Infoworld - Thinking about the bits of data you leave behind is a one-way ticket to paranoia. Your browser? Full of cookies. Your cellphone? A beacon broadcasting your location at every moment. Search engines track your every curiosity. ...
Tags: Tracks, Online, one-way ticket
A highly anticipated patent infringement case between Apple and Motorola Mobility was dismissed Monday by a federal court judge in Wisconsin,hours before the trial was due to begin. The two companies were arguing over license rates for ...
Facebook has been carrying out trials with local businesses, exchanging free Wi-Fi for check-ins on the social network. The project is called Social Wi-Fi and sees Facebook offer a small number of firms routers and free Wi-Fi if they ...
Tags: Facebook, Wi-Fi, social network, routers
Meet the JBL? SoundFly? Air AirPlay plug-in speaker. It plugs directly into your wall outlet. All you need is an Apple AirPlay-enabled audio device, such as an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, and a home Wi-Fi? connection. Don't be fooled by the ...
It has been a long and somewhat slow journey to get here, but this week the UK finally saw the launch of a 4G network by mobile operator EE. Formed from the merger of T-Mobile and Orange, EE has rolled out the faster broadband ...
Tags: 4G network, EE, broadband, mobile networks, 4G, mobile, phone
Apple and Philips have teamed up to sell iPhone-controlled LED house lights. Colour is widely-tuneable, and DIY install takes minutes. Called Hue, made by Philips, and only sold through Apple at the moment, the system is based around a ...
Tags: Apple and Philips, Lights, Lighting, LEDs
While the risk of being hacked,conned or having sensitive information stolen is possible all through the year,most security experts agree that the holiday season brings a spike in fraudulent activity,both online and off. CSO compiled a ...
Tags: Christmas, Fraudulent auction, payment sites
Using non-secured public Wi-Fi hotspots can leave you vulnerable to identity theft,data theft,snooping,impersonation and malware infection.That's why so many people rely on public virtual private network services,but VPNs are no ...
Tags: Computer, VPN, public Wi-Fi hotspot, security
Thanks to c,it's now possible to use your work computer to access your TV at home if you've forgotten to record your favourite programme,or even turn your oven on so it's pre-heated by the time you get home from a long day at the office. ...
Tags: Smart home, LED light, lighting system, wireless technology
The Philips Lighting Hue SSL retrofit lamp can provide 16-million colors and tunable white light with ZigBee-based control via smartphones and tablets. Philips Lighting has introduced a new solid-state lighting (SSL) retrofit lamp called ...
Tags: LED Lamp
Continuing its tradition of developing innovative lighting products and solutions, Philips today introduced hue, the world's first Web-enabled LED home lighting system available direct to the consumer. Offered exclusively through Apple ...
Tags: Philips, LED Lighting, Philips hue
In our youths many of us imagined the 2000s with everything from flying cars and self-tying shoes to robotic lawnmowers and machines that could control the weather.But we're well into 2012 now,and none of these things have materialised yet. ...
Tags: home of future, water-saving devices, advanced furniture
Michael Ossmann,co-founder of Great Scott Gadgets,is developing HackRF,a software-defined radio(SDR)that lets you switch between radio frequencies on the fly. Most wireless gadgets,like the 3G antenna in a phone,operate using a fixed ...
In the future, we're told, homes will be filled with smart gadgets connected to the Internet, giving us remote control of our homes and making the grid smarter. Wireless thermostats and now lighting appear to be leading the way. ...
Tags: LED Light Bulb
EE has released its tariffs for the UK's first 4G contracts, which will be available from the end of October. EE – created from the merger of T-Mobile and Orange and formerly known as Everything Everywhere – has outlined price ...
Tags: EE, 4G pricing plans, corporate contracts, data allowances