Network World - SANTA CLARA -- At this week's Fall 2012 DEMO conference, big data was in a category by itself - and for good reason. In an event typically dominated by consumer-facing technologies, DEMO organizers created a separate panel ...
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Computerworld - Research in Motion Wednesday released a BlackBerry PlayBook OS update that adds full device encryption to secure personal data stored on the device to go along with the already-available encryption for corporate data. The ...
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Tizen 2.0, the open-source smartphone operating system, is now available as an alpha release with an accompanying software development kit (SDK), the Tizen project announced on Tuesday. The release lends credence to rumors that project ...
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Mobility and security hardly go hand-in-hand. But not at the Essar Group. In fact, for this Indian, multinational conglomerate, security was the stepping stone to enterprise mobility and a vibrant BYOD environment. What got the ball ...
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IDG News Service - Nokia, Samsung Electronics, Sony and Qualcomm have formed the In-Location Alliance, which will work to improve the accuracy of indoor positioning, the companies said on Thursday. Indoor positioning is the next frontier ...
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IDG News Service - Apple released on Sunday an update that fixes a problem where the iPhone 5 draws data from the carrier Verizon despite being connected to a Wi-Fi network. Apple's advisory said the scenario happens "under certain ...
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Computerworld - When nearly 69,000 fans crowd into Gillette Stadium for the New England Patriots NFL home opener on Sept. 16, a new multimillion-dollar, high-density, bowlwide Wi-Fi network will be fired up for its first public use. Fans ...
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A new beta version of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) that allows users to make voice calls over Wi-Fi is now available for download, Research In Motion said Tuesday. The beta version of BBM 7 works on BlackBerry smartphones running BlackBerry ...
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Cisco Systems plans to build small cellular base stations, building upon its fast-growing business in Wi-Fi base stations for mobile operator networks, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said on Tuesday. The move will bring the networking ...
IDG News Service - Asustek's innovative laptop-tablet hybrid called Taichi is now on sale in the U.S. starting at $1,299. At first glance, the Taichi looks like a standard ultrabook with an 11.6-inch touch screen when in laptop mode. ...
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The public prosecutor in Hamburg has decided not to start a criminal investigation into the way Googles' Street View cars gathered data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks in Germany, the lawyer who requested the inquiry said Thursday. In ...
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Computerworld - American Airlines Wednesday said it plans to deploy 17,000 first-generation Samsung Galaxy Note devices to flight attendants for use onboard its planes. The flights attendants will use the smartphone-tablet Notes device to ...
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Google has added indoor floor plans to the Web version of its Maps service, allowing any device with a browser to show the way in airports, rail stations, shopping malls and museums in nine countries. The indoor maps have previously been ...
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Anyfi Networks claims its software is the best option to take your home Wi-Fi with you on the go. The Swedish firm formed in 2006 with the goal of using existing Wi-Fi networks for public use,instead of investing more money into building ...
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A group of wireless operators including AT&T, Boingo Wireless, BT and China Mobile have joined forces to work on a common framework for Wi-Fi roaming to make it easier for users to access hotspots while travelling abroad. Mobile operators ...
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