Stories by John Cox

BlackBerry wins latest Patent Office ruling

Research in Motion has announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office has issued what is known as a final office action, rejecting all claims by NTP on one of its disputed patents.

CES - Wireless wows 'em at crowded Vegas show

"It was very overwhelming." That was how Andrew Hintz, Internet technology director for the California Democratic Party, summed up Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' razzle-dazzle digital lifestyle presentation at last week's sprawling, hyperkinetic Inte...

CES - New WLAN chips take on video, voice

Chip makers are showcasing their next generation wireless LAN chips at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, with many of the silicon advances focused on dealing with multimedia.

Panel: Mobile computing has long way to go

There's an undercurrent of frustration at this year's Demomobile trade show, an event designed to highlight innovation in mobile and wireless computing.

Intel unveils WLAN chips with three modes

Intel Thursday announced the latest WLAN chipset for the next generation of its Centrino wireless product set.

Wyse unveils Linux thin client

Wyse Technology has released a new version of Linux for its thin client terminals, and a new terminal to run it.

Details emerge of first mobile phone worm

More details are emerging about what may be the first mobile phone worm.

NetGear ships multi-standard WLAN card

Wireless LAN vendor NetGear this week begins shipping what it says is the first network interface card that can run on three different kinds of wireless LANs.

New body fashion trend for the Digital Age

I watched a demonstration of high concept device yesterday. In handhelds, "high concept" usually means "small." Sometimes very, very small.

ViewSonic enters the Pocket PC arena

Try to imagine a handheld computer with Microsoft Corp. Pocket PC software for under US$300. Next imagine the same device with a powerful Intel X-scale processor. Finally, imagine buying your next handheld from Viewsonic, which Monday outlined its pl...

Sun sets on free office software

This week Sun Microsystems is expected to unveil a startling new feature for its StarOffice Suite of office applications: a price.

Security hole exposed in 802.11b wireless LANs

A security weakness in the encryption standard used within IEEE-based wireless LANs has been uncovered.

IBM plots course for Informix database

With the US$1 billion acquisition of the Informix database business that closed Monday, IBM Corp. will roughly double its business in Unix and Windows NT/2000 databases.

Java chip for handhelds unveiled

On Monday, Zucotto Systems formally announced its Java microprocessor, which is designed to supercharge Java applications on a range of handheld devices.