Adoption of 3G in the US has surged in the past year. Thanks to more and cheaper devices, the US now has more 3G customers than Western Europe.Read More[...]

FCC Chair Kevin Martin says that even if Comcast is appealing its net neutrality Order, the agency still wants to know what the heck "protocol-agnostic" means. Read More[...]

Google launched its new Chrome web browser today. We tested it extensively and found that it has the potential to be a serious contender in the browser market, but that doesn't mean it's perfect.Read More[...]

AT&T;'s terms of service for long distance have been thrown out as "unconscionable" by a unanimous Supreme Court of Washington State, which determined that no reasonable individual would agree to them.Read More[...]

T-Mobile has won its request for testing to see whether the FCC's proposed smut-free broadband plan will mess with its nearby services.Read More[...]

How come it took the FCC 365 days to reject a telco's single-page petition with hardly any data about the company?Read More[...]

Geek Squad, move over. AT&T; has launched its own home computer/TV repair and setup service called ConnecTech, which is open to all in the US. The company believes it can do a better job at troubleshooting than the other guys, too. Read More[...]

Verizon's Chief Technical Officer talks about his philosophy of network management and why building a network that delivers every bit without delay is, in his view, impractical.Read More[...]

Nokia's recent involvement in a port of Firefox to Qt has some wondering why Nokia is committing to both Firefox and WebKit. A close look at the two browsing platforms reveals that both offer unique advantages.Read More[...]

Nokia and Mozilla have ported the Firefox web browser to Qt so that it will be able to run on a wide range of mobile devices. The port will also finally Firefox get visual integration with KDE.Read More[...]

RIM's BlackBerry is the leader in the smartphone market today, but now that the iPhone 3G has become more attractive to both consumers and the enterprise, RIM needs to stop the iPhone onslaught as soon as possible.Read More[...]

Eight key House pols say they support unlicensed broadband apps. One says licensing might not be a bad idea. As tests continue, Motorola will be back in the FCC testing game next week.Read More[...]

At the LinuxWorld expo in San Francisco, Google and Nokia denied rumors that Android and Symbian will be merged. Google also rejected the possibility of bringing together its Open Handset Alliance and the LiMo Foundation.Read More[...]

Verizon has joined Comcast in embracing agnosticism. The wireless giant wants the FCC to encourage a "platform agnostic" environment in video. Read More[...]

A recently-published patent by Apple indicates that the company could eventually implement features like remote streaming of your entire media library to your iPhone or iPod, wireless syncing, and even Zune-like song squirting. Cupertino, start your photocopiers!Read More[...]

Verizon adds its voice to the chorus of unlicensed broadband device nay sayers. Meanwhile Aloha Partners says auction the stuff off.Read More[...]

In the wake of the appeals court decision making Cablevision's network DVR legal (for now), Time Warner Cable says that it too wants to roll out the technology.Read More[...]

iPhone development is still hampered by a nondisclosure agreement that Apple has yet to lift. The NDA is hampering developers, putting stress on Apple, and leading to buggy code. So why is it still in force? Ars talked with several developers about the problems they face and the NDA's effect [...]

It's over for now: Qwest's bid for wholesale price deregulation in four big cities. But the telco promises it'll come back to the FCC again.Read More[...]

The Comcast P2P saga has come to its final chapter as a majority of FCC commissioners today voted to sanction the company. The FCC's Internet Policy Statement now sports some unexpectedly sharp teeth.Read More[...]

AT&T; says that the FCC needs to take a closer look at New Clearwire. Any company with "financial backing from Google, Intel, and three of the nation's largest cable television companies" needs far more scrutiny—especially when that company is going to beat AT&T; to market with 4G wireless broadband by [...]

A small town in Minnesota wants to build its own fiber to the home network. The local telco didn't want to do it, but it doesn't want the city competing with it, either. That means one thing: lawsuit.Read More[...]

A German court has found that a Qualcomm patent on GSM cellphone technology is invalid, potentially freeing Nokia from significant licensing fees.Read More[...]

AT&T; and DIRECTV tell the FCC to let Hollywood have its selectable output control waiver. Electronics manufacturers, theater owners, and indie studios call the plan a threat to consumers.Read More[...]

Despite an iPhone shortage, Apple had another spectacular quarter, largely due to increased Mac sales.Read More[...]