Sep 4th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
With a rash of muni Wi-Fi projects collapsing, companies and cities realize their initial approaches to providing ubiquitous, free network connectivity aren't working. The problem is Wi-Fi is too expensive to deploy, and there's not enough user demand.
Sep 4th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
AT&T launches a service giving parents wide-ranging control on most all its 63.7 million subscriber lines. Parents can limit when a wireless phone can make and receive calls and to whom, restrict text messages and talk time, and set allowances for ring tones and other downloads.
Aug 30th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
You can't tell the litigants without a scorecard. Here's a handy list of five plaintiffs searching for Google's gold.
Aug 29th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
Among the 900 layoffs announced by Earthlink is John Berryman, the vice president in charge of Earthlink's municipal Wi-Fi projects. Under his wing was a high-profile project to blanket San Francisco with wireless connectivity.
Aug 27th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
Chip power has increased dramatically in the last few years, thanks to new multicore processors from Intel, AMD and other chip makers. The problem is, software developers who understand how to utilize the new hardware are in short supply.
Aug 27th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
Ushering in New York City's fourth-generation high-speed wireless internet, Sprint Nextel taps Samsung to provide WiMax infrastructure for the city. The same duo will create infrastructure and equipment for similar networks in Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Boston.
Aug 27th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
Although its ambitious plan to provide free Wi-Fi for the city of San Francisco is on hold, Google trumpets its success providing free internet service to the much smaller city of Mountain View, some 30 miles to the south.
Aug 27th, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
The $710 million deal gives Acer a leg up in its battle with Lenovo, but important hurdles must be cleared before Gateway will turn around its lagging sales figures.
Aug 22nd, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
Dell is hardly the only company with accounting irregularities that result in the company having to restate earnings. Your company could be next -- find out how in our five-step program.
Aug 21st, 2007 | Wired | No Comments
FCC rules governing the upcoming auction of the 700-MHz spectrum include this requirement: You need a minimum of $4.6 billion, and as much as $10 billion, to place a bid.
