The Computex Taipei 2009 electronics show ended Saturday after a week-long display of new gadgets, including netbooks, ultra thin laptops …
Freescale chips power Android smartphones, MIDs
Freescale Semiconductor displayed a number of devices containing its chips at Computex Taipei 2009 this year, including an e-book reader …
WiMAX Forum looks to femtocells to improve coverage
Looking to improve indoor coverage for WiMAX devices, the WiMAX Forum is partnering with the Femto Forum to create a …
Tegra-based laptops coming later this year
Laptops and handheld computers based on Nvidia's Tegra computing platform will hit the market before the end of this year, …
Never mind the netbook, here comes the smartbook
If you still blanche at the term “netbook” for being an ungainly piece of vendor-speak, then prepare to be nauseated …
Google keeps quiet on Android laptop plans
While two laptops based on Google Inc.'s Android operating system made an appearance ahead of the annual Computex exhibition in …
The shape of the coming netbook revolution
The netbook you know today gives just a taste of what's to come. Cheap, portable, and packed with features that …
Illinois programmer sues Google over ‘Android’
The owner of an obscure Illinois software development company is suing Google Inc. and everyone else in the Open Handset …
Cisco ‘could’ announce 10% layoffs, analyst predicts
Forecasting a significant drop in revenue for the fourth quarter, a J.P. Morgan analyst today reported that Cisco Systems Inc. …
Netbook computers spark corporate interest
One possible future of mobile computing is on display in classrooms in Fresno, Calif., where the public school district has …
Netbook computers spark corporate interest
One possible future of mobile computing is on display in classrooms in Fresno, Calif., where the public school district has …
Mobile backup services help users save, sort data
If you've ever wished you could easily search through your cell phone voice-mail messages or save all of your text …
Wireless can transform health care, doctor says
Wireless devices will create a sea change in the way medicine can be practiced, a top U.S. doctor said at …
Nokia buys stake in mobile payment company Obopay
Nokia Corp. invested an undisclosed amount in Obopay, which developed a system that lets people send money to each other …
3G netbooks: Are they the cell phones of the future?
Sometimes it seems that netbooks are everywhere. I've spotted them at airports, coffee shops and on commuter trains. No wonder …
Contracting economy forces new cellular priorities
The only reason an enterprise IT professional would go to this year's Mobile World Congress is to track down a …
PC processor shipments to drop in 2009, IDC says
PC microprocessor shipments slowed in the fourth quarter and will continue to decline this year, according to an IDC survey …
Smart phones getting smarter
Wi-Fi may not be cutting-edge technology anymore, but iPhones, netbooks and other portable devices will put it in many more …
Windows 7 may add spice to CES
Software could overshadow gadgets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, with Microsoft Corp. expected to shed light on its upcoming …
Gartner: Semiconductor revenue drops on economic woes
Semiconductor companies are feeling the effects of constrained budgets and a slowdown in demand for products like cars, consumer electronics …