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At Bell Labs, Lucky invented the adaptive equalizer, used in all high-speed data transmission. Speaking to CNET News.com's Marguerite Reardon at the Marconi Symposium in New York, he says the telecom industry can't afford to fund research the way it did pre-1984, when Bell Labs was a big force.
Federico Faggin pioneered the first silicon gate integrated circuits. At the Marconi Symposium in New York, Faggin tells CNET News.com's Marguerite Reardon that in terms of American technology research, there's too much emphasis on short-term goals.
CNET News.com reporter Marguerite Reardon gets a chance to do what we've all dreamed of doing: Jump up and down on a laptop. This is one of Panasonic's Toughbooks.
Daily Debrief: Showtime for Android. So, now what?
After months of hype, it's finally all systems go. On Tuesday, T-Mobile will deliver the first phone to use Google's Android operating system. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper speaks with wireless reporter Marguerite Reardon about the inaugural of the Android era and what it will mean for you.
CNET News Daily Debrief: 1G, 2G, 3G--now 4G?
Intel and Sprint plan to announce WiMax broadband service, according to sources. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper speaks with Marguerite Reardon to find out what this may mean for technology consumers--and how much it'll cost you.
Kleinrock created the basic principle of packet switching, which underpins the Internet. A decade later, his host computer at UCLA became the first node on the Internet. In an interview with CNET News.com's Marguerite Reardon, Kleinrock says today's tech companies have more competition and less money.
In line at the big Apple opening
CNET News.com's Marguerite Reardon talks to the folks standing in line before the grand opening of Apple's new store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Even CEO Steve Jobs came by to see the action. The store's going to be open 24-7, so what's the rush to be first?
Net telephony's mainstream struggle
BellSouth's director of Converged Services, Steve Zimba, told attendees at the VON conference in San Jose that many residential customers are still wary of VoIP. CNET News.com reporter Marguerite Reardon asked if VoIP is merely a defensive tool for the telcos.
A stylish, high-resolution plasma, this Philips is hampered by so-so home-theater performance.
Daily Debrief: Will your ISP be 'asking' you to clean up your act?
Shifting gears, the recording industry has decided to outsource the job of tracking down people engaging in illegal file swapping to Internet service providers. What's behind the about-face? Charles Cooper speaks with Maggie Reardon on the CNET News Daily Debrief.
