Stories by John Cox

Netgear targets SMBs with wireless LAN gear

Netgear this week will roll out network and storage gear aimed at a range of small and midsize businesses, including a new 802.11n wireless LAN product line.

Researchers map Internet's 'black holes'

Most users run into an Internet black hole when the Web site they want to access won't load or their e-mail seems to get swallowed up in cyberspace.

DragonWave boosts gigabit wireless capacity

DragonWave this week announced two products aimed at improving the capacity and economics of backhauling wireless voice and data traffic.

Motorola wireless LAN adds mesh to indoor networks

Motorola has released a Draft 802.11n access point that supports wireless meshing, plus a new wireless controller.

CMOS radio chip reaches 5Gbps, Aussie researchers say

Australian researchers announced this week that they have created a 60GHz, CMOS single-chip radio that can transmit 5 gigabits per second over about 30 feet.

Wireless 11n net becomes a high-bandwidth way of life

In the US, Morrisville State College's deployment of 802.11n WLAN has been covered in an attempt to study the challenges facing early enterprise adopters of 11n.

Hackers find a way to crack popular smartcard in minutes

People are starting to wake up to the fact that RFID-enabled smartcards now can be far more easily, and cheaply, cracked than ever before, as a trio of young computer experts recently showed.

Apple's iPhone SDK may be delayed, blogger claims

If you're holding your breath for the Apple iPhone software development kit, and your authorized attempt to build native applications for the wildly popular handheld, you may have to hold it a bit longer.

Cellular/Wi-Fi convergence wins over some early users

Early products and services that shift voice calls seamlessly between wireless LAN and cellular networks are proving themselves to enterprise users.

WLAN stress test uncovers 802.11 performance problems

A rare large-scale, wireless LAN stress test using three vendors' equipment found many WLANs could run into a performance ceiling as they grow in size and traffic. The study's authors say the problem lies not with the vendors' gear but with the desig...

Aruba introduces 'explosion resistant' WLAN gear

"Explosion resistant" isn't a label most of us expect to see on a wireless LAN access point, but Aruba Networks' new rugged access points are aimed at industrial and outdoor applications where conditions are harsh, hazardous and even explosive.

Wi-Fi trial connects Massachusetts train passengers

The wireless access service is a US first, according to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which oversees the state's commuter rail services. It will be available starting January 30 on at least one coach on every train traversing the 45...

BlackBerry servers gain new user, administrator features

Research In Motion has released a new version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server, along with a new social-networking client that ties BlackBerry into a growing array of collaboration applications.

What Microsoft could have said about the strange Xbox signal

After 37 days, Microsoft finally issued a statement in response to the strong radio apparently generated by its Xbox 360 game console that was noticed by Morrisville State College's IT group. The 43-word statement read: "Any number of scenarios could...

Microsoft on Xbox's strange signal: It could be anything

After 37 days, Microsoft issued a 43-word statement on the report of a strange, strong radio signal apparently generated by its Xbox 360 game console, and noticed by Morrisville State College in New York.