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BlackBerry goes Bold with super-3G

News Unveiled on Monday, the BlackBerry Bold - also known as the BlackBerry 9000 - includes not only tri-band HSDPA but also integrated GPS and 802.11a/b/g wi-fi. RIM has launched the first of its BlackBerry smart phones to include high-speed HSDPA...

Tags: rim, blackberry, 3g

[13 May 2008]

BT adds smart phone to home broadband package

News Outside wi-fi zones, the phones have to run on a GPRS cellular network - rather than 3G - which means browsing will be much slower. While BT ToGo phones can make use of wi-fi at home or via BT hotspots for mobile VoIP, there is no ability for calls...

Tags: broadband, smart phone, bt

[08 May 2008]

Warning: The Storm still rages on

News W is for Wi-fi A number of nascent Storm hosting domains using fast-flux techniques to mask their URLs have been identified by the security company, which issued a warning this week. Fast-flux service networks are networks of compromised computer...

Tags: malware, botnet, storm

[07 May 2008]

Males in tech willing to show off their wad

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: men, women, salary, pay

[02 May 2008]

Multiple network access becoming mobile norm

News The analyst points to an impressive array of radio access techs already in play - from cellular in its various forms, to 3G and HSPA data networks, to video broadcast techs such as DVB-H, to short-range connectivity techs such as Bluetooth, along...

Tags: networks, mobile, wi-fi

[02 May 2008]

Techies: 'We're worth more than last year'

News Office insights…   Flexibility the key for women in IT   Workers, wi-fi and coffee shops: The perfect blend   Wanted: Women must save IT industry   Long-hours tech culture hits morale  ...

Tags: salary, jobs, skills

[02 May 2008]

Public trust eroded: Data breaches to blame

News W is for Wi-fi On Tuesday the BCS published the results of a survey of members of the public. Of the 1,025 respondents, 66 per cent said their trust in government departments had decreased due to information breaches such as the loss of 25 million...

Tags: data breach, government, hmrc

[30 Apr 2008]

Eleven Myths about 802.11 Wi-Fi Networks

whitepaper Wi-Fi networks have been misunderstood by much of the IT community since their inception. In this white paper, we'll examine 11 common Wi-Fi myths and explore ways to use correct information to make your networks scalable, secure and satisfying for...

Tags: fi, wi fi, myths, examine

[30 Apr 2008]

Is It the Network? Solving VoIP Problems on a Wireless LAN

whitepaper Managing a network that includes VoIP and Wi-Fi means more than just learning the black magic that makes each technology work. The paper combines a deep knowledge of 802.11 protocols, quality of service (QoS) mechanisms and VoIP handsets with the...

Tags: wi fi, learning, fi, voip

[30 Apr 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Airport insecurity

Comment Dispatched via a free wi-fi service. First drafted on flight BA633 from Athens to London and finished on BA093 to Toronto a week later. Before 9/11, I regularly travelled the planet with a full toolkit as well as other objects that are now...

Tags: travel, airports, security

[29 Apr 2008]

Are we losing the security war?

Comment W is for Wi-fi Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware. What can be done to turn the tide, asks Simon Moores. A short cyber crime story on Al Jazeera TV on Sunday made me realise that this year's...

Tags: security, e-crime, cyber crime

[29 Apr 2008]

Glasgow NHS keeps tabs on equipment with RFID

News The initial phase of the project to install a wi-fi network and RFID tags cost up to £70,000. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has implemented a wireless networking project in the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) that involves tracking medical equipment...

Tags: wifi, rfid, nhs

[28 Apr 2008]

Global security spend to hit $10.5bn

News W is for Wi-fi Increasing demand for a mobile workforce and awareness of damage caused by security breaches will continue to drive the global security software market, Gartner said. Security from A to Z

Tags: smes, security

[28 Apr 2008]

Hacking 'goodies' get industry body

News W is for Wi-fi The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. The aim of the council is to standardise ethical penetration testing and provide professional...

Tags: body, industry, hacking

[25 Apr 2008]

Mobiles to come under attack from 'bad guys'

News W is for Wi-fi Speaking to silicon.com at Infosec 2008 in London, former advisor to the White House on cyber security, Howard Schmidt, said: "[Mobile is] going to become a rich target area for the bad guys.

Tags: criminals, schmidt, security, sdk

[24 Apr 2008]

Security threat: One web page infected every five seconds

News W is for Wi-fi Released Wednesday, Sophos said in its Security Threat Report that an average of more than 15,000 web pages were compromised daily between January and March. Security from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: malware, email, web, security

[24 Apr 2008]

Say it in pictures - Google mobile ads go graphical

News Increasingly widespread wi-fi makes it possible to bypass mobile-phone network operators. Google is expanding its advertising business into a new domain: graphical ads that appear on mobile devices. As with the company's text-based mobile ads, the...

Tags: iphone, android, google, mobile

[24 Apr 2008]

Mobile market ripe for femtocell loving

News However, the path to femtocell riches is not without complications and caveats, warned Richard Webb, directing analyst for WiMax, wi-fi and mobile at Infonetics Research. The stars are aligning to create a market that's ripe for femtocell...

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, femtocell

[23 Apr 2008]

Security breaches down - but at what price?

News W is for Wi-fi The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the Infosecurity Europe conference, reveals that IT managers and board-level executives are trying to keep their organisations...

Tags: breach, data

[23 Apr 2008]

silicon.com Classics: The best of Google Earth

News A guide to London's wi-fi pubs The latest in our weekly look back through some of the classic stories in the silicon.com archive from the last decade is a photo tour of the best of Google Earth - from burning oil fields, to topless sunbathers and...

Tags: google earth

[22 Apr 2008]

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