Monthly Archives: December 2003
Can Technology Outpace a California Wildfire?
In October and early November, Ernylee Chamlee monitored fire officials moment by moment, as they called in air tankers, trucks and manpower to fight...
Transmeta Chips to Power Wyse Devices
Thin-client vendor Wyse Technology Inc. is looking to extend its portfolio with server-centric computing devices powered by Transmeta Corp.s processors, including its new Efficeon...
Big Jump Seen in RFID
According to a new study by Allied Business Intelligence Inc., the RFID market will jump from $1.4 billion annually this year to as much...
NTT DoCoMo Plans Dual 3G/WLAN Handset
NTT DoCoMo and NEC have developed a mobile handset that is compatible with Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) and 802.11b. In WLAN mode,...
California Town to Install Largest Wi-Fi Hot Spot
Software developed by Pronto Networks Inc. will help power an eight-square-mile Wi-Fi zone in the Southern California town of Cerritos. The company said pricing...
New Arm Processor Core Targets WLAN, Bluetooth Chips
ARM Ltd. on Wednesday said it reduced the size and number of transistors on its processor core design. The new design reduces power consumption...
Residential and Business Subscribers Both Key to WiMAX
According to a new study by Allied Business Intelligence Inc., 16 percent of the WiMAX-based services market in 2008 will be covered by small-...
Putting Substance In Tech-Savvy
I knew that someone had made a mistake when I read this headline last week, "Survey: 31 Percent of U.S. Tech-Savvy.""Nonsense," was my reaction,...
Warning: Look Out for the eBay Scam
Phishing—e-mail and Web-based efforts by online scammers to hijack personal information from unsuspecting users—hit home at PC Magazine this week. A number of magazine...
Suns Scheme for Desktop Domination
Sun Microsystems Inc. on Wednesday will announce a partnership with Electronic Data Systems Corp., in which the Plano, Texas, IT outsourcing firm will provide...