Wayne Rash

According to a research report released Feb. 14 by In-Stat, people over 55 aren’t interested in the complexity of smartphones. The report claims that the research proves that older users want numerical keypads and that they’re not interested in QWERTY keyboards, which the report calls a “gaming-oriented form factor.” If this sounds like a disconnect […]

The Federal Communications Commission is going after companies that sell devices intended to block cell-phone signals, GPS signals or other types of legal communications devices. The announcement can be seen at the FCC Website. The commission has already begun legal action against Phonejammer.com, where the FCC has initiated a $25,000 forfeiture proceeding. Retailers that violate […]

FAIRFAX, Va.-Verizon Wireless and Apple Computer opened some of their stores in the Washington, D.C., area early today to satisfy public demand for an iPhone from a carrier that isn’t AT&T. Despite the fact that there was some snow during the night, there were substantial lines of customers waiting outside area stores well before the […]

I knew something was up as soon as I saw the subway station filled with hundreds of anonymous figures, all dressed in the same hooded white outfits. There, among the hundreds of white-clad commuters was one young man, dressed as you’d find someone at a tech firm today-gray sweater, loosely knotted tie, a day or […]

Verizon Wireless reports that iPhone sales on the first day of availability for existing customers broke all first day sales records in the company’s history. In fact, the sales record was broken 5 a.m. on Feb. 3 and it had to cut off sales shortly after 8 p.m. on the first day of availability, according […]

When the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority issued the last blocks of IPv4 addresses to the Regional Internet Registrars, it wasn’t the end of the world, or even the end of the Internet. In fact, it’s not even the end of the world for IPv4 addresses. Chances are, you’ll still be able to use IPv4 addresses […]

The decision by the Egyptian government last week to shut down Internet access to the outside world has demonstrated that keeping people away from this global resource is virtually impossible. But that should be no surprise. When the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency developed the Internet, it was designed to be nearly impossible to […]

It’s no secret that those of us who work on the U.S. East Coast have been subjected to a cycle of major winter storms that have hit about every four to six days. The Midwest has had a similar cycle that seems to alternate between the upper and lower Midwest. As those storms hit with […]

When President Barack Obama said in the State of the Union address that he wanted to see broadband wireless available to 80 percent of the U.S. population within the next couple of years, he was really taking a line from the National Broadband Plan that the Federal Communication Commission has been pushing for the past […]

Apple has a problem with the iPad. While it’s by far the top-selling tablet in history, its popularity hasn’t escaped the notice of would-be competitors. Some, notably Samsung, have already responded with tablets of their own. Others, such as Hewlett-Packard, are about to respond. As each tablet arrives on the market, it usually brings with […]

The suit by Verizon Communications against the Federal Communications Commission on Jan. 21, 2011, should come as a surprise to no one. The company has made no secret of its dislike for the FCC’s involvement in the net neutrality issue, and most people expected that one of the major Internet carriers would take action. Since […]

If all of the usual sources are right, which sometimes happen, Hewlett-Packard will finally announce its long-awaited iPad competitor on Feb. 9. The new WebOS-based device would be about the same size as Apple’s iPad, but it would run on an updated version of Palm’s highly regarded WebOS. The new tablet would actually ship to […]