Digital Daily » Miami http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com by John Paczkowski Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://allthingsd.com/theme/images/logo-rss.jpg All Things Digital http://allthingsd.com/ 144 22 Sony Ericsson to Sack 2,000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20091118/sony-ericsson-to-sack-2000/ http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20091118/sony-ericsson-to-sack-2000/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:04 +0000 John Paczkowski http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=29309 LAYOFFS_BOBS_THUMBGiven its recent string of lousy financial reports, its weak platform strategy and declining share of the the global handset market, I suppose it was only a matter of time before Sony Ericsson began sacking employees again. And the company did just that this morning, announcing plans to shutter its Research Triangle Park facility in North Carolina, as well as offices in Miami, India and Sweden.

The closures, which will see Sony Ericsson’s North American headquarters moved to Atlanta, will result in the loss of some 2,000 jobs. This a little more than a year after the joint venture’s last big round of layoffs, part of a companywide cost-cutting plan that also left about 2,000 people unemployed.

]]> http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20091118/sony-ericsson-to-sack-2000/feed/ 0 Surf the Skies at DSL Speeds–Assuming Your Laptop Hasn't Been Confiscated by the TSA http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080820/surf-the-skies-at-dsl-speeds-assuming-your-laptop-hasnt-been-confiscated-by-tsa/ http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080820/surf-the-skies-at-dsl-speeds-assuming-your-laptop-hasnt-been-confiscated-by-tsa/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:28:42 +0000 John Paczkowski http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=3625 American Airlines (AMR) rolled out its take on cloud computing today, becoming the first airline in the U.S. to offer full in-flight broadband access. Dubbed “GoGo” and provided by AirCell, the service is available for a flat $12.95 fee on flights between New York and San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, and New York and Miami. Speeds are said to be roughly equivalent to those offered by a slow DSL connection. When Walt tested the service earlier this summer, he found the typical download speed to hover between 500 and 600Kbps. Upload speeds were between 250 and 300Kbps. Not bad. Certainly, good enough to make it compelling for some travelers. “It’s a game-changer,” said Henry Harteveldt, an analyst with Forrester Research. “You’re no longer forced to be isolated from what’s going on in your office, with your clients or with friends or family. For business travelers, this will greatly aid productivity, and for leisure travelers, it means they will be in control of their entertainment.”

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