Archive for July 29th, 2008

New Yorkers to get Fios TV

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Verizon’s Fios TV is coming to New York City starting Monday.

The phone company sent a media advisory on Friday about the launch and will provide more details about the service during a Webcast press conference Monday morning. New York City granted Verizon its TV franchise back in May. …

Vonage to get new CEO

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Internet phone company Vonage will name a new chief executive as early as next week, according to a story published in The Wall Street Journal Friday.

The newspaper cited people familiar with the situation. The news comes as Vonage secures funding to buy back some of its debt. On Thursday …

Inspiring computer professor Randy Pausch dies

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor who inspired millions through his “last lecture”, died at his home in Virginia on Friday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47.

(Credit: Randy Pausch)

Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2006. And his popular “last lecture” at …

Ixia kicks off competitive upgrade program

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Ixia kicked off its "Switch to Ixia campain" by offering trade-in equipment and competitive financing solutions.

(Credit: Ixia)

Ixia, a leading company in IP performance testing, announced a competitive upgrade program today as part of its “Switch to Ixia” campaign.

The program will last through the end of …

Cuba and Venezuela to lay undersea Internet cable

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

A new undersea fiber-optic cable being laid between Cuba and Venezuela will help provide high-speed Internet access to Cuban citizens by 2010.

Earlier this week, Wikileaks published documents that were signed in 2006 by officials in Cuba and Venezuela describing plans for the new undersea cable that will connect the …

Pubmatic: Online ad prices stay flat

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Prices for ads on news and gaming Web sites dropped from May to June, but they rose for entertainment.

Prices for ads on news and gaming Web sites dropped from May to June, but they rose for entertainment.

(Credit: Pubmatic)

Online advertising prices remained roughly flat in June compared with April and May, but some categories of sites fared better than others, according to data released Tuesday.

Overall, the …

Intel rides high on strong notebook demand

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Intel says its business remains unaffected by the economic headwinds set loose by the subprime crisis.

Speaking with analysts following the release of its second-quarter earnings statement, Intel’s brass remained upbeat about demand for Intel products–especially for notebook processors.

“We are very aware of the global economic issues which …

For teens, the future is mobile

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO–Marketers convened here this week to figure out how best to reach teens on the Internet. The answer: It’s all about the mobile phone.

Advertisers are clamoring to reach teens in digital environments because that’s where they’re spending much of their time–either online, with cell phones …

New Yorkers to get Fios TV

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Verizon’s Fios TV is coming to New York City starting Monday.

The phone company sent a media advisory on Friday about the launch and will provide more details about the service during a Webcast press conference Monday morning. New York City granted Verizon its TV franchise back in May. …

Vonage to get new CEO

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Internet phone company Vonage will name a new chief executive as early as next week, according to a story published in The Wall Street Journal Friday.

The newspaper cited people familiar with the situation. The news comes as Vonage secures funding to buy back some of its debt. On Thursday …