Search and storage startups benefit from explosive gorwth of dataThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 2:04AMFunny, but just the other day, only two hours after Silicon Valley entrepreneur Eric Gries told me that "Information is becoming too fast and too furious," another Silicon Valley executive used the same F-words to describe the state of the Information Age.
Check your technology at the gateThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:58AMI am not the world’s savviest technophile. This is one of the reasons I married my husband: so he could install all our software and fix the computers when they crash while I sit there with a look of sheer bewilderment on my face.
Asus releases DSL-N11 modem routerThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:25AMPETALING JAYA : Asus recently released its DSL-N11 modem router which supports both the ADSL 2 and 2+ standards for higher connection speeds.
Office spaceWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:05PMWith flexible hours and a lot of independence, working from home can be a great luxury, especially when your home office is comfortable and efficient. Here are five simple steps you can take to make your office the most productive space in your house. * Make it work Assess what you...
Wireless iPhone speakers do neat things but are challengingWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:41PMSonos' new ZonePlayer S5 speaker system looks much like other high-end iPod or iPhone speaker systems but lacks an iPod dock because you control it wirelessly with an iPhone or iPod touch using a Sonos-designed app. Indeed, the S5 can do some neat things, but many of them require more investment in apps and routers.
3Com upgrades NT education networkWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:12PMNetwork vendor 3Com announced today that it had scored a three-year multimillion-dollar contract with the Northern Territory's Department of Education and Training.
Mozilla To Update the Mozilla Public License, Invites InputWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:32PMAll Mozilla projects (the major ones at least, I didn't check them all up) are licensed under the Mozilla Public License, version 1.1. It's already over a decade old, and the Mozilla Foundation believes it is time to overhaul the license, with a focus on modernising what they believe to be outdated wording.
New routers let companies exploit 3G cellular data networksWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:18PMSixnet is introducing hardware to help corporate customers exploit the growing throughput, reach and reliability of expanding 3G cellular data networks.
AT&T Tests 100 Gb EthernetWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:06PMAT&T reported that it has successfully completed a real-time field trial of 100-Gigabit Ethernet technology, a next-generation backbone network standard.
Two men charged in separate child porn cases after tip from Sault policeWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:39AMTuesday was a busy day for cyber crime unit officers in Greater Sudbury, who charged two men in separate child porn cases and warned Internet uses to secure their wireless routers, lest others use them to access sexually graphic images and videos of kids.[...]
Worlwide Data Traffic To Increase 40% Year-to-Year: What Are Implications For SemiCon Sector?Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:37AM67 WALL STREET, New York - March 8, 2010 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Semiconductors, Semiconductor Equipment & EDA Software Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 29 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full ...
Verizon, Juniper, NEC and Finisar Raise the Bar With Next-Generation 100G Field TrialMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:00AMVerizon, Juniper Networks, NEC Corporation of America, and Finisar Corp. announced on Monday the successful completion of the first real traffic 100 gigabits per second optical fiber transmission field trial applying standards-based optics end-to-end and using the latest in 100G native router interfaces.
Mobily 1st to launch fastest HSPA+ ConnectMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:45AMEtihad Etisalat (Mobily) beat its rivals to market with the Kingdom's first HSPA+ enabled Connect router, the company announced on Saturday. Aptly named Turbo Router, the device can provide users with download speeds of up to an unprecedented 21.6 Mbps using the advanced HSPA+ technology.
The 82nd Academy Awards: Live from the red carpetSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:52PMThe Ministry of Gossip is coming to you live from the red carpet at the Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. 4:50: Robert Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey , waved to the fans, drawing a big roar from the crowd -- louder than most -- as he passed without stopping.
The 82nd Academy Awards: Live from the red carpetSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:09PMThe Ministry of Gossip coming to you live from the red carpet at the Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Anna Kendrick, Sandra Bullock and more.
Ask the Commenters Roundup [Hive Mind]Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:41PMAny suggestions for how I can quiet down a particularly noisy air duct? How can I repair a few small cracks in my out-of-warranty laptop monitor? How do you manage your overflowing RSS feeds? Anyone recommend a really light-weight Mac app to write code? What Wireless N router should I buy? Anyone have any great podcasts (that are in the vein of Lifehacker) to share? Any cool ideas for how I can ...
Fixing the Wi-Fi connection on iPod touchSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:14AMQ The icon on my iPod Touch shows that I'm connected to my home wireless network, but I can't open Web pages or do e-mail. What do I do?
Family Tech: Tools to monitor your children onlineSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:15PMParenting Millennials has its own challenges. The Millennial generation — or Generation Y or the Baby Boom Echo — are the children now 15 to 28 years old. They have generally always had a computer available, they relate to their peers via social Web sites, they share their lives online and are often more adept with technology than their parents.
Tech: Meeting consumers’ entertainment needsSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:53AMENTERTAINMENT-related gadgets such as media players, networking products and external drives top the list of consumers’ tech spending.
Verizon FiOS TV now available to 1.2 million in SoCalFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:53PMf it feels like Verizon has been taking its sweet old time to offer its fast and comprehensive FiOS TV service here, the company offered an update on its progress in Southern California. To read the story, click HERE.
Netgear announces fast Powerline network productsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:09PMHome networking giant Netgear plans to introduce a 500 megabit-per-second line of HomePlug AV powerline products this fall.
Ubisoft Patch Makes its Internet DRM Less PainfulFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:16PMA softening of DRM hits Assassin's Creed II just in time for launch. Ubisoft - assassins creed - Digital rights management - DRM - Silent Hunter 5
NewsChannel 7 Investigation: Wifi Security Part 2Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:15PMIn Part 1 of our special investigation series, Wifi Security, we showed you how hackers are now going mobile to steal your information. It's called "War Driving". They can literally steal your identity from right outside your front door without you knowing it. Don't think it can't happen to you.
NewsChannel 7 Investigation: Wifi Security Part 1Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:15PMThis day and age, just about everyone has a computer. And makes everyone a potential target for "hackers" out to steal your personal information. As today's technology improves so does the hackers criminal techniques.
Arcadian Networks Introduces 2nd Generation Gateway for SMART Grid CommunicationsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:05PMNEW YORK , March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadian Networks, the private wireless communications provider, today launched the AE20 r , a second generation router/gateway that integrates a multitude of technologies with numerous applications and devices. The AE20r allows utilities to gather real-time information from virtually any converged platform, empowering utilities to manage and monitor assets and ...
Fixing the Wi-Fi on iPod TouchWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:29PMThe icon on my iPod Touch shows that I’m connected to my home wireless network, but I can’t open Web pages or do e-mail. What do I do?
Interface Masters Launches a 24 Port, 10 Gigabit Managed Switch for Datacenter, Enterprise and Central OfficeWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 9:22AMSAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - 03/03/10) - RSA CONFERENCE -- Interface Masters Technologies , an industry leader and innovator in networking solutions, today announced its family of 10Gb Switches. Niagara 2924 is the first member of the family, a 24 Port, 10 GbE fully managed switch that is designed to integrate with Datacenter, Blade servers, Carrier Ethernet and Metro Ethernet devices, HPC ...
Topeka renames itself ... Google, Kansas?Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:45AMNetwork World: "ll that what missing was a promotional video of Dorothy Gale clicking her ruby slippers and whispering, “There’s no place like Google; there’s no place like Google..."
WiLAN Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Financial ResultsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:00AMOTTAWA, CANADA-- - Wi-LAN Inc. , a leading technology innovation and licensing company, today announced financial results for the fourteen month fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
WiLAN Reports Fiscal Year 2009 Financial ResultsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:00AMOTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwire - 03/03/10) - Wi-LAN Inc. ("WiLAN" or the "Company") (TSX: WIN - News ), a leading technology innovation and licensing company, today announced financial results for the fourteen month fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. All financial amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars. On June 4, 2009, the Company announced that it would change its fiscal year end from ...
Campus Judicial ReportTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:34PMA first-year student was referred to Student Judicial Affairs) for violating the university's Acceptable Use Policy that requires compliance with federal copyright laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). DMCA violations occur when copyrighted material has been shared, either uploaded or downloaded, through a campus network connection registered in a student's name using a ...
NetComm’s MyZone 3G Wireless Router Is TinyTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 7:35PMYesterday morning the guys from Netcomm showed me the tiny MyZone 3G Wireless router. And even though there’s no pricing or availability details yet – they’re still in discussions with the Telcos about it – I’ve already decided I want one. It’s super sexy, for a router. (more…)
Packet Optical Networking Platforms find their nicheTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:53AMWe've got a lot going on here on the wireline side of FierceTelecom this week. In addition to the launch of our new FierceCable newsletter , I would like to call your attention to our new eBook on packet optical networking platforms (PONP). As you'll see when you read the PONP eBook, the movement to PONPs reflects the incumbent carriers challenge of maintaining legacy and next-gen service ...
ASUS Showcase Green Designs And Audio Innovations At CEBIT 2010Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:26AMThe superior products are designed to be the focus for consumers seeking stylish and envionrmentally-friendly computing solutions, showcased within the exclusive ‘Green Product Design Zone’ on stand 16, located in Hall 17.
LSI Upgrades ProcessorMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:00PMLSI Corporation recently announced its next-generation link communication processor designed to allow migration of network traffic to IP-based networks.
EyeTV intros Netstream DTTMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:08PMElgato has announced the EyeTV Netstream DTT, a new device for streaming digital television around the home.
Sixnet Unveils New M2M Wireless Solutions for Retail and Financial ApplicationsMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 11:15AMSixnet QuicKonnect Routers(TM) - maintains business continuity by providing redundant failover from primary router or circuit disruptions; offers Out-of-Band management and VRRP support. Sixnet EnterprisePro Routers(TM) - reduces complexity by easily connecting business applications to 3G cellular networks with IP Transparency; secures connectivity through built-in firewall with Access Control ...
Energy Scoreboards, Designed for the HomeSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:18PMCompanies are developing gadgets that can monitor home electricity costs, outlet by outlet.
Students introduce, demonstrate new technology at museumSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:48AMWhat do covered wagons, Sioux wigwams and the Lewis and Clark Expedition have to do with iPods, ink cartridges and a wireless mouse?
Apple Mac Mini with OS X Snow Leopard ServerFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:35PMTHINK of a computer server and images of big black boxes with hundreds of spaghetti-like wires come to mind. Size and looks aside, you also have to worry about the high cost of licensing and hiring staff to maintain it.
Aztech HL110EW HomePlug AVFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 10:34PMEXTEND your broadband network through the power cables in your home with the Aztech HL110EW 200Mbps HomePlug AV. The adapter rides on the electrical wires in your home to transmit high-speed Internet data.
Charges after two alleged shoplifting incidentsFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:54PMAn 18-year-old Chatham woman faces two counts of theft and two counts of possession of stolen property after allegedly attempting to shoplift twice Thursday.[...]
UDP Tunneling to avoid hotspot or firewall restrictionsFriday, February 26, 2010 @ 3:09PMAdams Info: "UDP tunneling is an attack that is often overlooked when manufacturers design wireless hotspot and other firewall/proxy based devices."