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Worldwide sales of Wi-Fi-enabled health care products will hit $4.9 billion in 2014, according to ABI Research, an increase of nearly 70 percent over 2009 levels. The predicted boom is based on the $20 billion of stimulus funds dedicated to the digitizing of medical records and Congress’ pending health care reforms.Increased Wi-Fi penetration in hospitals […]

Grounded twice in June by a potentially dangerous launch pad hydrogen leak, the space shuttle Endeavour’s third attempt to lift off for the International Space Station is threatened by a far more mundane but equally lethal issue: bad weather.Liftoff is scheduled for July 11 at 7:39 p.m. EDT, but due to expected showers, thunderstorms and […]

Sprint announced July 9 a seven-year deal with Ericsson for the Swedish telecommunications services giant to manage and operate Sprint’s voice, data and wire-line networks. The $5 billion deal will allow Sprint to focus on new products and customer retention. Under the terms of the arrangement, Sprint retains full ownership and control of its network […]

Broadcom said July 9 it was dropping its $909 million takeover bid for converged networks developer Emulex. Broadcom decided to cease its efforts after the Emulex board rejected a sweetened offer June 26 that boosted the original takeover bid from $9.25 a share to $11 per share. Emulex characterized both bids as lowball offers in […]

Arctic sea ice is dramatically thinning with thin, seasonal ice replacing thick, older ice as the dominant type for the first time on record, according to scientists from NASA and the University of Washington. The researchers used data and observations from NASA’s earth-orbiting ICESat (Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite) to provide further evidence of […]

The Endeavour crew arrived at the Kennedy Space Center July 7 for a third try at a major buildout of the ISS (International Space Station). NASA twice scratched the mission in June due to a mysterious launch pad hydrogen gas leak that appears to be resolved. Liftoff for NASA mission STS-127 and its seven-person crew […]

The wave of distributed denial-of-service attacks that hit U.S. government Websites last week have prompted U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) to renew his call for legislation reforming the way federal agencies defend their sensitive information. Carper, chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services and International Security, introduced a cyber-security […]

Palm said July 7 the Palm Pre will make its European debut by the holiday shopping season. The first smartphone based on the new Palm webOS mobile platform is scheduled to be available initially in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany exclusively on the O2 network, and in Spain exclusively on the Movistar network. Pricing […]

New Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski likes to talk about a data-driven decisions on technology policy. A U.S. Senate panel will consider legislation July 7 that would provide Genachowski with a pile of new data on America’s spectrum resources. Hard though it may be to believe, no one seems to know exactly just who […]

Add the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition and Consumer Rights to those who believe that dominant wireless carriers such as AT&T and Verizon may have acquired too much market power and are limiting competition and innovation in the wireless industry.In July 6 letters to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski and Christine […]

As if a looming regulatory overhaul is not enough to worry the nation’s largest telecommunications companies, the Department of Justice is reportedly opening an antitrust investigation into the consumer practices of such powerhouse providers as AT&T and Verizon.According to the Wall Street Journal, the Department of Justice has began a preliminary probe that is likely […]

The daily NASA report from Mars is the same day after day: “Spirit remains positioned on the west side of Home Plate.” In other words, Spirit, one of two Mars rovers, is stuck on the side of a sand dune dubbed Troy and has been since May 6. Will this be the final resting place […]