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AT&T said Thursday it will now allow Sling Media’s television-viewing program for the iPhone to operate over its “3G” high-speed mobile network. The reversal comes as the FCC is drafting rules to keep broadband providers — including wireless companies — from favoring or discriminating against Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Intel’s fourth-quarter earnings breezed past Wall Street’s expectations, and its rosy profit outlook for 2010 was another sign that a lasting recovery for the recession-battered personal computer market is under way. As the first major technology company to report its results for the last quarter, Intel is seen as a barometer for the PC market and for technology spending in general.
About 18 months ago, a technology blogger got fed up with the industry and forged an alliance with a startup to make his dream computer. It almost worked. The touchscreen tablet device will be available for pre-order Saturday — from the startup. The blogger is out of the picture, back to producing posts rather than PCs. But this is Michael Arrington, the often caustic frontman of the TechCrunch blog.
Microsoft said Friday its net income fell 18 percent in the last quarter, largely because it deferred revenue when it let summertime PC buyers get free upgrades to Windows 7, which was released this week. Investors looked past that accounting decision, noting that if it had counted its deferred Windows revenue, Microsoft’s earnings would have increased 8 percent from last year.
Intel and other technology stocks helped lead the way as markets climbed out of the trough they fell into in March — even as the recession kept many big corporations and consumers sitting on their wallets instead of spending on computers and other high-tech products. Wary investors could find much to like about technology companies, including solid profits.