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BlackBerry maker Research In Motion released further details Feb. 9 of a long-awaited “workaround” that customers can implement if a federal judge rules against the company in a patent dispute and issues an injunction to shut down RIMs mobile e-mail service as it stands. “RIMs workaround provides a contingency for our customers and partners and […]

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion maintains the legality of a long-awaited “workaround” that customers can implement if a federal judge rules against the company in a patent dispute and issues an injunction to shut down RIMs mobile e-mail service as it stands. But the details that RIM released on Feb. 9 are still vague enough […]

Motorola on Feb. 8 announced plans for a system that will let consumers use their cell phones as credit cards, buying goods simply by holding their phones up to a scanner in a store. M-Wallet consists of two components: One, a software application that consumers can download to their phones; and two, the Wallet Service […]

Despite big initiatives by the likes of Wal-Mart, Target and the Department of Defense, and a good bit of hype, tracking goods with RFID tags isnt going to become commonplace anytime soon, said Sal Iannuzzi, president and CEO of Symbol Technologies. In a Feb. 6 interview with eWEEK, Iannuzzi said radio-frequency identification has years to […]

Wireless LAN management software maker AirMagnet is readying a new product that integrates an RF spectrum analyzer with a site survey tool. The idea is to give IT managers a predictive view of all possible problems in a wireless LAN, based both on the location of the access points and how they perform relative to […]

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications on Feb. 6 announced a slew of options for customers who want their corporate e-mail pushed to their P990 smart phones. “The P990 … is a sophisticated device that gets us to the point where mobile executives can really start to minimize on the number of devices and paperwork they carry […]

To give IT managers using Cisco Systems CallManager IP telephony system a way to ensure compliance with SLAs (service-level agreements), Nimsoft is rolling its stand-alone software probe that provides reporting and diagnostics out of the shop Feb. 3. Called Nimbus, the probe monitors all aspects of call-processing activity in VOIP (voice over IP), keeping an […]

The U.S. Justice Department on Feb. 1 asked a federal judge to refrain from an injunction shutting down BlackBerry e-mail service until government workers can be assured that they will be exempted from a possible shutdown. But meanwhile, BlackBerry maker Research in Motion maintains that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to keep the […]

Municipal Wi-Fi networks are making headway in the United States, with Philadelphia closing a major contract for citywide wireless service, and a couple of California cities announcing their plans for free municipal Wi-Fi. Philadelphia officials have finalized a contract with service provider Earthlink, wherein Earthlink will own and operate the Wi-Fi service that will serve […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sided with BlackBerry e-mail device maker Research in Motion, but the case is far from over. RIM scored a legal victory Feb. 1 when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected the fifth patent at the center of RIMs legal battle with patent-holding company NTP. The U.S.P.T.O. has […]

As the legal case against BlackBerry maker Research In Motion drags on, RIMs competitors have begun to turn their litigious attention on each other. Visto on Jan. 31 announced that it is suing Good Technology for patent infringement. The suit, alleging infringement of four wireless e-mail patents held by Visto, was filed in the U.S. […]

The number of worldwide Wi-Fi hot spots has surpassed the 100,000 mark, according to the latest numbers from JiWire, which specializes in hot-spot tracking. According to JiWire, Seoul, South Korea, tops the list of the most Wi-Fi-friendly cities with 2,056 hot spots, followed by Tokyo (1,802) and London (1,627). San Francisco, New York and Chicago […]