A whole separate box and remote just for video chat? For as much as $600, plus a $10 per month subscription (HDTV and broadband not included)? It was always doubtful whether the Umi telepresence kit would catch on, but now Cisco has crushed those doubts by quietly crushing both the 1080p and cheaper 720p versions [...]

The past 12 months have been a boon of technological innovation, particularly in the world of mobile devices, where top companies have been waging an arms race for the top of the smartphone and tablet hills… Tweet This Post

Time is a funny thing. One minute I’m standing in a crowded room fondling HP’s new 10.1-inch TouchPad tablet, the next, I’m writing its obituary, and a moment later I’m marking the rebirth of its OS as an open source platform… Tweet This Post

Big Red’s finding its pipes cluttered with all of the young people’s streaming video, audio and cloud services. That’s why it’s busting out the credit card to order a fresh new 100G IPv6 network for Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York and Seattle… Tweet This Post

We’ve already gotten a large eyeful of Comcast’s next-gen Xcalibur guide that’s on the way next year with social networking tie ins and apps, but until that arrives, what can we hope for on the existing Scientific Atlanta, Cisco, and Motorola cable boxes? Sr… Tweet This Post

Cisco this morning announced its intent to purchase service fulfillment software assets and associated employees from the UK subsidiary of Comptel, for 21.3 million euros or roughly $31 million in cash… Tweet This Post

Networking giant Cisco Systems plans to lay off 6,500 employees as part of a massive restructuring plan, the company announced Monday. The layoffs, which are one of the largest single layoffs this year and appear to be the largest single cut Cisco has ever made, amount to about 9 percent of Cisco’s total work force [...]

The Cisco Cius tablet is nearing release a full year after its announcement. The enterprise tablet is set to set the IT world a blaze this July 31 and Verizon will be one of the official retailers along with AT&T… Tweet This Post

Anyone who’s been in a packed stadium or concert venue knows better than to expect to be able to browse the web or even check email, unless of course your device happens to be compatible with a certain underutilized data-only network… Tweet This Post

Global Internet traffic is expected to quadruple between 2010 and 2015, according to data provided to Mashable by Cisco.By that time, nearly 3 billion people will be using the Internet — more than 40% of the world’s projected population… Tweet This Post

We’re entering into a new era of the Internet, where users are now looking to find validated sources within the mix of information overload that we all experience, said Steve Rubel, EVP of Global Strategy and Insights for Edelman during his presentation at Mashable Connect 2011… Tweet This Post

Many Flip fans are already sporting black arm bands with little red spots in honor of the dying brand, and the New York Times reports there’s more bad news coming. Starting May 12th, all videos uploaded to FlipShare will expire 30 days after they’ve been posted… Tweet This Post