Wayne Rash

Theres a 16 percent chance your wireless 911 call wont go through. And if it does go through, theres one chance in eight that the 911 center will know where you are. It gets worse. According to a study released Dec. 4 by Consumer Reports, a magazine published by Consumers Union, your chances are nearly […]

Colubris Networks, a Waltham, Mass., maker of wireless equipment for the hospitality and service provider industries is moving into wireless markets for small and midsize enterprises. Previously, Colubris has focused its efforts on large enterprises in its target industries. The new collection of products, a wireless controller, a new wireless bridge and a guest access […]

Wireless providers are expected in 2007 to look for ways to reduce churn, gain customer loyalty and offer a wider variety of services. In the process, the major wireless companies are reaching parity in their offerings to their customers, both in terms of services for business users and added features for consumers. In many cases, […]

According to industry analysts, significant changes in smart phones should result in a shift in the market from traditional business users and early technology adopters to a broader consumer base. Easier-to-use applications, slimmer, sleeker form factors, and better pricing plans will help expand the appeal and aid in changing the perception of these devices as […]

Cingular Wireless has told eWEEK it will announce the availability of the BlackBerry Pearl Nov. 30. The Pearl, Research In Motions new slim, consumer-oriented version of its popular messaging and organizing device, will be in a limited number of stores Dec. 1. It will be generally available Dec. 4. /zimages/5/28571.gifFor a review of the BlackBerry […]

Robot maker iRobot will release a new open development environment at the companys annual Payload Developers Conference in Arlington, Va., Dec. 5-6. The new development environment consists of iRobot Aware 2.0 and a new Robot Developers Kit. Both are aimed at developers who want to create add-on capabilities for the companys versatile PackBot robot. The […]

Wireless equipment maker Ruckus Wireless, of Sunnyvale, Calif., is announcing a new antenna and signal control technology for 802.11n access points. The new “Smart N” technology is being readied by the company for its first demonstration at the Consumer Electronics Show, to be held in Las Vegas starting January 8, 2007. According to information provided […]

Cingular Wireless is selling a new third-generation smart phone called the BlackJack, a device aimed at both business users and consumers and designed to compete with Motorolas Q. The new device, which Cingular began selling on Nov. 16, features a QWERTY keyboard, Cingular Video and a music player with access to Cingular Music. It works […]

WASHINGTON—Both major U.S. political parties entered into a new era in the way they use the information they collect on voters throughout the United States. Using new levels of sophistication in how they collect, clean and manipulate the information in their massive databases, the parties are able to predict with reasonable accuracy how individual voters […]

Sprint Communications provided most of its customers with a new search capability overnight, starting in the early morning hours of November 16. The new Windows Live Search will give Sprint customers access to a flexible search engine that supports location-based results and will incorporate Sprints specialized portals. “Its for all data-enabled phones that have PCS […]