Linux set to replace Palm OS
Palm’s announcement earlier this month of the Palm OS Treo 755p provoked some questions regarding whether this would be the last Palm device to run the Palm Garnet OS, now that Palm is embracing Linux.
Palm’s announcement earlier this month of the Palm OS Treo 755p provoked some questions regarding whether this would be the last Palm device to run the Palm Garnet OS, now that Palm is embracing Linux.
About 1,400 US Census Bureau workers carrying wireless handhelds began fanning out across Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Stockton, California, this week in a dress rehearsal to see how the devices will be used during the 2010 census.
Microsoft and Packeteer have jointly announced a branch office appliance designed to provide WAN throughput optimisation capabilities in tandem with native Windows apps.
British mountain climber Rod Baber expects to reach the summit of Mount Everest early next week where he plans to set a world record for making the highest cell phone call.
American shoppers will be able to buy Skype hardware and pre-paid voice-over-IP calling cards in about half of Wal-Mart's stores nationwide starting this week.
Verizon Business is to buy security vendor Cybertrust for an undisclosed price.
Cisco Systems has announced that it is upgrading the lower-end model of the two brains sold with its widely used Catalyst 6500 switches, adding new technology that is designed to give network managers greater application control and deep packet inspection capabilities.
Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion has launched the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smart phone, which is designed to provide business travellers data and voice connections in 60 countries.
Research in Motion Ltd. reported late Thursday night that software that was designed to optimize caching capability on its network triggered the widespread <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/inform.do?command=search&searchTerms=BlackBerry+Mobile+Devices">BlackBerry</a> wireless e-mail service <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=mobile_and_wireless&articleId=9016981&taxonomyId=15">interruption</a> on Tuesday night.
Mountain climber Rod Baber is preparing for the climb of a lifetime and hoping to reach the summit of Mount Everest in late May or early June.
Cisco Systems has announced a new system to give unified communications capabilities to even the smallest businesses.
So, your company won't pay for personal calls on your business cell phone?
Bad idea, according to one analyst firm that surveyed businesses on the topic.
Verizon Wireless has announced a three-year deal with Alcatel-Lucent for ongoing network expansion valued at US$6 billion.
Advertising has already started to appear on wireless devices. The question for workers is whether they will view the advertising, especially when the device and the air-time costs are supplied by the boss.
Imagine being able to use cellphones to share data with other phones or mobile devices nearby in a way that could allow you to avoid traffic jams on your way to work — or find the best way out of a burning building.