Stories by Matt Hamblen

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.

US Census Bureau takes stock of its handhelds

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.

Cisco upgrade puts more network control in IT's hands

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.

RIM explains its BlackBerry outage

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.

What to do about wireless ads on company equipment

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.

Emerging middleware may bridge networks

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 &#8212; or find the best way out of a burning building.

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