Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Execs read mobility tea leaves; Cisco buys wireless smart grid company

  Cisco buys wireless smart grid company | Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at new Meadowlands stadium
 
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Execs read mobility tea leaves
Mobile executives from Ericsson, HP, Intel and Nokia discuss the prospects of mobile device form factors and interfaces, service pricing models, emerging markets and other issues at a packed meeting of The Churchill Club, a Silicon Valley business and technology forum. Read More


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Cisco buys wireless smart grid company
Cisco is acquiring Arch Rock Corporation, a privately held developer of IP-based wireless network technology for smart grids. Read More

Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at new Meadowlands stadium
When the New York Giants inaugurate the New Meadowlands stadium with their first regular-season game in less than two weeks, fans will have the benefit of using a massive IP network that will be responsible for HD video displays, processing credit card transactions and delivering Wi-Fi connectivity to fans' wireless devices. Read More

Apple's iOS beats Android 6:1 on the Web
Apple's iOS mobile operating system is now the third-most popular platform on the Internet, with a share nearly six times larger than Android's, a Web measurement company said. Read More


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5 looming worries for enterprise wireless networks
You may be providing employees with wireless access, but there are bigger worries on the horizon. Xirrus CEO Dirk Gates talks with Keith Shaw about five looming worries for enterprise wireless network managers, including a boom of new devices, bandwidth-happy applications, and why rogue users are your biggest security threat in wireless. (19:59) Read More

Microsoft finalizes Windows Phone 7 code for fall release
Microsoft announced that the code base for Windows Phone 7 1.0 has been finalized. The software has been "released to manufacturing," meaning that this version is the one handset makers will deploy on the first devices to feature the radically redesigned mobile OS. Read More

Intel aims to be a powerhouse in mobile
Intel wants to be a force in the mobile computing world -- a fact that it made clear when it announced plans to acquire chip maker Infineon's wireless division and security software provider McAfee. Read More


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Mobile data traffic set to soar
Ericsson exec expects there will be 30 times more data than voice on the network by 2015, and predicts volume-based billing will be needed. Read More

Hosted service promises to protect corporate documents on smartphones
Confidela's WatchDox is adding support for mobile platforms, starting with Android 2.2. Users can access selected, protected documents. But they can be restricted in being able to forward, print, or copy them. It uses an encrypted version of Flash to display documents, but a native version is being tested now for iOS devices like the iPhone. Read More

Portable hotspots are the future of mobile broadband
Clearwire and Virgin Mobile have both recently unveiled new portable Wi-Fi hotspots and contract-free unlimited mobile broadband data plans. Read More

Twitter for iPad is finally here
It's official: After months in the dark, dank caves of rumor and speculation, the official Twitter app for the iPad has now emerged into bright, friendly light of the App Store. Read More

 
 
 

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