Draft 802.11n Standard Fails To Pass
A draft version of the 802.11n standard failed to pass a first ballot on Tuesday, leading existing 802.11n vendor Airgo to criticize existing "pre-802.11n"products that have already shipped.
Privacy Advocates Slam AT&T on Customer Records
Privacy advocates slam AT&T for declaring that it owns its Internet and video customers' account information and could hand the data over to law enforcement if needed.
FCC Fines Retailers for Selling Analog TVs
U.S. regulators said on Thursday they imposed fines on retailers such as Wal-Mart and Sears along with two television suppliers for violating curbs on selling TVs that will not work easily after next year's transition to digital television.
Google Merges Maps, Local
Two popular find-your-way destinations become one more powerful local information source.
Nokia Dominates Slowing Handset Market
Market researcher IDC expects growth in the global market for mobile phones to slow to single digits from this year onwards after unit sales rose 11.6 percent last quarter, it said in a statement on Friday.
Office Update Abandons Certain File Format Support
The latest Service Pack 3 for Microsoft's Office 2003 features decreased compatibility with old file types.
Samsung Cuts LCD Power with Colored LEDs
At the recently concluded FPD International 2008, Samsung showcased two LCD panels that exhibit low power consumption compared to other similar products. The secret? RGB LEDs.
How to Hack Everything
Hackers aren't magicians; they just like having things their way. To make your computer, Apple TV, or other device work for you doesn't require smoke and mirrors?you just need the right know-how.
Apple Lowers Costs of iPod Nano Parts, iSuppli Says
Total component costs of the iPod Nano are lower than before, according to market research firm iSuppli.
CNET, McAfee Execs Latest Options Casualties
McAfee Inc. on Wednesday fired its president and said its chief executive would retire after an internal probe into the software maker's stock option practices, but shares rose more than 3 percent on hopes that the investigation was nearing an end.
