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Android smartphones link to new Samsung TV

With ever-thinner screens and 3D technology failing to excite consumers much, TV maker Samsung has come up with a new gimmick to shift sets ? turn them into hubs for smartphones and tablets.
Medical wireless networks fighting for spectrum frequencies

The battle over scarce radio spectrum that has embroiled the mobile broadband world even extends to a little-known type of wireless network that promises to reconnect the human nervous system with paralysed limbs.
Sharp debuts new 7-inch model from Galapagos tablet pc line

Sharp said Wednesday it has no plans to abandon its Galapagos tablet line and announced a 7-inch model that can serve as a WiMAX router.
BlackBerry Tag to allow users to share data with NFC wireless

Research In Motion has announced Tag, a feature that will allow users of some BlackBerry phones to share contact information, documents and multimedia content by tapping their BlackBerry smartphones together, the company said on Sunday.
Samsung 'to preview' Windows 8 tablet

Samsung reportedly will unveil a new tablet computer that runs on the Windows 8 OS next week. It would become a convenient alternative to the legally imperiled Android OS used in Samsung's Galaxy Tab computers.
Full-duplex wireless technology demonstrated by US uni

Rice University researchers have announced they have successfully demonstrated full-duplex wireless technology that would allow a doubling of network traffic without the need for more cell towers.
Apple joins Bluetooth board

After years of making Bluetooth wireless technology a standard feature of nearly every device with an Apple logo, Apple has been invited to join the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)'s board of directors.
Samsung and Visa to offer mobile payments at 2012 Olympics

Samsung and Visa will roll out a mobile payments program in London in time for the Olympic Games next year, they said Thursday.
Casio develops Bluetooth watch to control mobile phone

Most cell phone users have done it at least once: scramble to silence a ringing phone hidden deep in a jacket pocket or bag. Casio has developed a prototype system that can mute a phone with a couple of taps to a wristwatch.
Innovative start-ups get rewarded

Five start-ups have been selected as winners of a competition for innovative wireless start-ups

Latest Features

Top Windows 8 features IT admins should be aware of

Upgrades, system migration, support headaches; IT folks are probably dreading the next major Windows roll-out. Yet Windows 8, which is scheduled to move to the beta stage in late February and will likely launch in the autumn, does offer several compelling new features for both IT and end users.
Spectrum clash builds around bionic implants

The battle over scarce radio spectrum that has embroiled the mobile broadband world even extends to a little-known type of wireless network that promises to reconnect the human nervous system with paralyzed limbs.
Tech argument: LTE vs. WiMAX

Wait, we're still arguing this one? Why?
Four top innovations in Google Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich

Google disclosed numerous innovations in Android 4.0, also called Ice Cream Sandwich, during a webcast demonstration from Hong Kong using the coming Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone.
Six new and rising hacker threats

Hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you've battened down the hatches and fully protected yourself or your business from electronic security risks, along comes a new exploit to keep you up at night. It might be an SMS text message with a malevolent payload or a stalker who dogs your every step online. Or maybe it's an emerging technology like in-car Wi-Fi that suddenly creates a whole new attack vector.
A simple guide to gigabit wireless technology

Today's existing state-of-the art wireless LAN can achieve 300Mbps using 802.11n with two spatial streams. Future developments will deliver three- and four-stream speeds of up to 600Mbps. But the 802.11 working group has set its sights on a more ambitious milestone: 1 Gbps throughput.
How smart antennas could boost WiFi performance

Imagine if WiFi antennas could detect how many devices were in a given room and push data out to them on a one-by-one basis? That's what researchers at Gonzaga University are trying to accomplish by testing "smart antenna" technology with the help of a $1.2 million federal grant. Electrical engineering professor Steve Schennum answers our questions
Despite Google Street Car incident, WiFi data collection continues

Four months ago, amidst a backlash from government regulators and privacy advocates, Google stopped collecting WiFi data with its Street View cars. But that doesn't mean Google has stopped collecting wireless data altogether, and neither have other companies such as Apple.
Mac security: What you can ignore

It pays to keep your eyes open for credible reports of new Mac security problems and to change your computing habits accordingly.
CES 2010 Predictions: Cameras

You can tell a lot about the future by studying the not too distant past. The megapixel war is officially over, as 8 to 10 megapixels has become the default resolution for even the lowest-end pocket cameras. Instead of racing to add resolution, camera makers will be rushing to capitalise on some of the big developments of the past year.

How-tos

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