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China's Huawei Technologies Co. has had a rough time persuading countries from the U.S. to Australia that its latest communications gear doesn't pose a national security risk.At least one small nation in the south Pacific isn't too worried. New Zealand's biggest telephone company, Telecom Corp. of New Zealand (TEL.NZ), this week awarded Huawei a contract to build its new nationwide wireless network--and the government barely raised an eyebrow.All Telecommunications Minister Amy Adams had to say was that the Wellington-based administration would work with operators and suppliers to tackle security concerns if any were identified, and that the government didn't comment on individual companies.Some 4162 kilometers northwest across the water, in Australia, it's been a different story.The government in Canberra flatly cited national-interest concerns for its decision last year to stop a Huawei unit tendering for contracts linked to the nation's 36 billion Australian dollar (US$38 billion) b...
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) agreed to sell its Motorola TV business to Arris Group (NASDAQ:ARRS) this week for $2.35 billion in a cash and stock deal.The transaction, annou...
China's leading telecom equipment makers accused in a U.S. congressional report of being a potential security risk may face fresh scrutiny in other markets, while Am...
Enderle Group President Rob Enderle on the outlook for Facebook, Apple and Google .
Google Inc. has decided to try and bypass the local cable and phone companies by creating their own fiber line. Google announced this yesterday in midtown Kansas Ci...
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) defended to shareholders its deal with Apple Inc. (AAPL) to buy $15.5 billion in iPhones over the next several years, saying the commitment i...
Nokia Corp.'s (NOK1V.HE, NOK) Lumia 900 smartphone was supposed to help usher in a new era for the once-dominant Finnish mobile phone giant, but a software glitch co...
U.S. communications regulators proposed on Wednesday a more flexible use of satellite airwaves that could help Dish Network Corp launch a wireless cellular network.T...
Even though they may be lusting for the new iPad or other spiffy Android tablet competitors flooding the market, there are many small businesses owners who can't jus...
AT&T on Monday announced a new plan that will let developers pay for the data used by their apps and services. The data consumed by apps that make use of this new fe...
AT&T is preparing a service that will let mobile app developers pay for the mobile data used by their applications, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. AT&T’...
In the latest battle in what has become a lengthy war against traditional television powerhouses, online media groups like Hulu and YouTube are trying to nab more ad...
Zacks Stock Strategist Brian Bolan on reports Google is developing a new home entertainment system and how it would compare to Apple products already on the market.
Google Inc. (GOOG) said Tuesday it will offer high-speed Internet and video service in Austin, Texas, ramping up competition with incumbent cable companies such as T...
Following an exodus of Zynga (NASDAQ:ZNGA) employees in 2012, the social-games maker unveiled the election of a well-known Silicon Valley tech investor to its board ...
USC Annenberg innovation director Jonathan Taplin on digital pirates’ accomplices.
Some of the biggest brands in the world are paying to advertise on the digital-piracy Web sites that draw millions of consumers and are the scourge of Hollywood stud...
FBN’s Diane Macedo breaks down the stories moving the markets around the world.
Cable equipment provider Arris Group Inc. (ARRS) has agreed to sell around $150 million in shares to Comcast Corp. (CMCSA, CMCSK) as part of its deal to buy Motorola...
First Trust Senior V.P. Ryan Issakainen on investing in dividend stocks now that a fiscal cliff deal has been reached.
