Every year, a new study seems to come out claiming that either IMing is a productivity timesuck or that it's actually a useful, relatively non-intrusive tool. Recently, the scientific pendulum has swung to the "useful" side, as a recent study found that "workers who used instant messaging on the job...
LAS VEGAS -- Kyocera Wireless, a leading global manufacturer of CDMA wireless phones and devices, today unveiled the new StrobeTM wireless handset at the Consumer Electronics Show. Strobe features a curved, stylish candy-bar design that opens lengthwise to reveal a second color display and full QWERTY keyboard inside, making it...
WASHINGTON -- AOL Time Warner Inc. may add real-time broadband video streaming to popular America Online instant-messaging services, as the Federal Communications Commission has voided a 200i merger condition intended to spur competition in the IM WASHINGTON -- AOL Time Warner Inc. may...
Belmont, Calif.-based IXI Mobile, which makes Ogo mobile devices, has cut 40 employees or 25 percent of its staff and is closing facilities to save money, San Francisco Business Times reports. The company lost $21.5 million a year ago and was able to cut its second quarter loss to...
Our classes for the third session began last week. Over the next six weeks, I have a 15-page paper, essay exam, weekly econ chapter assessments, a couple essays, and a memo to look forward to. Last session, we had two papers, two essay exams, and those weekly econ assignments. Oh,...
When Work Tools Become Play ToolsWell, maybe...Are you asking your salaried people to regularly work unpaid overtime (i.e. >40 hours)? If so, then you have no ethical right to ask them not to conduct personal business while at work. I find it really annoying when companies that break...