Cisco takes 'strategic' stake in home networking group
Posted by iTech on 2006-01-13
Article Source : EE Times
MUNICH — Cisco has made a 'strategic investment' in home control specialist Zensys. The network giant's interest is directed towards Zensys' Z-Wave wireless home control technology.
Zensys refused to be specific on the total amount of Cisco's investment.
For Cisco’s Linksys division, the interoperability, reliability and low costs of Z-Wave
Connexion by Boeing said Wednesday that it will start providing passengers that sign up for its in-flight Internet access with four channels of live television that they can access on their laptops.
The service, which will start being available on January 23, includes programming from the BBC, EuroNews, Eurosportnews, CNBC and MSNBC.
Glu Mobile, a game publisher for cellular phones, has agreed to work with an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to develop and publish games, graphics, ring-tones and other applications based on the World Series of Poker.
Under the deal with Harrah's License Company LLC, Glue, based in San Mateo, Calif., becomes
Posted by inet on 2006-01-12
Article Source : NewsFactor
Apple entered a new era Tuesday with the launch of its first Intel-powered iMac. The move represents an Apple shift to more mainstream technology and an alliance with a company that has considerable clout in the PC market.
The latest iMac features Mac OS X running on Intel's new Core
Posted by iMark on 2006-01-12
Article Source : Reuters
Online shoppers picked Google Inc. as their search engine of choice this December while making their holiday Web purchases, according to a report issued on Wednesday.
Internet measurement firm Hitwise found that 11.1 percent of all December shopping-related visits originated with Google, a 28 percent jump over last year. But
For the first time, enterprises will spend more for wireless voice service than on wireline in 2006, according to a study released Wednesday by market research firm In-Stat.
In addition, the study found that wireless data service will start growing quickly, with an average growth rate of 18 percent a year through
AMD topped off its AMD64 processor family Tuesday with its Athlon 64 FX-60 dual-core processor and aimed it at power-hungry gamers and heavy digital media users.
The firm said the processor is its highest performing dual-core processor and has "an average 34 percent improvement on overall digital media performance and an eye-popping
Canadian vendor BlueTree Wireless Data Tuesday unveiled two ruggedized modems for use with EV-DO cellular data networks, one of which includes GPS location technology.
The company said in a statement that the modems has a second antenna connector to increase EV-DO reception sensitivity. In addition, its GPS 5600 model uses has a
Microsoft has released patches for two critical security flaws in its software products. The patches fix a problem in the Windows operating system, as well as a bug in the Outlook and Exchange messaging software, all of which could theoretically be exploited by attackers to seize control of an unpatched computer.
SEATTLE - Apple Computer Inc. won't thwart users from loading Microsoft's Windows operating system onto its new Intel-based Macintosh computers — but don't expect Apple to start offering a Mac running Windows.
Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said in an interview Tuesday that the company
