Software that could allow existing phones and PDAs to recognise their owners will be demonstrated at a security show in Japan this week.
IPass is set to offer mobile device recognition for IT managers that is designed to allow only trusted users onto their networks.
Global software giant Adobe has defended recommending local prices for its new Creative Suite 4 software packages that could see Australians paying hundreds of dollars more in real terms than US residents for the same products.
According to a new international privacy report, governments around the world are increasingly invading the privacy of citizens with surveillance, identification systems and archiving of private data -- and Australia is no exception.
In 2008 the line between cybercrime and legitimate business will blur, Australians will find out just how many data breaches occur, smartphones will attract malware, and people will decide which group is worse: social networking sites seeking to monetise page hits or identity thieves.
Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.
Passwords will soon be a thing of the past, replaced by biometric and smart-card technology, Bill Gates reiterated on Tuesday.
Lee Siegel is a cultural critic who has written for The New York Times, Slate and The Nation. However, he is perhaps best known for what happened in 2006 when writing for The New Republic.
In 2020, datacentres are estimated to be cleaner, greener and more flexible but will they be any safer?
The Mozilla Foundation is perhaps best known for its Firefox web browser, an open source offering that was first developed to go head-to-head with Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
silicon.com's Jo Best looks at 10 oft-debated areas in mobile and wireless and asks a simple question: how much should you care over the next 12 months?
Sony Ericsson has taken its P800 smartphone, made some improvements, and repackaged the whole thing. The result is a highly capable device that's the equal of its competitors.
Although there are some design quirks, the Samsung Omnia promises to be a solid alternative to Apple's iPhone.
Faced with an increasing number of wireless technologies and standards, planning a long-term networking strategy is a daunting prospect.
Life isn't easy for the enterprise network manager. Do you really have to be concerned about a short-range, under-powered personal area network protocol named Bluetooth? I don't think so.
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