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News WiMax is currently only available in very limited deployments in the UK and only in its "fixed" variant, with the prospects for "mobile WiMax" - the type needed for portable devices - depending on upcoming spectrum auctions.
[09 May 2008]
News According to the report, in-body networks could be implanted in patients to monitor their movements and/or vital health signs, such as blood sugar level, and to send data wirelessly via a home hub or portable monitor to keep doctors informed of...
[08 May 2008]
News The initial driver of this part of the project is to reduce the amount of time maintenance staff waste in locating portable medical equipment, such as defibrillators, infusion pumps and blood monitors.
[28 Apr 2008]
News Like the US, buyers in the region are moving toward more inexpensive portable PCs, particularly in emerging markets where many consumers are making their first PC purchase. The US PC market is beginning to have less influence on the global market...
[17 Apr 2008]
News Huggers said in a statement: "The BBC's catch-up TV service can now be accessed on an increasing number of different platforms - from the web and portable devices to gaming consoles. The BBC has announced its iPlayer online TV catch-up service is...
[10 Apr 2008]
News There is an increased security threat from portable media devices, whether it be a USB flash drive or an MP3 player," he said. Scroggie said the spread of malicious code was expected to increase, with the growing use of portable data-storage devices.
[09 Apr 2008]
News The ban on removal of laptops and portable devices with unencrypted personal data was introduced across all government departments in the wake of a string of high profile data losses, including the loss of 600,000 personnel details by the Ministry...
[04 Apr 2008]
News He added: "We anticipate that mobile usage will develop after initial demand for fixed and portable services - WiMax 802.16e is a flexible platform that can operate in all three modes of usage. WiMax could be used as a 'last mile' substitute tech...
[01 Apr 2008]
News A recent survey by American Express Insurance found the majority of Brits believe portable technology has had a negative effect on work/life balance rather than helping them manage their time better. In the same week as new warnings emerged of a...
[31 Mar 2008]
News The operation raises some issues similar to those involved in the proposed acquisition of Tele Atlas by TomTom, a Dutch company manufacturing portable navigation devices and selling navigation software for mobile phones, the Commission said.
[31 Mar 2008]
News The majority of Brits believe portable technology has had a negative effect on work/life balance rather than helping them manage their time better, a new survey suggests. Is the mobile love affair over?
[19 Mar 2008]
News He said: "Laptops are high risk items, being portable and high-value, and therefore more likely to be stolen than PCs. The government has admitted almost 200 laptops have been stolen from various departments, including the Ministry of Justice (MoJ...
[19 Feb 2008]
News Trailing behind were portable video players (to catch up on last night's TV) and laptops, which gained just under three per cent of the vote each. The MP3 player has been named the most popular gadget for passing the time on the daily commute by...
[08 Feb 2008]
News Last week Gartner predicted that by 2012, around half the developed world's workers will be running virtualised desktops transported on portable storage devices like the iPod, rather than carrying laptops between work and home.
[08 Feb 2008]
News The Department of Health, Ministry of Justice, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Ministry of Defence would not reveal how many portable devices were temporarily out of action but the Government Car and Despatch Agency has withdrawn 14 PDAs.
[04 Feb 2008]
News The chip is designed for ultra-portable laptops, which mostly use low-voltage or ultra-low-voltage versions of Intel's Core 2 Duo processors currently, in order to fit into the tight spaces required by ultra-portable designs.
[01 Feb 2008]
News Apple unveiled its ultra-portable MacBook Air, the world's thinnest notebook according to CEO Steve Jobs, during his keynote speech at Macworld 2008. The MacBook Air weighs 1.36 kilograms, which Jobs said is on par with others in the ultra-portable...
[16 Jan 2008]
News This year the company has seen more damaged portable devices than ever before. Ant infestations, oil and failed parachute jumps are some of the unusual fates which have befallen innocent data storage devices recently, according to data recovery...
[05 Dec 2007]
News As employee-owned portable devices become more sophisticated, they become less secure, according to one analyst. Gartner's Heiser made the assertion that the security risks posed by portable devices are growing exponentially in accordance with...
[23 Nov 2007]
News Fourteen per cent of employees admit to storing company material on their laptop's hard drives, nine per cent on personal devices not owned by their workplace, eight per cent use portable hard drives and seven per cent use mobile devices to keep...
[13 Nov 2007]
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