You gotta hand it to Belkin’s PR team for getting a second award for a product that has yet to make it into either reviewers or consumers’ hands. The Belkin Cable-Free USB Hub, which was introduced at this year’s CES, won an Editor’s Choice Award from Popular Mechanics in January. And now yesterday, Belkin announced … Read more
Skype today released the first public beta version of its next-generation Instant messenger and VoIP client. Described as a “major milestone release,” Skype 3.0 will become more social and more mainstream with a public chat feature that allows users to create their own chatrooms in a matter in a matter of minutes.
Thecus has produced a business-focused NAS with advanced RAID features and high performance. But Tim Higgins found more of a diamond in the rough than a polished gem.
Broadcom today announced a new single-chip Wi-Fi router combining an 802.11g wireless LAN baseband / MAC, 2.4 GHz radio, 10/100 Ethernet switch and MIPS processor.
HomePNA today announced the release of HomePNA 3.1, a home networking specification that increases data rates over existing home wiring to 320 Mbps.
The Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) on Monday announced that Texas Instruments (TI) as its newest member. TI’s membership brings the total number of MoCA members to 43, including 11 chip vendors.
Newbury Networks today introduced what it says is the industry’s first "infrastructure-agnostic" wireless location appliance. The Newbury Location Appliance provides accurate and precise location tracking for thousands of devices over a wireless LAN and enables a host of mobile enterprise applications such as asset tracking, network provisioning, voice and security.
Siemens Home and Office Communication Devices today announced an ultra wideband based home multimedia distribution solution developed in conjunction with Tzero Technologies.
Atheros Communications Monday announced that Lenovo has introduced several new "enterprise- class" notebooks featuring Atheros’ XSPAN draft 1.0 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) technology.
DigiTimes today reported that Taiwan-based network-equipment maker Accton Technology reportedly will set up a joint venture with Israel-based Alvarion to develop mobile WiMAX CPE products. ” According to market sources, the planned joint venture will have a registered capital of $4 million initially, with Accton holding a 70% stake in the new company. Read the … Read more
Aruba Networks Monday revealed plans to bridge two wireless technologies by letting users on enterprise networks make VoIP calls over both Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
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Manufacturers continue to pump out more draft 802.11n products based on the current Draft 1.0 spec. They do this despite reviews (including mine) that point out numerous problems with all current implementations. Virtually every one of my reviews has ended with a recommendation to not buy the product. So I’ve decided to take a pass … Read more