NEW NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
| Can Apple Get By With 'Nobody's Perfect' Defense? October 02, 2012  The new iPhone 5 has a bigger screen, a faster chip and a thinner display. It also has a share of problems, including complaints about WiFi performance. However, this weekend Apple reportedly fixed an iPhone 5 bug that had caused the handset to use Verizon mobile data when the phone should have been connected to a WiFi network. | FCC Chips Away at Spectrum Problem With Incentive Auction Plan October 01, 2012  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved a notice of proposed rulemaking that will lay the groundwork for the agency to auction television spectrum to mobile carriers. The NPRM establishes proposed rules and asks for public comment on the auctions. Under the proposal, U.S. television stations would give up spectrum in exchange for proceeds from an "incentive" auction -- a world first. |
| iOS 6 Triggers Wonky WiFi Woes September 28, 2012  Maps aren't the only thing causing grumbling among the Apple faithful these days. Complaints are piling up about WiFi performance, too. Customer grousing about WiFi problems has filled 93 pages at one Apple forum with beefs about disabled options, failure to link to corporate networks and logy connections. | Bump Up Your Carrier's Lousy Signal With a Femtocell September 27, 2012  If you've been experiencing choppy voice quality or dropped calls from your mobile provider at your home or workplace, there are steps you can take to correct the problem. Cellular phones use radio signals to communicate, and like any other radio, signal propagation issues -- including topography, obstructions, distance to tower and interference -- affect quality. |
| When iPhone 5 Lands, Samsung's Ready to Pounce September 12, 2012  The long-awaited unveiling of the iPhone 5 may not be the only Apple news in circulation. Also expected to make headlines Wednesday will be the news that Samsung is filing suit against Apple in Europe and the United States for infringing on several patents it holds relating to LTE. Samsung reportedly has decided to take immediate legal action. | Sprint Steps on the Gas With 4G Expansion September 11, 2012  Sprint plans to launch 4G LTE high-speed services in more than 100 cities in the U.S., it said Monday. Included are major cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, Miami and Washington, D.C., as well as small to medium-sized markets -- e.g., Clarksville, Tenn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Lawrence, Kan. The service will go live in the coming months. |
| FAA Study May Loosen Restrictions on In-Flight Gadget Use August 28, 2012  The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday it will study the use of portable electronic devices on airliners, potentially opening the door to allowing greater use of smartphones, tablets or e-readers during flights. Currently, the FAA requires airlines to determine which devices can safely be used in-flight. | Sony Mobile Plans Exodus to Japan August 23, 2012  Today in international tech news: Sony plans to move its headquarters and slash yet more staff. Also: An Israeli park designed to give visitors a taste of biblical times equips its donkeys with WiFi routers; Google heads to Canada to map the North Pole; Spotify launches in Canada; Google finally has some success in China. |
| Why Verizon Was Allowed to Buy Wireless Spectrum and AT&T Wasn't August 23, 2012  Why did Verizon Wireless just get regulator OK to acquire wireless spectrum from cable television companies, whereas AT&T got turned down in its attempt to acquire T-Mobile for the same reason? And why is it still important for regulators to solve the growing wireless data spectrum crunch? The truth is, we are running out of available wireless data spectrum. | Feds Roll Out Wireless Crash Avoidance Test Program August 22, 2012  The Starship Enterprise has its deflector shields to defend itself from attacks by enemy weaponry, and if all goes well with a pilot program launched Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation, road warriors will have wireless systems to defend themselves from collisions with other vehicles. |
| Watchdogs Howl Over AT&T's FaceTime Policy August 22, 2012  AT&T is once again catching a fresh batch of grief over how it's dealing with iPhone users. This time, the carrier is drawing flak from advocacy groups for requiring users to sign up for one of the company's new Mobile Share data plans if they want to use iOS's FaceTime video chat app over AT&T's wireless network rather than WiFi. | IBM Kicks Tires of RIM's Enterprise Services Unit August 13, 2012  IBM reportedly has expressed interest in acquiring the heart of Research In Motion's operations -- its enterprise services unit. This is not the first indication of a company's interest in acquiring part of the ailing BlackBerry maker, and RIM's executives have said they would consider "all options" as they struggle to right their listing ship. |
| AT&T Snatches More Spectrum With NextWave Buy August 03, 2012  AT&T announced plans to buy NextWave Wireless in a $600 million deal aimed at boosting its spectrum holdings as the company attempts to meet skyrocketing demand from smartphone and other mobile device users. If the agreement is approved, AT&T will acquire NextWave's Wireless Communication Services and Advanced Wireless Service bands. | Twitter Breaks the Cycle July 30, 2012  Today in international tech news: Twitter traffic gets the blame for Olympic cyclists' transmitters not sending signals, which forced one TV commentator to use his watch to estimate times. Also, Bloomberg is still in Internet timeout over its report on a Chinese politician's wealth; Korea is hit with anther round of hacking; Google admits to hoarding info in the UK, and more. |
| Pulling a Wireless Signal Out of Thin Air July 26, 2012  A cruel fact of life is that mobile operators have a vested interest in building out their networks in areas where there are customers, not where there aren't any. Those towers are expensive, and they want a return. Unfortunately, that means those of us who enjoy puttering around the vast open spaces that make up most of the United States can't get a signal. | Staying Safe and Secure in the Public WiFi Wilderness June 28, 2012  With the apparent clamp-down on formerly liberal U.S. data quotas by mobile operators, public WiFi hotspots -- like cafes -- for daily Web consumption may become an ever more likely Internet environment for many of us. Europeans have been used to limited mobile data quotas under various euphemisms like "fair use policies" and "data plans" for some time. |
| More Surface Rumors Bubble Up June 25, 2012  Microsoft announced its Surface tablet just last week, and already the whispers have begun. It's going to be WiFi-only, some rumors say. Its battery isn't quite as good as the iPad's, according to others. Price has also been subject to speculation, and one report has indicated Redmond will price the device between $600 and $1,000. | MacBookius Superior: Apple's New Super-Powered Mutant June 16, 2012  The bulk of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference basically amounts to a massive teach-in for makers of Apple software. But each year the event is kicked off with a traditional big-production Apple keynote, and ever since the company kicked MacWorld to the curb, that keynote has often served as an occasion to roll out some major new hardware upgrades. |
| Liberating Your Locked GSM Phone June 14, 2012  Wireless carriers sell you "postpaid" contract phones at a considerable discount. The carrier expects to recoup its outlay -- the full price of the equipment -- over the life of the contract that you sign. Often, it will lock the equipment to its network through a technique that stops the phone working if the SIM card ID and the phone serial number, aka "IMEI number," don't match what's configured. | Citrix Takes Mobile Networking Plunge With Bytemobile Buy June 07, 2012  Citrix is acquiring privately held Bytemobile, a provider of data and video optimization applications for mobile network operators. The deal will give Citrix exposure to a burgeoning market -- mobile infrastructure -- and extend its reach to points around the world. The acquisition builds on a partnership the two companies announced earlier this year |
| Chinese Counterfeiters Get the Jump on iPhone 5 August 31, 2012  Today in international tech news: Fake iPhone 5s have hit China -- even though real iPhone 5s aren't out yet. Also: a bit of good news for Samsung, which scores a patent victory in Japan a week after its billion-dollar defeat in the U.S.; social media abuse is a hot topic in Australia; Google Maps adds 330,000 miles of European bike trails. | Japan Sizes Up Social Media as an Emergency Response Tool August 30, 2012  Today in international tech news: Japan's government engages in talks about devising an official social media emergency response system. Also: Sony unveils some nifty new gadgets in Berlin, including a water-resistant tablet; a journalist is arrested for hacking a blogger's email account; and Assange supporters go on strike |
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