Chetan Sharma Consulting is out with an report on the mobile apps market, which says that mobile apps downloads are expected to go from 7 billion in 2009 to

Sometimes America can be myopic, self-centered, and oblivious. Today is one of those days when many of the news outlets are focusing on Twitter, the Toyota recalls, and Taylor

Parsing today's news, I see that Twitter has announced a new platform that does some stuff. I wish I could tell you what it was, but the press reports

Well, if you didn't think economic and policy actions in China were driving the markets, look again. Nearly all the market activity this morning revolves around China, whether it

I have been catching up on some data and news stories about the beleagured venture capital industry. A continuing shakeout in the industry means that fewer venture-capital firms are

Google (GOOG), Motorola (MOT), RIM (RIMM), Palm (PALM)? How do you sort all these characters out? Light Reading Editor in Chief Phil Harvey and I have been experimenting with

There was an incredible amount of hype leading up to Cisco's announcement of a new core router, the CRS-3. Typically, router announcements are not covered in detail by the

I have been taking a closer look at AT&T (NYSE), thinking about what to do with it. The first reason I'm thinking about it is that juicy 6.8% dividend.

I am racking my brain trying to decide what to make of the deal in which Yahoo has announced a partnership with Twitter to more deeply integrate the two

Okay, so I'm superficial. I like to simplify things, boil them down. Also, I'm not in Barcelona, so I can afford to make aloof comments about news developments thousands

Another sad news item about government intrusion today. I guess it's confirmed, personal liberty is on the permanent decline and George Orwell's future has arrived. The federal government now

Comscore has issued it's 2009 Year in Review, which is filled with interesting data about Internet trends. Two glaring elements stick out: The growth of consumption in online video

Shares of Cisco Systems Inc. are set to gain on the market open after a strong earnings release and encouraging words about the global economy from CEO John Chambers.

Funny how fast things can turn against you. After months of generating endless Apple tablet - er iPad - hype, now that the product is out there are plenty

Surely 2009 wasn't the best of years for the venture-capital industry, with Wall Street trying to sort out credit turmoil, startups struggling, and the capital simply out of whack

A big focus at CES in Las Vegas this week is on the growing smartphone wars, as a number of mobile manufacturers gear up to battle the dominance of