Orange today launched a new application called Libon, enabling users to make calls and send texts for free. Initially just for iOS, but with an Android version due in the first quarter of 2013, the application can be used by customers of ...
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Virgin Media has signed a deal with EE and Vodafone to allow their customers to use its Wi-Fi network on the London Underground. Virgin Media offered free Wi-Fi on the London Underground in summer 2012 for anyone travelling through the 72 ...
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More than 250 touch-screen digital signage displays from LG Electronics are at the heart of a unique program that's bringing interactive kiosks to Manhattan and the outer boroughs over the next several months, LG Electronics USA announced ...
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Usability guru Jakob Nielsen has slammed Microsoft's new Windows 8 operating system, accusing the company of hiding everyday features, imposing a tablet paradigm on desktop users, as well as a single-window user interface instead of ...
Microsoft's new mobile operating systems have been affected by a series of glitches that has had users complaining online – and some returning their devices to retailers and mobile telecoms companies for a refund. The most serious ...
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Android users are choosing Wi-Fi for their data transfers,rather than using their mobile data allocations. Analyst firm Nielsen monitored 1,500 Android OS customers during September 2012 by installing a meter on their smartphones to ...
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Wireless networking supplier Xirrus has launched its"Art-of-Wi-Fi"competition,aimed at UK school students. The competition is designed to develop students'digital art,animation and coding skills.Students are invited to submit digital ...
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Networking hardware giant Cisco is to acquire privately held Meraki for $1.2bn (GBP 755m). Meraki, which was founded in 2006 and has offices in New York, London and Mexico, offers mid-market customers easy-to-deploy on-premise networking ...
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A taste of Cisco's acquisitions The threat from software-defined networking(SDN)Cisco diversifies portfolio Acquisitions more cost-effective than R&D Extending customer base and innovation There is nothing unusual about an industry ...
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IDG News Service-The initial public offering of Ruckus Wireless on Friday highlighted the growing importance of Wi-Fi in mobile networks as service providers try to meet the demands of smartphone and tablet users. Ruckus,a maker of Wi-Fi ...
Tags: Wi-Fi, smartphone, tablet users, carrier-owned networks
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created new software to boost the performance of Wi-Fi connections. Known as WiFox,the software is said to"act like a traffic cop"by monitoring how heavy data traffic is going along the ...
IDG News Service-Cisco Systems and Qualcomm are putting their considerable wireless weight behind a system to make it easier for retail stores and other venues to offer information to visitors over Wi-Fi. Many shops,airports and other ...
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IDG News Service-Three researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software protocol that better manages high traffic loads on a Wi-Fi router when too many users connect,the university said on Tuesday. The IEEE's ...
Tags: WiFi points, software protocol, WiFox, network users
couple of months ago, the LIFX LED lightbulb debuted on Kickstarter, and it was only a couple of weeks ago when electronics giant Philips unveiled its Hue color changing LED light bulb. These light bulbs not only allow you to choose ...
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IDG News Service - Some users of Microsoft's new Surface tablet are complaining about connectivity issues that are preventing them from getting on the Internet, according to posts on Microsoft's Surface support forum. Microsoft started ...
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