Congress joins Twitter craze
This is what you get when politicians keep their comments to 140 characters or less: "We need to cut spending! Holy Cow! A novel idea in Washington."
View ArticleZigBee would allow remote use of home electronics
You probably have a mobile phone with a Bluetooth radio in it, and you may have a Wi-Fi network as well. Soon, you could be using a third wireless networking technology in your house.
View ArticleNEC develops network technology supporting server virtualization using OpenFlow
NEC announced today the development of technology that improves the OpenFlow communication efficiency of virtualized servers that accommodate virtual machines (VM) by more than 10 times when compared...
View ArticleNXP develops automotive ethernet transceivers for in-vehicle networks
NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced its engagement in automotive Ethernet as the first automotive semiconductor supplier to license Broadcoms BroadR-Reach Ethernet technology for in-vehicle...
View ArticleFacebook stock offer rumors renewed
The Internet on Monday buzzed anew with talk that Facebook is poised to go public after the Wall Street Journal reported the social networking giant could issue stock as early as April.
View ArticleInternet stock slips raise fears of new bubble
Quick cooling of hot stock market debuts by Internet darlings such as Groupon has fed fears of another speculative bubble as social networking star Facebook prepares to go public.
View ArticleNicira promises virtual networks will transform networking
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the past four years, founders of the start-up company Nicira have been developing cutting-edge software that they predict will transform the networking technology underlying the...
View ArticleYahoo! accuses Facebook of patent infringement (Update)
Yahoo! filed suit against Facebook in a California court on Monday accusing the social networking giant of infringing on 10 patents held by the Internet pioneer.
View ArticlePatent wars plague Internet Age
The Internet Age is becoming as known for patent litigation as it is for online innovation.
View ArticleOpenFlow experimental facility to boost future ICT research
The explosion of high-tech devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones into the market and the subsequent rise in demand for greater bandwidth has resulted in a drive towards sophisticated network...
View ArticleVice Media 'bad boy' strategy pays off handsomely
The bad boy of digital media is now the king of the hill.
View ArticleConnected computing offers a new life for blind people, and job opportunities...
There are many examples of individuals with different disabilities who excel and accomplish much in their lifetime, rendering physical or mental attributes meaningless – consider Stephen Hawking,...
View ArticleTurkey's Erdogan dismisses new iPhone: 'Same as the last'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, known for his hostility to social networks and mobile technology, on Sunday brushed off the frenzy surrounding Apple's new iPhone 6, saying it was much the same...
View ArticleAnother card system hack at Supervalu, Albertsons (Update)
Card data of Supervalu and Albertsons shoppers may be at risk in another hack, the two supermarket companies said Monday.
View ArticleSocial networks can strengthen knowledge-sharing
Contrary to the notion that social networks are time-wasters, they could improve project management and the spread of specialized knowledge in the healthcare sector and possibly other large...
View ArticleFCC chief proposes opening the pay-TV industry to tech firms
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler wants to open the pay-TV industry to technology companies.
View ArticleCarnival Corporation rolls out faster Internet
Carnival Corporation announced Monday it will offer a long-range, broadband wireless Internet network on all of its 101 ships across nine cruise line brands.
View ArticleHealthCare.gov gets cybersecurity upgrades
Officials say HealthCare.gov has gotten cybersecurity upgrades ahead of a Nov. 15 start for the second open enrollment season under President Barack Obama's health care law.
View ArticleBandwidth-borrowing handsets are in the wings
"Given that data usage is predicted to increase by a factor of 12 by 2017, it's time to re-think the way networks work." That is the message from the Austin, Texas-based company M87 along with some...
View ArticleGerman study supports free "Super WiFi"
The need for the wireless transfer of data will increase significantly in the coming years. Scientists at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) therefore propose to turn some of the TV...
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