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Kiss Your Wireless Router Goodbye

Kevin Spak — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:55:58 CDT

If setting up a wireless router just sounds a little too daunting, new technology looks to make unplugging a lot easier. WiFi Direct, slated to roll out in the middle of next year, will turn every device enabled with it into a miniature access point, able to create connections with...

A Digital Pill a Day May Keep the Doctor Away

Matt Cantor — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:10:51 CDT

As Congress debates ways to save on health care, Silicon Valley has an idea of its own: cutting costs through wireless technology, the Wall Street Journal reports. One startup has built a tiny, edible chip that attaches to pills and keeps track of whether patients are taking their medication. Remote...

Car Tech Advances Can Recharge Detroit

Harry Kimball — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:54:00 CST

Detroit needs to heed Henry Ford's advice and take failure as "the opportunity to begin again more intelligently," Sebastian Thrum and Anthony Levandowski write in the New York Times . Here are four technologies that can help the Big Three automakers turn things around: Car-to-car communication: Wireless technology will allow vehicles...

'Wearable' Gadgets Respond to Body Movements

Laila Weir — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:37:04 CDT

Someday, you may be able to tap your fingers to control your DVD player or roll your eyes to pump up your music player’s volume—if technology under development by Japan's top mobile carrier comes to fruition, the AP reports. A cell phone shaped like a large ring that wearers...

BlackBerry Holds Its Own Against iPhone

Laila Weir — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:21:00 CDT

The release of the new 3G BlackBerry Bold Monday sent Research in Motion’s shares up 6.93%, to $141.97. The reason, according to Forbes , is the BlackBerry’s business focus, which lets it maintain its edge over the popular but business-weak iPhone. The Bold apes the iPhone in design, but...

BlackBerry Gets a Bold Facelift

Matt Cantor — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:53:03 CDT

The new BlackBerry Bold was unveiled today, sporting a sleek update aimed at keeping its traditional business clientele from defecting to the iPhone. The silver-rimmed Bold is Research in Motion's first to run on speedy 3G wireless networks designed to handle multimedia content and has a faster processor to handle...

Wireless Makers Work Out Deal for Faster Net

Sam Gale Rosen — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:26:45 CDT

Big wireless equipment companies have worked out a royalty deal allowing for the adoption of new technology that should speed up the wireless web. The companies have agreed to limit the royalties they charge each other for patents related to a technology called long-term evolution, or LTE, reports the Wall...

AT&T, Verizon Plan New WiFi in Old TV Spectrum

Harry Kimball — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:00:00 CDT

Verizon and AT&T are talking big about recent bandwidth acquisitions at an FCC auction, the Washington Post reports. The companies promised fast, high-tech new networks in the next few years based on long-range frequencies, newly available from television broadcasters, that can penetrate deep into buildings. A Verizon spokesman said the...

Bluetooth to Combine With Wi-Fi

Laila Weir — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:47:43 CST

Bluetooth companies plan to combine the technology with Wi-Fi to increase speed, an industry group said. The combination could facilitate the speedy transfer of large amounts of data—like music, pictures, or video—between devices, like your laptop and cellphone. The first products with the combined technology should be available...