from outer space move forward
7:00AM 9/26/2009
A California technology startup is rapidly pushing forward with plans to build the first space-based solar power station to beam 200 megawatts of electricity back to Earth via microwaves to a receiving station near Fresno. The firm, Solaren Space, has been pushing for space-based power since 2001...
So long, privacy: New satellites blow Google Earth away
12:00PM 9/14/2009
So you want to see if your wife is cheating on you. She told you she would be at yoga class, but a quick check of satellite images shows you her car is not there. You then check the driveway of a male friend she seems to be seeing a lot of. Bingo, the red VW Bug is in the driveway. She's totally...
One week left to switch to digital TV
3:00PM 6/05/2009
The day of reckoning is close; come June 12th the analog airwaves will no longer be graced with the witty banter of sitcoms, daytime soaps evening news shows.Instead stations nationwide will finally make the long talked about, and oft delayed, switch to digital television. If you haven't already...
In a recent poll of customers and their satisfaction with customer service cable and satellite providers have been ranked the lowest, dropping 3% since the first survey was performed last year. This drop in satisfaction with customer service is even more pronounced for cable companies who many...
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