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Huawei’s John Roese on the Telecom Giant That Wants to Roar: The Full AsiaD Interview (Video)

Kara Swisher in AsiaD on November 21, 2011 at 1:08 pm PT

The Chinese company is the world’s second-largest maker of telecommunications and networking gear — and you’re about to hear a lot more from it going forward.

HP Networking Head: "People Are Tired of Paying for Cisco"

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 22, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

Marius Haas doesn’t do small jobs. During his five-year stint as head of corporate strategy for Hewlett-Packard, he was the one who oversaw the massive acquisition of IT services firm EDS in 2008. Now as head of HP Networking he has a job that is no less daunting: Wrestling with Cisco Systems.

The Steam-Punk Dream Computer: Watch the Babbage Difference Engine in Action

Drake Martinet, Associate Editor, All Things Digital in News on December 4, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

Here’s a very special something for the steam-geeks out there: Video of the famed Babbage Difference Engine, widely regarded as the first complex mechanical computer. There are only two in the world, and we captured one in action.

September U.S. Video Game Sales Down Eight Percent, NPD Reports

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 15, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The trouble continues for the old school video game sector. In September, retail sales of new video game gear was down eight percent from a year ago to $1.18 billion, according to market research firm NPD Group. Hardware sales were down 19 percent and software sales were down six percent, although accessory sales were up 13 percent.

Cisco Unveils "Next-Generation" Routing System to Speed Up Video on the Web

Kara Swisher in News on March 9, 2010 at 8:04 am PT

In a highly hyped announcement, Cisco today unveiled a new version of its key routing system, which the networking giant said has a dozen times the traffic capacity of competitors and three times as much as the company’s previous version. Cisco’s CEO John Chambers said the CRS-3 Carrier Routing System is aimed at the huge growth in video on the Internet, a trend that has also caused increasing slowdowns. Cisco claimed the system could deliver all the movies ever made in just a few minutes or allow everyone in China to make a video phone call at once.

What Is Cisco Announcing This Morning to "Forever Change the Internet"? A Foursquare-Enabled Jet Pack?

Kara Swisher in News on March 9, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Bright and early this morning at 8 am PT, BoomTown will be jacked into the matrix for an invitation-only media and analyst briefing to hear exactly what the heck Cisco has been yammering on about of late. Last month, the networking giant said in a mysterioso email that it would be making “a significant announcement that will forever change the Internet and its impact on consumers, businesses and governments.” Significant? Forever? It had better be good.

Motorola: Here’s an Idea: Let’s Sell Off Our Most Profitable Division

John Paczkowski in News on November 11, 2009 at 11:29 am PT

Got a set-top box fetish and a few billion dollars to blow on it? Then boy, does Motorola have a deal for you. “People familiar with the matter” tell The Wall Street Journal that the company is seeking a buyer for its home and networks mobility division, which makes set-top boxes and other kit for the cable and telecom industry.