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AT&T Declares Color War on Verizon

YouTube A Verizon Wireless commercial comparing its 3G coverage area to AT&T’s coverage area. AT&T has filed suit saying this commercial misleads consumers to believe it has no coverage outside of the blue area on the map. AT&T, the giant company with $ ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AT&T Inc.,  Verizon Wireless,  Mark Siegel,  Damon Darlin,  Facebook Inc.

How Sanjay Jha Overhauled Motorola's Culture

Sanjay Jha seems to be on track to pull Motorola’s cellphone division out of a tailspin. The company is hardly flying high. It reported ever-so-slightly better than expected third-quarter earnings Thursday morning (meaning it earned a penny a share, ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  29 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.,  Sanjay Jha,  Verizon Wireless,  Sports Illustrated,  Google Inc.

Finding the Smartphone Inside Motorola

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. Sanjay Jha’s honeymoon as co-chief executive at Motorola lasted just a few minutes into his first meeting with employees back in 2008. “Why should we trust you?” one employee blurted. The frustration was understandable. Motorola, ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Motorola, Inc.,  Sanjay Jha,  Qualcomm,  T-Mobile,  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Sends Out the Droids

Seth MacFarlane is definitely not (a) PC -- Microsoft pulls out of partnership to promote Windows 7. - Jenna Wortham The Internet is on the brink of one of the biggest changes in its history: multilingual Web addresses. - Jenna Wortham A small ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Seth MacFarlane,  Microsoft Corporation,  NPR,  Wall Street Journal,  Jay Leno

These May Be the Droids You're Looking For

I have not been drawn into any of the Android handsets I’ve tried so far. But the new Motorola Droid, introduced on Wednesday for Verizon Wireless, is going to be fun to play with. It may not get me to get rid of my iPhone, but it’s clear already that ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  28 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Motorola, Inc.,  Verizon Wireless,  David Pogue,  Tara (actor)

Droid or Not, Verizon Still Wants the iPhone

It seems that Ivan Seidenberg thinks Steve Jobs has a thick skin. Even though Verizon Communications‘ wireless unit launched an aggressive ad campaign for its new Droid handset that directly challenges the iPhone, Mr. Seidenberg, Verizon’s chief ...

From SAUL HANSELL, International Herald Tribune,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Ivan Seidenberg,  Verizon Communications Inc.,  Steve Jobs,  AT&T Inc.,  Amazon.com

Microsoft, Google and the Bear

Excuse me for repeating a hoary old joke: Two campers see a bear, and one immediately puts on his running shoes. “You can’t outrun the bear,” the other says. “I don’t have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you,” responds the other. This ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.,  Research in Motion,  European Commission,  Motorola, Inc.

Big Cellphone Makers Shifting to Android System

Since 1996, Microsoft has been writing operating systems for little computers to carry in your pocket. It was a lonely business until the company’s perennial rival, Apple, introduced the Web-browsing, music-playing iPhone. But now that smartphones are ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Google Inc.,  Motorola, Inc.,  T-Mobile,  Sony

F.C.C. Begins Crafting Rules on Network Neutrality

There is a fair bit of disagreement whether Julius Genachowski is going to make the Internet more open, but it’s clear already that he is moving to open up the arcane ways of the Federal Communications Commission, which he chairs. Thursday morning, the ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  22 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Julius Genachowski,  Federal Communications Commission

Verizon Bundles Cellphone Savings With Home Service

In June, Verizon added $10 a month to the price of its triple-play bundles—those that include telephone, broadband and television service. Now the phone giant is offering a $15-a-month discount for customers who add a cellphone to the package. There ...

From SAUL HANSELL, The New York Times,  19 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Verizon Wireless,  Twitter Inc,  Bill Cosby,  Google Inc.,  New York Times Company

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