Kevin Maney writes: There's a lot of skepticism around the tech industry regarding Google's apparent plan to create a venture capital unit. The phrase "more money than sense" comes to mind -- kind of like the newly wealthy guy who decides to invest in a high-end restaurant. First of all, [...]

Monroe, La.-based telco CenturyTel reported second quarter earnings that included an 18 percent drop in net income to $92.2 million from the same quarter last year, when its earnings were helped by a one-time settlement. Revenue was down about 5 percent to $658.1 million, and the telco's landline tally fell about 6 [...]

I'm not used to read blog posts on my Nokia E61 while on the go, but yesterday there was an exception. While I was waiting for my flight I came across a post by Stuart Henshall which caught my attention more than others. The blog post was about the ability [...]

Via Nokia Conversation, Files on Ovi is officially live. Here is the prices: US dollars - 10GB $79.99 or 30GB $149.99 Euros - 10GB €49.99 or 30GB €99.99 GBP - 10GB £39.99 or 30GB £74.99 Alessandro[...]

> The Federal Communications Commission will likely vote today to reprimand cable giant Comcast Corp. for slowing some Internet traffic, despite last-minute protests from Bush administration officials and the top House Republican. Report> Thus shares investors' discontent over C&W offer. Report> Under threat of a lawsuit from the State on [...]

Almost five years ago, we wrote about a project in Burlington, Vermont to bring fiber optics to residents there. The idea was that, rather than a traditional "municipally-owned" network, this would actually be owned by the residents themselves. The article focused on the work of economist Alan McAdams, who (it [...]