Google reportedly working on wireless home entertainment system to be sold under its own brand

Details are still fairly light at the moment, but The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Google could be about to make big push into the hardware business. Citing people briefed on the company’s plans, the WSJ says that Google is now developi…

AT&T and Verizon lobby for less FCC spectrum control, Sprint and other carriers respond

Since 1993, the FCC has held the ability to restrict bidders’ participation in spectrum auctions based on their current spectrum holdings, needs and dominance in the marketplace. Given that wireless spectrum is a public resource, the current law tasks…

Editorial: RIM’s new CEO isn’t the shakeup it needed

For a brief moment, I had hopes that RIM had made a move that would unseat it from the funk it’s been sitting in for years. And then I watched the introductory video of newly-appointed CEO Thorsten Heins. Anyone who assumes that a simple CEO swap is t…

Able Planet reveals BT500 Bluetooth headset, NC1200 noise-cancelling headphones (first look and ears-on)

Looking for your next set of utilitarian headphones with a touch of aural-spice? While we were roaming the halls of CES, Able Planet (known for its hearing-aid-based Linx sound-clarifying technology) has given us a behind the scenes look some hand-b…