T-Mobile: Churn spikes in third quarter
T-Mobile said Thursday that it added 670,000 new customers in the third quarter to end with 32.1 million customers.
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News to know: Cisco's outlook; Web 2.0 Summit; WinHEC; Google-Yahoo
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily:Larry Dignan: Cisco's Chambers breaks out economic downturn playbook; Eyes cost cuts as demand dries upSam Diaz: Web 2.
Steve Ballmer live from Australia
Programming note: In about an hour Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will deliver his first speech since the Professional Developer's Conference to a select audience in Sydney.Our sister site, ZDNet Australia is broadcasting the stream live at 11:30 p.
Live: Jerry Yang at Web 2.0 Summit
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang's name popped in a number of headlines today, sparked by a rumor that his job may be on the line following Google's announcement this morning that it was withdrawing from an ad deal with Yahoo. The company, of course, is denying the rumor.
Doerr: Obama's tech focus and how tech companies can ride the storm
Venture Capitalist John Doerr, appearing at the Web 2.0 Summit, said that there are thing that the incoming Obama administration can do to help the tech industry, starting with a focus on energy, basic research and higher education - the recipe that started the Internet.
Dreamforce '08: New cloud applications revealed [video]
At Dreamforce 2008, ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz hits the show floor and talks to technology vendors about new applications they are developing for the cloud. He looks at a new single sign-on solution for enterprise customers, a new Facebook application that helps users find jobs, and a social-networking interface that connects doctors to patients.
Web 2.0 Summit: Focus on solving problems, not overnight fortunes
updated: In opening remarks at the Web 2.0 Summit 2008 in San Francisco, Tim O'Reilly took a moment to highlight the bright side of a stormy economic outlook.
Cisco's Chambers breaks out economic downturn playbook; Eyes cost cuts as demand dries up
Updated: Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers said Wednesday that the company has its economic downturn playbook out and aims to cut $1 billion in costs this fiscal year as demand among customers slows. Chambers said Cisco expects its fiscal second quarter sales to fall 5 percent to 10 percent.
Larry Brilliant outlines Google's giving strategies [video]
At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Larry Brilliant, executive director of Google.org, declares that Google ripped off Salesforce's 1/1/1 model--and the company is proud of it.
Apple to pay Fadell $300,000 as advisor; Can't solicit workers for a year if leaves
Apple in an SEC filing on Wednesday detailed Tony Fadell's compensation package, which includes an annual salary of $300,000, stock and an agreement to avoid poaching employees for a year at the end of his employment.Apple officially announced Fadell's departure on Tuesday.
Election coverage sets Web record; Facebook releases data
updated: Facebook releases Election Night traffic data. (see below)Right around the time that Barack Obama was being declared the winner of Tuesday's historic election, an Internet usage record was being broken.
Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?
Updated: In a move that's not terribly surprising, Google said Wednesday that it is scrapping its search advertising deal with Yahoo. Google's decision puts Yahoo's search business back in play and may bring Microsoft back into the picture.
AOL's ad revenue takes a hit
Time Warner reported its third quarter results on Wednesday and revealed that the AOL business continues to slide. On the bright side, AOL's results could have been worse.
FCC opens up wireless 'white spaces;' Assessing winners, losers and wild-cards
The Federal Communications Commission has opened up so-called wireless white spaces--unused spectrum between broadcast channels--in a move the agency hopes paves the way for 'Wi-Fi on Steroids'.In a statement following the FCC's 5-0 approval (Techmeme), Chairman Kevin Martin said:Opening the white spaces will allow for the creation of a Wi-Fi on steroids.
Software as a service: It should be the best of times, but it isn't
It's a big week for the software as a service industry: Salesforce.com is establishing itself as a leading cloud computing provider, NetSuite is planning to take on SAP head on and Success Factors is upping its outlook.
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