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News (86)

• Wireless chips take their first steps

  Some of the first integrated circuits that create a wireless network using the very powerful, and controversial, ultrawideband wireless technique are on their way for testing by device makers.

• Why security's no longer IT's ugly stepsister

  Hey, have you noticed it yet?

• Wireless tech liberates your network(ers)

  Now that wireless is becoming technologically and financially competitive with its wired equivalents, the strongest argument of all to cut the cable is convenience. New standards in speed make wireless networking a valid choice.

• Microsoft unplugs Windows XP

  Windows XP will support a wireless protocol that allows PCs and laptops to share the same Net connection. It may give the lagging market for home networking the jump-start it needs.

• Tech flops add to 3Com's woes

  Struggling 3Com is the latest example of a technology company that bet on new technologies to boost sales, then retreated from those same aspirations.

Blogs (3)

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  Don't you dare Touch my new iPod

  Is Apple keeping the iPod Touch and iPhone platform closed to third party developers to protect its impressive record on security?

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  Is Apple's MacBook Pro rotten to the core?

  When companies launch a brand new product it usually takes some time to weed out the niggling issues; but how many systems need to break before the situation is recognised as a disaster rather than an unfortunate blip in quality control?

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  Unique is better than Good

  Good Technology exec Terry Austin has heard every joke in the book relating to his company's name.

Features and Case Studies (25)

• How to add a Mac to a Windows network

  If the Mac and the PC are the yin and yang of the tech universe, then these two seeming opposites should be able to coexist harmoniously.

• Wireless chips take their first steps

  Some of the first integrated circuits that create a wireless network using the very powerful, and controversial, ultrawideband wireless technique are on their way for testing by device makers.

• Wireless tech liberates your network(ers)

  Now that wireless is becoming technologically and financially competitive with its wired equivalents, the strongest argument of all to cut the cable is convenience. New standards in speed make wireless networking a valid choice.

• Palm leads way in smartphones' mass market attack

  Smartphones, or phones that enable Web access and e-mail, are heading for the mass market.

• Apple: There's no "a" in Wi-Fi

  Apple Computer has joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

Reviews (75)

• Apple's new UFO-like device lands

  When the first UFO-shaped AirPort Base Station landed in stores, it was part of the wireless networking vanguard.

• Wireless chips take their first steps

  Some of the first integrated circuits that create a wireless network using the very powerful, and controversial, ultrawideband wireless technique are on their way for testing by device makers.

• Apple iMac (20-inch, 2.4GHz)

  Apple's smaller-scale iMac remains our favourite all-in-one. And while its looks, its ease of use, and its performance are all selling points, Windows PCs are starting to catch up (at least with the latter).

• Apple AirPort Express Base Station (802.11n)

  Apple's AirPort Express Base Station has always been remarkable in that it is networking hardware that people actually seem to get excited about. Thanks to an update to the 802.11n wireless networking standard, this compact, easy-to-use device can now add increased wireless networking performance to its list of pros.

• Apple Time Capsule (1TB) Network Storage

  Apple's new Time Capsule incorporates both a wireless router and a hard drive into the same product. In its niche, the Time Capsule is the most advanced product on the market -- its price is also fair compared with a separate router and network-attached hard drive.

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