Mobile & Wireless

Unless you lead a very sheltered life, you have probably read all kinds of stuff about Apple’s new 3G iPhone. Yes, the retail price will be $199 for the 8 GB model. Yes, that makes people who bought an iPhone on May 15th for $399 really mad. But they shouldn’t be. A new 3G iPhone Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. Watch Shelly’s commentary on VIACOM’s (NYSE: VIA-B) decision to add shows to HULU, an NBC (NYSE: GE) – FOX (NYSE: NWS) joint venture. VERIZON (NYSE: VZ), TIME WARNER CABLE (NYSE: TWC) and SPRINT NEXTEL (NYSE: S) agreed to implement systems Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube Carl Icahn invokes Ian Fleming and doomsday in a letter to YAHOO (NASD: YHOO). Watch Shelly’s commentary to hear the latest on Icahn’s quest to get the Microsoft-Yahoo deal done. Advertisers are abuzz about the possibilities of APPLE’s (NASD: AAPL) Continue Reading →

I’m not sure what I expected to find here. I haven’t been to this part of China since the early 90’s. Unlike Shenzhen, which is a brand new city, Beijing has a rich history and it is very, very old. But it doesn’t feel old – every other building is under construction, there are public Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube YAHOO Chairman ROY BOSTOCK sent CARL ICAHN a letter Thursday that said Icahn’s perspective on the botched MICROSOFT deal “reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal.” However, Bostock reiterated that Yahoo remained open to a deal Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube CARL ICAHN is launching a proxy contest to replace YAHOO’s board of directors. Icahn plans to nominate 10 directors including former Viacom Inc. Chief Executive FRANK BIONDI. Icahn’s board will push to reopen negotiations with MICROSOFT, however, sources say Icahn Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube CARL ICAHN has purchased nearly 50 million shares of YAHOO since MICROSOFT withdrew its bid for the search company. Ichan now owns approximately 3.5% of Yahoo’s shares and is considering launching a proxy contest. Yahoo’s stock is up 5% since Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube WiMax and the future of broadband. Check out my commentary on the blog. NBC will officially name Jimmy Fallon as the future host of Late Night. Fallon will takeover for Conan O’Brien beginning June of 2009, when O’Brien will begin Continue Reading →

How fast was the wireless network on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise? Its mission was to, “boldly go where no one had gone before.” And to do that, Gene Roddenberry imagined a space vehicle the size of a small city with a very powerful computer network and a serious wireless broadband cloud. It may Continue Reading →

  If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube MICROSOFT informally approached FACEBOOK about a possible merger. A meeting with the social networking site comes just days after Microsoft backed away from its bid to secure YAHOO. Like the failed Yahoo bid, a merger with Facebook would seriously improve Continue Reading →