Tag archive: Yesterday

Yesterday Sony announced its financials for the year ending in March, and for the first time in 14 years, it made a loss. But what a loss! It’s a round $1 billion. That’s bad enough, but the company has said it expects to lose even more in the coming year. Sony blamed reduced demand for electronics goods and a strong yen for sales slumping by 12.9%. The losses were $1.05 billion, which was actually less than initially… Read More

As we reported about yesterday, Apple's latest and greatest Apple Store is set to open in a few hours on New York's Fifth Avenue between58th and 59th Streets. When the store opens, Apple will offer over 100 Macs and 200 iPods for customers to play with. In addition more than 300 Apple employees are expected to be there for the grandopening.   To help you get in the mood, here are a few photos (Steve Jobs shot courtesy of Digital… Read More

Yesterday was the first official test of the complex technology needed to provide a wireless Internet connection aboard a moving vessel. At issue is whether it is feasible to offer connectivity to more of the system's 24.5 million annual passengers. Apparently, it is. A signal was detectable yesterday immediately upon booting up a Wi-Fi-capable laptop aboard the Klickitat. Getting online required installing no software or setup… Read More

“Yesterday's release of the final rules to deregulate last mile broadband facilities is a giant leap toward making universal adoption of broadband a reality. While we still need to review the final rule, we are hopeful that it will contain the CEA supported High Tech Broadband Coalition's proposal removing outmoded regulations that were stifling investment in last-mile broadband infrastructure. “We thank the… Read More