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Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth to co-exist within device

Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth to co-exist within device

News New Wi-Fi specs that enable direct connections won't replace Bluetooth. Instead, both wireless protocols will likely be supported in the same device, says analyst.

Monday, November 02 2009 05:42 PM

Tags: Bluetooth, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Development/design, Mobile processors, Specification, Wi-Fi Alliance, mobile, Gartner Inc., photograph, Bluetooth


Femtocells still years away from mainstream

Femtocells still years away from mainstream

News The wireless technology is not likely to hit consumers for next few years and still needs to find edge over Wi-Fi to appeal to users, says analyst.

Friday, August 21 2009 07:07 PM

Tags: 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Business broadband, Ovum, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Broadband, 3G Network, Environment, Wi-Fi


Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise

Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise

News People all over the world are increasingly using faster Wi-Fi hot spots to access the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a report.

Friday, February 13 2009 11:45 AM

Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Wireless e-mail devices, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cell Phone, cellular network, 3G Network


New Wi-Fi spec challenges Bluetooth

News The specification, called Wi-Fi Direct, turns gadgets into mini access points and could hurt Bluetooth's dominance in gadget wireless connectivity.

Thursday, October 15 2009 03:32 AM

Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Device, Phone, router, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi access point, P2P, Wireless, Wi-Fi


Google has its own plan for netbooks

News No, the search giant isn't saying it will build a netbook. But it sure knows what it would like one running Chrome OS to resemble, and that's a little different from the netbook of today.

Friday, November 20 2009 10:29 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux desktop OS, Personal Computers, Google Inc., Operating System, software, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Hardware


Weirdest IT story I've written

Blogs In my almost a decade of covering the IT beat here in the Philippines, I've written different sorts of stories--some of ...

Saturday, June 20 2009 11:32 PM


802.11n Wi-Fi standard finally approved

News After seven years, the new, faster standard for wireless networking finally makes it past the draft stage.

Monday, September 14 2009 10:34 AM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Wireless, wireless networking, IEEE 802.11n, Draft-N, WLAN, Wi-Fi, blog, Mobile/Wireless


Dell unveils Android-based Mini 3 smartphone

News The first carriers for the Android-based phone will be China Mobile and Brazil's Claro. Details on the devices will come later.

Monday, November 16 2009 01:44 PM

Tags: Google Android, Smart phones, Phone, China Mobile Ltd., U.S., mobile, Google Android, Smart Phone, Wi-Fi, China


Why automatic updates may be the next big threat

Techguide Michael Kassner discusses a potential problem--an attacker hijacking automatic updates and downloading malware onto users' computers.

Tuesday, August 25 2009 12:51 AM

Tags: Network security, Security Management, Malware, Security, Michael Kassner, computer, Server, Wi-Fi, network, Wi-Fi network


Microsoft to open Windows cafe in Paris

News Software maker tells the venue is meant to let people sip an espresso while checking out the latest tech from Redmond.

Thursday, September 24 2009 10:47 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows 7, Wi-Fi, Redmond, retail company, Microsoft Windows, TechCrunch, Paris


France pushes ahead with 'three strikes' Internet law

News Anti-piracy legislation, which calls for persistent file-sharers to have their Internet connection cut off, is a revised version of earlier legislation struck down by the courts.

Thursday, September 17 2009 10:17 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Law, IP, IP Address, Wi-Fi connection, Wi-Fi, File-sharing, Internet, Wi-Fi access


Using software updates to spread malware

News Researchers warn that attackers could put malware on machines by intercepting software updates on Wi-Fi networks.

Monday, August 03 2009 09:25 AM

Tags: PC security, Security Management, Malware, Security, Tool, Software Update, computer, Wi-Fi, network, Wi-Fi network


Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement

News World's largest phone maker accuses Apple of violating intellectual property it owns governing handset wireless connectivity.

Friday, October 23 2009 09:23 AM

Tags: Patents, Smart phones, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Patent, Phone, Wireless, intellectual property, 3G, Wi-Fi


Microsoft details fix for 'white space' interference

News Microsoft researchers tell MIT's Technology Review that it has a new algorithm that could be used to turn unused analog TV spectrum into new wireless broadband services.

Thursday, August 20 2009 10:18 AM

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Bandwidth, TV, Backup, Device, Wireless Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless, Broadband, Wi-Fi


Turn your mobile phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot

Blogs If you're using a newer Nokia phone like Nokia N95 and N82, you can install the JoikuSpot software to turn your Nokia ph...

Wednesday, October 08 2008 09:14 AM


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Reviewing scheduled task inventory for Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server

Default installations of Windows Server 2008 R2 enumerate a number of default scheduled tasks, many of which you may not need.


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Carbon paper fascinated me when I was younger. Write once, get two copies. What a great invention and work tool, I thought.

Then came e-mail, and making carbon copies of important..... by Eileen Yu

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