Stories by: John Cox

+

Meraki products aim to ease Wi-Fi deployment 21/11/2008 07:02:00

Meraki has unveiled two products -- one that fits into a electrical wall outlet, the other that runs without relying on an electrical grid at all -- that make it even simpler to deploy its Wi-Fi mesh network. It also unveiled a promotional package to encourage fast, low-cost deployment of Meraki wireless networks in apartment complexes, hotels and similar multitenant sites.
+

The "one iPhone per student" project 20/10/2008 07:47:00

US university outfits first year class with iPhone, iPod Touch
+

Apple's new MacBooks carved from blocks of aluminum 16/10/2008 09:52:00

Apple Tuesday unveiled an entirely new lineup of laptop Macs, carved from blocks of aluminum for strength and lower costs, and equipped with powerful graphics chipsets.
+

Cyber security threats grow in sophistication, subtlety 16/10/2008 08:26:00

The annual report from Georgia Tech Information Security Center identifies five evolving cyber security threats, and the news is not good.
+

Apple's new MacBooks carved from blocks of aluminum 15/10/2008 10:05:00

Apple Tuesday unveiled an entirely new lineup of laptop Macs, carved from blocks of aluminum for strength and lower costs, and equipped with powerful graphics chipsets.
+

Four steps to take control of your mobile devices 26/09/2008 09:29:00

If you’ve ever let a stranger borrow your corporate smartphone, you may have just given him a gift of your company’s data.
+

U4EA's WLAN gear targets SMBs 26/09/2008 11:20:00

U4EA Technologies has released a low-priced wireless-LAN controller and access point that can be up and running securely in 15 minutes.
+

Porn nightmare at 37,000 feet? 17/09/2008 11:29:00

Bloomberg reported last week that American Airlines flight attendants are urging their employer to block passengers from using inflight Internet access to view pornography and other inappropriate Web content.
+

IEEE readies launch of gigabit Wi-Fi project 12/09/2008 09:15:00

The IEEE working group that is putting the finishing touches on the 802.11n 100Mbps wireless LAN standard is about to launch a new project, for a 1Gbps WLAN standard.
+

Disgruntled customer files second iPhone 3G class-action lawsuit 04/09/2008 10:29:00

An iPhone 3G customer has filed the second lawsuit against Apple and US telecommunications provider AT&T over the popular phone. This one, by William J. Gillis Jr., was filed in San Diego, California and charges that the two companies deliberately misrepresented what users could expect in terms of 3G connectivity and performance, according to blogger Justin McLachlan who first broke the news on Tuesday.
+

802.11n rate of adoption unprecedented, study finds 26/08/2008 08:40:00

Controller-based, pervasive wireless LANs are quickly become a standard feature of enterprise networks, according to a new study by BT North America.