NEW YORK - A major service outage afflicted users of the popular, addictive BlackBerry smart phones across the United States and Canada on Monday. Officials with AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless said BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. told them …
Motorola, Nortel reportedly in talks to combine units
NEW YORK - Motorola Inc and Nortel Networks Corp are in talks to combine their wireless infrastructure units, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting people familiar with the situation. The talks could create a joint venture with sales of around …
LTE brings fast Web, not gear maker miracles
BARCELONA - A high-speed wireless technology that is still in development promises to make mobile Web surfing about four times faster, but its impact on the embattled network equipment industry will be much less dramatic, according to industry …
White-space converter fizzles, again
… the second time in seven months in the hands of the Federal Communications Commission. Regulators there must be convinced that the airwaves can be used for broadband service in a way that doesn’t interfere with other TV programming and wireless …
Bluetooth to piggyback on Wi-Fi
NEW YORK - The popular wireless technology known as Bluetooth could get a lot faster next year by taking advantage of Wi-Fi technology already built into many gadgets. Linking Bluetooth and Wi-Fi may make it easier and faster to transfer large …
And This Year’s Best International Stock Is …
Mexican wireless provider America Movil (NYSE: AMX) presented an impressive combination of Latin American growth opportunities and attractive valuations. MercadoLibre (Nasdaq: MELI), Argentina’s answer to eBay , may cost a pretty penny — but the …
How can I connect to my university’s VPN network?
I’m trying to connect to my university’s wireless network with VPN. I keep getting a 619 or 721 error. This is with a new laptop that has Windows XP Pro SP3 on it. How can I fix this problem?
Cell phones say goodbye to analog
If you have an analog cell phone, you might want to look into getting a new phone. As of Feb. 19, wireless carriers will be shutting down their analog signals nationwide, which could impact 911 services. The analog cellular sunset won’t be a problem …
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