Some of the most vicious Internet predators are hackers who infect thousands of PCs with special viruses and lash the machines together into "botnets" to pump out spam or attack other computers.
According to researcher In-Stat , shipments of consumer electronics devices embedded with Wi-Fi could reach nearly 1 billion by 2012. More than 294 million devices with Wi-Fi shipped last year, says In-Stat.
Here's a way to control the temperature in your house from far, far away. The Ecobee "Smart Thermostat" has all the stuff you'd expect with a standard digital thermostat and adds a pretty nice-looking touchscreen interface and - gasp!
A while back, I noted that where you compute was becoming as important as what you compute . Now that App Store has been established and Core Location has become a standard part of the iPhone SDK, reality has born out that statement.
Qualcomm Inc. last week won an appeal of an International Trade Commission ruling issued last year that banned the importation of 3G handsets containing a Qualcomm chip that the ITC found infringed on a battery-saving patent owned by Broadcom Corp.The decision is the latest...
CHICAGO - The Wireless History Foundation celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first cellphone call with an evening of festivity featuring a celebrity attendee list similar to what you'd find in People magazine - if People magazine covered the wireless industry.
Look below for pictures...
Simon & Schuster unveiled a deal to make more than 500 of its titles available through the Macmillan Publishing Solutions' MPS Mobile.The effort launched with books such as the best-seller "The Secret" as well as titles from the "Star Trek" line; additional offerings will...
A leading provider of location-awareness services geared toward business customers has joined an alliance started by Research in Motion Ltd.Apisphere Inc. announced today it joined the BlackBerry Independent Software Vendor Alliance Program. With resources and tools available through the alliance, Apisphere is aiming to...
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Aegis Mobility unveiled new technology they said manages incoming and outgoing calls and text messages on drivers' mobile phones, a product aimed at reducing - and capitalizing on - the problem of distraction while behind the wheel. ...
Motorola Inc. announced its first touchscreen phone for the U.S., called the Krave, with Verizon Wireless on Tuesday. The phone is now available for $150 with a mail-in rebate.The phone is a variant of the Ming, a popular model launched in China in early...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.The mobile ecosystem is expanding. We are quickly moving from an era of proprietary development confined to...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For full coverage please visit RCRWireless.com/25years.
When Nextel started to roll out their iDEN network back...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For full coverage please visit RCRWireless.com/25years.Policymakers must have done something right over the past 25...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--Canada: Nokia Siemens Networks announced a deal with Telus that...
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Making music just got easier. A Japanese game maker has teamed up with the nation's leading cellphone network carrier to enable users to play an orchestra with their fingertips.
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile operator 3 UK is to sell Nokia's N95 Comes With Music handset which offers unlimited music downloads, an industry source told Reuters on Tuesday.
The electronics giants - best known for its printers and displays - is challenging premium notebook vendors, seeking to challenge Toshiba, Sony and Apple for the high-end mobility market.
Editor's Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For full coverage please visit RCRWireless.com/25years.The history of mobile data teems with unrestrained hyperbole and...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For full coverage please visit RCRWireless.com/25years.
The wireless industry's evolution from that first call placed 25...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our coverage of 25 years in wireless. RCR Wireless News is celebrating with a package of stories detailing the advances of the past three decades. For full coverage please visit RCRWireless.com/25years.
During the past 25 years, two overriding factors have shaped...
