RIM's growth slowed by legal worries
Blackberry users may be breathing a sigh of relief now the long-running lawsuit with NTP is over, but Blackberry maker Research In Motion (RIM) will be counting the cost - in lost customers - for some...
View ArticleMost fixed-to-mobile projects doomed, study finds
Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), the much-touted technology that combines mobile phones with fixed lines to save companies money, will be insecure and most implementations will fail, according to some...
View ArticleHP snubs own WLANs for Cisco’s
Hewlett-Packard’s services division has signed a deal to use Cisco’s wireless LAN kit —snubbing HP’s own wireless networking products.
View ArticleWant 3G indoors? Femtocells will do the job nicely
A UK startup has promised indoor 3G “femtocells” that will offer cheap calls and better coverage inside buildings.
View ArticleNokia Siemens releases femtocell, shuns Forum
Nokia Siemens Networks has launched a 3G femtocell and a gateway to allow operators to manage multiple femtocells in subscribers’ homes.
View ArticleWork-around puts Skype on the iPhone
A complex remote-control work around has achieved what every geek wants: running Skype on an iPhone.
View ArticleCheaper femtocells are on the way
3G femtocells, which promise to deliver indoor coverage and cheap service for 3G networks, are a step closer, thanks to a base station built using chips designed for mass-market handsets.
View ArticleUltramobile PC launches in Europe
OQO has delivered a European -- or at least, U.K. -- version of its ultra-mobile PC, expanded its international presence with a U.K. international director, and dropped more hints about a new version...
View ArticleRIM working on iPhone rival?
RIM, once the maker of the most corporate-looking handhelds, is rumoured to be working on a touch-screen phone that will compete with the iPhone and — for the first time on a BlackBerry — have no hard...
View ArticleHP launches 'loss-proof' mobile thin client
Hewlett-Packard is launching a connected laptop that holds no data locally - using technology from thin client specialist Neoware, that it acquired only weeks ago.
View ArticleUK defense ministry to sell WiMax spectrum to buy ships
Operators wanting to launch WiMax services in the U.K. could get hold of valuable spectrum this year, as the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence sells it, to raise funds to buy ships.
View ArticleIPhone 2.0 gets open source email
Funambol has delivered an open source email client for the new iPhone, and has won new funding for its bid to offer a free alternative to the Blackberry.
View ArticleMaking wi-fi as good as Ethernet
Wireless infrastructure provider Meru Networks announced virtual ports, a technology designed to make wi-fi networks as reliable as wired Ethernet.
View ArticleFemtocells tipped to boost cellular capacity
Femtocells, indoor 3G base stations installed by consumers, will boost cellular network capacity more than ten-fold without causing interference, according to research carried out by industry body the...
View ArticleCellphone 802.11n chip
Broadcom has announced a single chip, the BCM4329, that combines 802.11n wireless LAN, Bluetooth and FM radio for use in phones and other handheld devices.
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