Six months from now, enterprise IT groups will be facing a big change for their Wi-Fi networks: the shift to 802.11ac, which promises wireless data rates that start at 433Mbps. But what's on paper and what happens in the real world are ...
Tags: IT groups, Wifi, networks, 802.11ac, wireless data rates
Apple today said it would start selling the new iPad in China starting Friday, July 20. As analysts expected, the move came quickly after Apple settled a dispute with a Chinese company over the iPad name. The tablet, which Apple ...
AT&T will exclusively offer the first touchscreen-enabled mobile hotspot, the new MiFi Liberate, for use with its emerging LTE network, the carrier announced Thursday. Made by Novatel Wireless, the MiFi Liberate device comes with a ...
Tags: touchscreen, mobile hotspot, ew MiFi Liberate, LTE network
The mobile-audio-device market has grown rapidly over recent years,producing consumers well used to scrutinising audio and less willing to compromise on quality.Average Joe has grown a set of golden ears,you might say.Reinforcing this ...
Tags: audio quality, mobile-audio-device, real-time wireless
Google announced on Thursday what the company terms the "biggest ever update" to its popular and controversial Street View map imagery Web-based service. Google has doubled the number of Street View special collections and has updated ...
Tags: Google, Street View map, Web based service
Since 2003 a leading provider of web-based auction management software for charity auctions -- today announces the launch of ReadySetAuction Live. This next-generation bidding platform leverages increasingly ubiquitous personal mobile ...
Tags: auction management software, charity auctions, bidding platform, software
Google Fiber broadband service in Kansas City will cost US$70 per month for 1Gbps Internet access and $120 per month for that service plus TV, the company said Thursday. Even residents who don't want to pay for the fast service will ...
Tags: Google, Fiber broadband service, Kansas City, TV
Amazon unveiled new e-readers and tablets on Thursday -- the biggest surprise to analysts was a $499 Kindle Fire HD 4G LTE tablet. mazon's new Kindle Fire HD tablet with 4G LTE wireless and 32GB of storage will sell for $499. ...
CAMAS, WA, August 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- CritterMap Software, maker of the Android GPS App BackCountry Navigator, brings you a chance to explore your world beyond the limits of roads and cell coverage. Wherever you're going, ...
Tags: Navigator Software, Android, GPS, CritterMap Software
Normally if you find a rogue outlet strip, or a user happens to bring his or her own surge protector to use you might not think much of it. Thanks to a new device called the Power Pwn, though, it might soon be cause for concern. A company ...
Tags: outlet strip, surge protector, Power Pwn, hacking tool
O2 is synonymous with mobile, be it as the lucky operator who secured the iPhone exclusive when Apple's handset came to our shores or as the quiet network which was not angry but 'disappointed' with Ofcom's recent 4G rulings. However, the ...
Tags: O2, mobile, iPhone, systems integrator, enterprise telecoms
Lord's Cricket Ground has been brought into the internet age after its owners signed a deal with The Cloud to provide free Wi-Fi access for spectators. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which owns the venue, has agreed to the five-year ...
Tags: Lord's Cricket Ground, Marylebone Cricket Club, Wi-Fi, Cloud
And now, the end is near. On 23 November 2012, Gerry Pennell will leave the job of a lifetime. Four years after signing up as CIO for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, his IT team has won every technology gold medal going after ...
Tags: Gerry Pennell, CIO, London 2012 Olympic Games, IT systems
BT has revealed it is making its One Voice app globally available, encouraging users to make calls on their smartphones via their corporate virtual private network (VPN). Initially launched in the Asia-Pacific region, the app runs on ...
Tags: BT, smartphones, BlackBerry, Apple
Microchip Technology has completed the $900m acquisition of Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC). "We believe SMSC's smart mixed-signal connectivity solutions aimed at embedded applications are an ideal complement to Microchip's ...
Tags: SMSC, Microchip Technology, acquisition, consumer electronics