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In a move to compete with cell phone and handheld computer makers, Research In Motion Ltd. last week unveiled a voice-enabled edition of its BlackBerry pager in the United States. The BlackBerry 5180 will run on the GSM/GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service) network and will be available within 30 days from […]

Its the stuff of Popular Science. A group of security researchers has discovered a simple attack that enables them to intercept Internet traffic moving over a wireless network using gear that can be picked up at any electronics store and an easily downloadable piece of freeware. The attack, accomplished by @Stake Inc., a security consulting […]

Compaq Computer Corp. this week will launch a try-before-you-buy program to give enterprises considering a wireless back-end infrastructure a chance to test the equipment. CompaqsWireless Enterprise Framework is a six-month pilot program for enterprise customers that want to try out wireless services but dont want to commit to a long-term license. For a flat rate […]

National carrier Cingular Wireless today announced a hosted service that enables customers to get access to their corporate e- mail via a wireless connection. Based on software from Seven Networks Inc., Cingular Xpress Mail is available immediately to corporate customers who use either Lotus Softwares Notes or Microsoft Corp.s Exchange messaging systems. The service runs […]

IBM on Wednesday introduced what the company is calling its first mobile workstation. The ThinkPad A31p, which features Intel Corp.s 1.7GHz mobile Pentium 4 processor and the Mobility FireGL 7800 graphics chip from ATI Technology, is designed for mobile users who need high-speed graphics capabilities and wireless connectivity, said IBM officials in Somers, N.Y. The […]

In a move to compete against both cell phone and handheld computer companies, Research in Motion Ltd. this week introduced a voice-enabled version of its BlackBerry pager into the U.S. market. The BlackBerry 5810 will run on the GSM/GPRS (Global System for Mobile Communications/General Packet Radio Service) network and will be available within the next […]

Palm Inc. Monday added two new handhelds to its line of color-screen devices. The m130 is essentially a color version of the m125 and, at $279, is one of the least expensive color-screen handhelds on the market. It includes 8MB of integrated memory as well as a secure digital expansion slot. The m515 is an […]

The long-awaited launch of startup Danger Inc.s Hiptop device, originally planned for the end of last year, has now slipped to late spring. But officials said the device should appear in carrier trials within the month. “In order for us to hit a date, all of the partners have to align,” said Renee Niemi, vice […]

Third-party players remain bullish about providing wireless access to enterprise data, despite Microsoft Corp.s decision to discontinue its Mobile Internet Server. To prove it, companies such as Everypath Inc., Extended Systems Inc. and Neomar Inc. are readying alliances and wireless server products and doing so at a time of growing demand for enterprise wireless access, […]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday announced that it will step into an ongoing spectrum saga and decide whether the Federal Communications Commission had the right to revoke and then re-auction spectrum that was originally sold to NextWave Telecom Inc. After NextWave filed for bankruptcy and was unable to pay for the spectrum, the FCC […]

Microsoft Corp. has named a new leader for the companys mobile device division, which has been vacant since Senior Vice President Paul Gross resigned last summer. Corporate Vice President Pieter Knook, 43, will be heading up a newly restructured division, which combines the Network Service Provider group and the Mobile Devices group into a single […]

Research in Motion Ltd. and Cognos Inc. on Monday will announce that Cognos is developing business intelligence software for RIM BlackBerry pagers. RIM is best known for supplying always-on access to corporate e-mail but has been working for the past year to supply access to other applications as well. Competitors plan this year to supply […]