Stories by Stephen Lawson

IEEE approves 802.11g standard

A long-awaited standard for wireless LANs that offers more carrying capacity than the current IEEE 802.11b specification while using the same frequencies won final approval Thursday morning.

Palm teams up with IBM for Java apps

Enterprise Java applications will be able to run directly on Palm Inc. Tungsten handhelds now that Palm has licensed IBM Corp.'s WME (WebSphere Micro Environment) Java run-time environment, the companies announced Monday.

Microsoft yanks update after glitch discovered

Microsoft has pulled an update to security software from its Web site after some users who downloaded the code saw their Internet connections go down.

Microsoft, General Wireless team on SMS for Office

A Swedish mobile messaging company's software will be offered for integration into Microsoft Corp. Office 2003, allowing users to send SMS (Short Message Service) messages from Microsoft Outlook.

Windows Media Player gets security patch

Microsoft on Wednesday issued a patch for some versions of Windows Media Player to remove what the company called a critical system vulnerability.

WLAN vendors embrace security spec

Makers of IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN equipment climbed on the bandwagon this week for a new security specification that may help pave the way for more wireless LANs in large enterprises.

RealNetworks to acquire Listen.com

RealNetworks will add a few new instruments to its online music arrangement by acquiring Listen.com for about US$36 million, the company announced Monday.

Cisco hopes to leverage network smarts in Linksys gear

Cisco Systems hopes to bring its advanced networking technology to products from its upcoming acquisition of Linksys Group when it can do so without charging a premium over Linksys' low-end prices, a Cisco executive said Tuesday.

Microsoft dives into VoIP with CE .Net 4.2

Windows CE .Net is poised to put VoIP (voice over IP) capability in handhelds, Windows-powered Smartphones and other devices with a set of enhancements for Version 4.2 to be outlined Wednesday at the Voice on the Net conference in San Jose, Californi...

Motorola claims memory chip breakthrough

Nanotechnology may open the door to smaller, more reliable and less power-hungry memory chips in cell phones, network gear and other devices, Motorola said Monday.

CTIA - Gates pushes Microsoft focus on mobile

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates on Wednesday used his keynote address at the first Microsoft Mobile Developer Conference to signal Microsoft's intention to play a major role in the mobile software business.

Gates to announce .Net Compact Framework

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates on Wednesday will announce the worldwide launch of .Net Compact Framework, a tool that lets developers bring Microsoft's .Net technology to mobile devices, according to a company executive.

IDF - Intel targets network chips for low cost

Intel aims to provide the guts of network gear for homes and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with three new processors it announced Thursday at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in San Jose, California.

BIOS maker builds PC "bomb shelter"

Users with crashed PCs may be able to press a "panic button" and bring up a set of recovery and other utilities later this year if vendors start including a new data "bomb shelter" on the hard disk drives of their PCs.

Moore: Innovation key to keeping his Law alive

The steady growth in the density and performance of microprocessors described by Moore's Law may go on only for the next eight to 12 years with today's conventional technology, the author of that law said Monday.