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Competition can be great for consumers but terrifying for vendors, a maxim being put into effect in the cellular services realm. Consumers now find themselves besieged by a wide variety of carrier bonuses, such as free handsets and calling plans that feature thousands of free minutes. As a result, a...
Some of the world's leading handset manufacturers and wireless carriers announced an agreement to develop advanced technology for sending high-resolution video at speeds 10 times today's third-generation (3G) wireless. The deal, announced by Japanese giant NTT DoCoMo, included participation from Eur...
Two new variants of the Cabir mobile phone virus have been discovered, indicating that the source code for the virus is available in the malware underground. Even more troubling, the new variants are smarter than the old. The attackers appear to be following the same path as Internet worm writers, i...
In a battle to establish a de facto standard, is it better to deliver technology first or to have the greater number of supporters? The emergence of ultrawideband (UWB) products, which allow a wide variety of PC and consumer electronics devices to exchange information over high-speed wireless networ...
This week, federal regulators unleashed yet another telecommunications decision that will slow down progress, costing American jobs and economic growth. Technology's mantra of "faster, better, smaller and cheaper" is constantly running up against a bureaucratic mantra of "slower, mediocre, fumbling ...
Faced with antiquated technical issues and political pressure, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week contemplated lifting the ban on cellular telephone use on aircraft. The Commission proposed relaxing the current ban on wireless phone use during flights that was intended to avoid in...
IT managers tend to look at wireless local area networks, or WLANs, much like adults view groups of loud teenagers -- with at least a little bit of trepidation and sometimes some fear as well. That's because while the wireless technology potentially offers companies the ability to enhance productivi...
U.S. wireless carrier Sprint announced it was pumping US$3 billion into high-speed wireless network partnerships with Motorola, Lucent and Nortel, hoping that more bandwidth and speed will let it generate more revenue from users. The deal was a must for Motorola, which won extension of its agreement...
Up to now there hasn't been a connection between cellular and WiFi networks, but that situation is expected to change soon. Cell phone vendors are getting ready to deliver new handsets, and carriers are rolling out new services that support the two wireless options. "There is no doubt that there wil...
Canary Wireless today announced the release of its Digital Hotspotter device, a WiFi detection and analysis tool with an LCD display that provides essential network information to WiFi users and technology professionals. The company says its device is the only one on the market to provide smart sign...
Trend Micro is giving away its antivirus and anti-spam software for smartphones until June, the company announced today, but how necessary that software is remains unclear. "It's a solution in search of a problem," analyst Ed Moyle of SecurityCurve told TechNewsWorld. Moyle added, however, that the ...
The ESPN sports television network is teaming up with Sprint to create its own brand of mobile phone service. The new service, to be called ESPN Mobile, is expected to launch in the second half of next year. Sprint, the country's third-largest wireless carrier, will allow ESPN to use space on its ne...
Because cellular services are one of the fastest growing segments in the telecommunications market, new models are emerging that focus on how cellular services are delivered. The days when carriers installed and controlled their own equipment are giving way to a new era in which wireless network ser...
Broadcom has rolled out a new line of local area network (LAN) chipsets that it says can increase the range of existing WiFi networks by as much as 50 percent in both office and home settings. Broadcom said its Broadrange 54g chipsets rely on advanced signal processing technology to boost the range ...
As companies clamp down on their IT systems to ensure they are safe from tampering and information leaks, one threat remains difficult to neutralize: handheld devices. For the most part, employees who use PDAs, cell phones and their smartphone cousins have unfettered access to their office computers...
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