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- Architectural Manifesto: Wireless Messaging With Java ME - Get Started With Sending and Receiving Multimedia Messages
- The Wireless Messaging API WMA 2.0, defined in JSR-205, is a set of optional APIs for wireless messaging. WMA connectivity is based on the Generic Connection Framework, which is the basis of all communication in CLDC-based Java ME architectures. WMA 2.0 is backward compatible with WMA 1.1, and WMA 2.0...
- Tags: Multimedia, Java, Messaging, Wireless Messaging API 2.0, Wireless Messaging API, Wireless Messaging API Connectivity, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- White papers 2006-11-15
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- Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on eve of WiMax launch
- With the launch of its long-hyped WiMax service XOHM scheduled to debut in September in Baltimore, on Thursday Sprint announced a set of location-based personalization features that will enhance the user experience of WiMax subscribers by allowing them to, for example, quickly look up restaurants, check traffic and weather, and...
- Tags: Sprint Xohm, Privacy, Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Wireless networks mimicking biological systems
- The goal of the EU-funded WINSOC project is to build self-organizing networks of wireless sensors by applying principles learned from living organisms. These wireless sensors will be used for a wide range of environmental monitoring purposes. As says the WINSOC scientific coordinator, 'Living systems are intrinsically robust against cells dying...
- Tags: Network, Wireless Sensor Network, Sensor, Wireless Network, Measurement Data, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- First images of Google-powered HTC Dream
- It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...
- Tags: Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Bluetooth, Digital Media, Digital Video, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Palm Treo: The reviews are upbeat; Can a device turn Palm around?
- Palm may have a hit on its hands with the Treo Pro judging from the recent spate of reviews as NDAs ended on Wednesday. The larger question is whether this pricey device can give the company a boost in the bottom line. To wit: ...
- Tags: Device, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, Treo Pro, QWERTY Keyboard, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- "Why do you hate Vista so much?"
- "Why do you hate Vista so much?"Reasons that Vista bothers me...1) I have now spent over 4 hours trying to get SP1 installed on a new box.... the BSOD's are blurry (kind of funny huh?) The same box, XP installed with less heart ache and fewer issues... while I am...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Suddenly, Android is hot again
- After months of silence, the double-whammy of new software and hardware has gotten everyone talking about Android again. Earlier this month Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch was wondering if anybody cared about Android any more. Now TC is practically gushing over the mobile platform. What happened? Two things:...
- Tags: Phone, SDK, Shout-out, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered (with pic)
- Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered with picGood find!i want one.. my laser is eating holes in my laminate desk tray.is it me, but what is the point of this?it seems to have lights all over it. That would get distracting and annoying to me. It would...
- Tags: Mice, mouse, laser, goodbye, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Can you trust kids with a Kindle?
- Can you trust kids with a Kindle?Can you trust kids with a Kindle?I agree with you for the most part. An electronic book or ereader would be good for looking up information to reference. The drawback I see is the price tag of the kindle, and if someone...
- Tags: E-books, textbook, locker, e-book
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Virtualization software revives dumb terminals, cuts IT costs
- With computers growing smarter by the day, why would anyone want to step back more than a decade and fill office cubicles with dumb terminals? The answer is simple - to keep cubicle computers in service longer, uncluttered and free of malware, viruses and hacking programs. At...
- Tags: Software, Dumb Terminal, Virtualization, Network, Information Technology, IT Cost, Virus, Computer, Virtualization Software, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered (with pic)
- Is this the end of laser? Some eagle-eyed readers over at Engadget have stumbled upon a Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse with "Blue Track" technology on Amazon.de. If you recall, Microsoft recently tempted fans with a "Say Goodbye To Laser" teaser touting new technology...
- Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Corp., Laser, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?
- Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....
- Tags: Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., PostPath, CAL, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?
- Cisco on Wednesday bought email and calendar software maker PostPath for $215 million in a move that may signal bigger plans for WebEx. Simply put, Cisco and Microsoft are increasingly on a software collision course. Cisco said its latest acquisition will be used to "enhance the existing...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., Microsoft Office, Cisco Systems Inc., PostPath, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail
- Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO--Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Patent, Settlement, Verizon Communications Inc., Voicemail, Litigation, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Reuters, patents, legal, voice mail, Judah Klausner, Klausner, Google, Verizon
- News items 2008-08-27
- News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...
- Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Sony Ericsson TM506 - amber (T-Mobile)
- The Sony Ericsson TM506 marks a couple of "firsts" for T-Mobile. Not only is it the first Sony Ericsson to land at T-Mobile in several years, but also it's the carrier's first 3G cell phone since it launched its 3G network in May. Though it doesn't offer a streaming media...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TM506, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Google Android loses Bluetooth API, Bluetooth still lives
- Google Android loses Bluetooth API, Bluetooth still livesSo what DOES it mean?If the fact that the Bluetooth API does NOT mean that you won't be able to use Bluetooth devices with a phone that runs on the Android OS, what DOES it mean?You'd rather miss it than mess it upSound...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Google Inc., Bluetooth, Bluetooth API, Google Android
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Google Android loses Bluetooth API, Bluetooth still lives
- Google has dropped both the Bluetooth and GTalkService IM APIs from the Android 0.9 beta SDK. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, SDK, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Go ahead...bring in your laptop
- There is a growing controversy in our district over the use of personal laptops and other computing devices that can access our wireless or wired networks. A significant majority, myself included, believe that, aside from WPA and a strong password for the routers, teachers and students should be able...
- Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Microsoft, eat your own dog food
- Microsoft, eat your own dog foodReally?"Using hidden aspects of Windows to advantage Microsoft's own applications has been disallowed and behavioral remedies including disclosure demanded."I can't find these in the DOJ settlement, please help: http://www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f9400/9495.htmWe can of course look to the EU which did demand documentation of a small subset of...
- Tags: .NET, Middleware, food, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
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