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Voice Over Wireless LAN Via Wireless Distribution System

Today, most Wireless LANs W LAN are connected to the backbone via a wired Distribution System DS. A Wireless Distribution System WDS provides quick and easy networking in circumstances that require temporary network services or when cabling is difficult, for example, in open area conversations, disasters and military usages. WDS...

Tags: Voice, WLAN, Chinese University Of Hong Kong, Wireless Distribution System, Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wireless, Networking

White papers 2005-01-28

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Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files

ACTA: The Bigger Picturehttp://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/Not likely to happenWhy? Because the internet companies are not going to shut off paying customers just because they are accused of sharing files 'illegally'.... they will either tell the companies to file a lawsuit against the people in question or give them some REAL evidence that...

Tags: Strategy, wireless, Acta, rights holder, shut-off, intellectual property

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

When you see Chrome OS think business model

When you see Chrome OS think business modelI stopped reading at."But when you consider the $50/year price to license an anti-viral, the $30/year to license a malware program and the additional $30/year you need for a registry cleaner"Talk about exaggerating the costs to justify the rest of your article. Not...

Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Inc., operating system, malware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

If everyone bets on Android does anyone get an advantage?

Motorola---along with a bevy of other wireless carriers---has gone gaga for Android, the mobile operating system hatched by Google. For Motorola, a big Android bet boils down to saving the company's handset business. The nagging question: If everyone---Samsung, LG, HTC, Sony Ericsson and Motorola---go Android happy does anyone really have...

Tags: Smart Phone, Handset, Motorola Inc., Sanjay Jha, Android G1 Fixing Motorola, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Should broadband connectivity be a right?

Should broadband connectivity be a right?Not at all.Yes, it is going to be a necessity but it will never be a right. In my opinion, this goes along with the whole "Is health care a right" ordeal. Neither of these are rights. They are both almost absolutely necessary but no...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, INTERNET, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, broadband, broadband connectivity

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

First look: Intel's Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop for netbooks

First look: Intel's Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop for netbooksThe menu for choiceI haven't tried Moblin myself, but your report sounds disappointing. Of course any interface should be application centered. What are they thinking?Maybe Intel could provide a choice during installation of Moblin, what kind of interface you want. Some Linux...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Wi-Fi, Web browsers, Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop, netbook, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Microsoft's latest "Laptop Hunter" ad

Microsoft's latest "Laptop Hunter" adAnother joke from MicrosoftYou can get a laptop for $300 dollars, why did they give her $2000? Since the quality, user experience, usability, stability, resale value, ownership costs, capabilities, etc never seem to fit into this lines of commercials, what is the use of giving $2000?...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'Good Article I'm a PC and I don't like the Apple ads. Mostly because they poke fun at the stereotypical "geek", which is me and it wears on me. Nonetheless Apples strategy is...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, NOW IT, Apple Inc., advertisement, PC, Microsoft Corp., new ad campaign, ad campaign, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Interview with Andrea Vaccari, research associate at MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory

Now that machine and sensor data is joining social data traffic on the Internet, the ability to interpret and create meaning out of the information to improve life could be the post-Web 2.0 manifesto. MIT's Senseable City Lab has been on the task for years with various...

Tags: City, Mobile, Network, Data, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cell Phone, Analysis, SENSEable City Laboratory, Cellular Phones, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Could Zeebo be the next OLPC?

Zeebo, a low-powered game console that uses 3G wireless networks to download content and access updates, has been getting quite a bit of attention. Billed as the "fourth console" (after the Wii, Xbox, and PS3) and aimed at emerging markets, Zeebo is simply supposed to be a gaming machine....

Tags: Game, Console, One Laptop Per Child Project, Zeebo, 3G, Internet, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-03-24

Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirming

Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirmingAnd there are SOOO many routers with default "admin" password out there!Something tells me that shipping hardware or software with default passwords is hacker friendly.How many have WAN access by default?I have not seen a router that comes pre-configured with allow control over WAN activated by...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Cyberthreats, router, password, Linux, worm

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Microsoft to open retail stores. Yeah, good luck with that

Buried in a late-in-the-day press release announcing a new executive, Microsoft revealed plans to open branded retail stores as part of its effort to raise awareness surrounding Windows 7, Windows Mobile and Windows Live. The time frame for opening the stores, as well as locations, will be...

Tags: Retail Company, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Retail, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-12

New SmartSynch interface uses public wireless networks to ship data to central location

Smart grid technology company SmartSynch has developed the Direct Connect eXternal DCX device, an IP-address piece of technology that can collect load profile, power quality, stand-by generator, steam statistics and other data across a utility's energy distribution system. The company (which works with 100 North American utilities...

Tags: Network, Wireless Network, SmartSynch Inc., Wireless, Ethernet, Networking, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-02-09

Beware of the TrixBox

Beware of the TrixBoxmisleading titlewell based on reading the article, it seems one ought not to necessarily beware of trixbox, but to beware of the HUD feature in certain circumstances or of poor network configuration and network interface settings.RE: Beware of the TrixBoxtrixbox deployments go well for those that have...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, HUD, Trixbox, network

Discussion threads 2009-02-09

Is it possible to build a $20 laptop?

The unveiling of the $20 laptop-the result of a major project involving the government, universities and the private sector in India-so far hasn't done much to clear up the mystery surrounding the ultra-inexpensive notebook. All we really know about the device is that it will have a low-power chip (it...

Tags: Memory, Laptop Computer, Christopher Dawson, Government, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2009-02-03

Acoustic Energy AE-29 Bluetooth speaker system

In the past couple of years, we've seen an increase in the number of Bluetooth-capable speaker systems designed to wirelessly receive audio streams from Bluetooth-capable music phones and audio players. One of the latest such products is the Acoustic Energy AE-29. The tabletop speaker system has been available in...

Tags: Wi-Fi, speaker grille, Acoustic Energy AE-29, speaker, Bluetooth

Product reviews 2008-12-08

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks

The biggest surprise of 2008 was the arrival of netbooks. Asus was the first in the pool with its Eee PC, and after some initial hesitation, the big guys were forced to jump in as well. Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all among a long...

Tags: ASUS, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Battery, Memory, Acer Inc., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-19

UPS saves $30M and goes Green with new HP printing and scanning handheld

UPS partnered with Hewlett-Packard on the new sp400 All-in-One wireless handheld laser barcode scanner combo that can print directly onto packages, which saves paper and streamlines UPS's shipping processes. With all of the news of major corporations losing vast amounts of money...

Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Package, Handheld, Worker, Printing, Scanners, Document Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-18

A first look at Windows 7's pre-beta PDC release

Is it a major release or just a revamped Windows Vista? That’s the big question surrounding Windows 7, which made its public debut in a keynote address by Steven Sinofsky today at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Microsoft executives showed off the new Windows...

Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows 7, Network, Window, Microsoft Windows Vista, Feature, PowerShell Scripting Language, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-10-28

How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?

How many distros can a healthy netbook market stand?So what exactly is the problem?Do a little research on the device you're buying, and make sure it comes with the software you want. If you're an RPM guy, don't by the Ubuntu-based netbook.Don't you do research before you buy a...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Linux Standard Base, distro, Ubuntu, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-10-27