DEMO: PublicStuff and the crowdsourcing of potholes
At a time when municipal governments are strapped for cash, the team at PublicStuff is hoping to provide them a boost by giving them a new way to streamline resources.
Stories by Brad Reed
Twitter co-founder thanks his lucky stars
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey is smart enough to know that he's been lucky.
Google re-jiggering Android OS for tablets
While the latest version of the Android operating system runs on Samsung's Galaxy Tab, it isn't configured to run on tablets in general, according to Google's director of mobile products.
Cisco, Verizon power massive IP net at Meadowlands stadium
The New Meadowlands sports complex has once again proven that a <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2007/102407-networkiest-moments-in-sports.html">gigantic stadium</a> also requires a gigantic <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061709-dallas-cowboys-cisco.html">IP network.</a>
Clearwire launches pay-as-you-go 4G
Clearwire is now offering a 4G mobile hotspot that can give users access to its WiMAX network without signing a contract.
Wireless prices lower despite industry consolidation, GAO finds
Although the wireless industry in the United States has significantly <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/wireless/2010/052410wireless1.html ">consolidated</a> over the past decade, the <a href="http://www.gao.gov/ ">Government Accountability Office</a> has found that prices have steadily declined over the same period.
Sprint offering free femtocells
It's an age-old truth: If you want people to adopt a new technology, give it to them for free.
Cameron Diaz could wreck your PC, McAfee warns
Cameron Diaz's next film could easily be titled "There's Something About Malware."
Smartphone free-for-all: BlackBerry Torch vs. Droid 2 vs. Epic 4G
It seems as though we've been bombarded with big new smartphone releases this summer, as August alone has seen the release of the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/080510-blackberry-torch.html">BlackBerry Torch 9800,</a> the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/081110-motorola-droid-2-vs-the.html">Motorola Droid 2</a> and the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/081210-samsung-epic-4g-smartphone-to.html">Samsung Epic 4G</a>.
'WiMAX 2' set to be finalized in November
While LTE starts rolling out from major U.S. carriers in 2011, the WiMAX Forum is hoping to have the so-called WiMAX 2 standard up and ready to go by the start of 2012.
The current state of net neutrality is… who knows?
"Net neutrality is dead!" "Net neutrality lives!" "Google has sold out!" "Google denies selling out!"
A quarter of mobile phones will be smartphones by 2013, says ABI
More than one-fourth of mobile phones sold in 2013 will be classified as smartphones, according to <a href="http://www.abiresearch.com/home.jsp">ABI Research</a>.
Smartphones as credit cards: Possibly dangerous, definitely inevitable
Now that AT&T and Verizon have <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080210-att-verizon-want-to-replace.html?hpg1=bn">decided</a> to turn <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/070610-smartphone-essentials.html">smartphones</a> into credit cards, you may be asking yourself, "Is this really a good idea?"
BlackBerry Torch could sink or swim on OS 6
From a tech specs perspective, Research in Motion's new BlackBerry Torch smartphone isn't groundbreaking. Rather, its success or failure will hinge upon the strength of its revamped operating system.
The Android surge goes global
The surge in <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/110409-android-smartphone-guide.html">Android phone</a> adoption isn't just confined to the United States, research firm Gartner has found.