Stories by Matt Hamblen

Frequent cell phone use may slow brain function

There have been worries about cell phones causing brain cancer. And certainly everyone worries about driving behind the guy who's holding the steering wheel with his knees while tapping in a message on a wireless e-mail device.

Sprint to launch four handhelds by year's end

Sprint Nextel Corp. will deliver four new wireless handhelds by year's end, including the HTC Touch, already available in the U.K. with touch-screen capabilities similar to Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

Mobile RFID tag reader helps track assets from handhelds

RFID technology maker RF Code announced a US$995 mobile active RFID tag reader on Wednesday that allows IT managers and others to better find tagged assets using common handheld computers.

Medical center uses wireless for IM, presence technology

Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas is using instant messaging and presence technologies over wireless networks to shrink its 120-acre campus.

Analysts: Safari browser makes iPod Touch intriguing

Apple has made headlines in the past for introducing disruptive technologies, but Wednesday's announcement of the iPod Touch could be a real sleeper.

HP announces five new handhelds, gaming PC

HP has announced five new iPaq handhelds and three new HP Compaq laptops, along with dozens of handheld accessories, software packages and services.

New York cabbies set strike date to protest GPS systems

A group of 10,000 New York City taxi drivers has vowed to strike for two days, Sept. 5 and 6, primarily to protest GPS systems being installed in their cabs.

Second lawsuit filed over iPhone battery replacement

A second class-action lawsuit argues that Apple and AT&T failed to tell early buyers of the iPhone that annual fees of more than US$100 (AU$125.51) would be needed to replace the iPhone battery and maintain service.

Dealing with a VOIP provider as a small business owner

Marc Kruskol understands how a small business operates. Like the head of any small company, he is also the IT guy, the receptionist and much more, all to reduce costs.

Restraint urged to allow Internet capacity to grow

Growth in Internet traffic, especially from burgeoning video Web sites and peer-to-peer usage, will put more pressure on network managers to handle the explosion and on private sector investors, and they should be allowed to do so in unrestricted way...

Gartner urges IT to embrace devices but resist iPhone

Gartner is known for its comprehensive market research, but Wednesday the firm produced two separate reports that could leave IT managers scratching their heads over whether to support Apple's iPhone.

Motorola unit upgrades mobile messaging software

Motorola on Monday announced a new version of the wireless messaging product it obtained in its recent acquisition of Good Technology.

Nortel joins with IBM System i series servers for VOIP

Nortel Networks announced plans Tuesday to help small and medium-size businesses move to voice over IP and unified communications by combining Nortel applications with IBM System i servers.

Napster: Future of music downloads is over the air

How many songs have you downloaded?

Everest climber makes first cell phone call from summit

British mountain climber Rod Baber reached the summit of Mount Everest early Monday, local time, where he made the world's highest land-based cellular phone call and sent a text message.