Sharp Electronics this week introduced a netbook-like mobile device with a 5-inch touch screen that is designed to run Internet-based …
Wi-Fi cell phones expected to double in two years
Global shipments of Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones are expected to double between 2009 and 2011, at least partially due to the …
Dell open to developing mobile devices with carriers
Dell said it is willing to work with carriers worldwide to develop more mobile devices, suggesting that another phonelike prototype …
New attack cracks common Wi-Fi encryption in a minute
Computer scientists in Japan say they've developed a way to break the WPA encryption system used in wireless routers in …
Asustek's Android Eee PC remains in deep freeze
The CEO of netbook pioneer Asustek Computer said today that he still sees no clear market for mini-laptops known as …
Cisco downplays WLAN vulnerability
Cisco Systems Inc. downplayed a vulnerability in some of its wireless access points, saying that there is no risk of …
Gigabit Ethernet fit for a tank
Ethernet continues to go places its inventors probably never imagined. This week GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms got a $645,000 contract …
Cisco wireless LAN vulnerability could open 'back door'
Some wireless access points from Cisco Systems have a vulnerability that could allow a hacker to redirect traffic outside the …
RIM may get new browser through acquisition
BlackBerry phones may soon get a new browser, now that Research In Motion Ltd. has acquired Torch Mobile. The Toronto …
Wireless industry defends itself against mounting criticism
Facing an unprecedented onslaught of criticism of its pricing practices, exclusive handset deals and other moves, the wireless industry is …
Nokia enters netbook market with the Booklet 3G
Nokia has unveiled the Booklet 3G, a netbook with high-speed mobile broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity, and a GPS receiver, the …
ConSentry Networks goes out of business
NAC pioneer ConSentry Networks has gone out of business, according to the company’s founder. Employees at the company were told …
BlackBerry takes app store to desktop
If you find browsing for new applications on your BlackBerry to be a slow and cumbersome process, fear not: Research …
Garmin-Asus launches first Windows Mobile smartphone
Garmin-Asus, the mobile phone joint venture between GPS device maker Garmin and electronics vendor Asustek Computer, launched its first smartphone …