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NETGEAR A6200 - First 802.11ac 5G WiFi USB AdapterAs with most things computer related wireless networking is becoming faster and faster with every new generation.
topix.net | 21-May-2012 10:18
Tech Web Reader - Monday, May 21, 2012
He notes that while it's possible to get away with ultra-high pixel density on 15-inch notebook, increasing the native resolution of a display makes text, icons, and images all appear smaller, and putting a 1080p display on a 13-inch laptop would make Web sites and text appear unacceptably small in a many instances, so Apple would be obliged to use ... (more)
topix.net | 21-May-2012 09:14
Raspberry Pi Wireless - Belkin 802.11g usb adapter Ralink RT2750W
These are the steps involved in getting a Belkin USB network adapter to work on the Raspberry Pi .
topix.net | 21-May-2012 09:14
Broadcasting an engine for local biz
Congress has been consumed in recent years with contentious debate over how best to preserve and enhance free and local broadcasting - the original wireless technology - while making available airwaves that can also be used to alleviate the much-hyped "spectrum crunch" for wireless broadband providers.
topix.net | 21-May-2012 06:09
Zigzag decoding: combating hidden terminals in wireless networks
In Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM 2008 conference on Data communication , pp. 159-170, doi:10.1145/1402958.1402977 This paper presents ZigZag, an 802.11 receiver design that combats hidden terminals.
topix.net | 21-May-2012 02:09
$220 Million Battleship Flop Sinks Not Only Universal Pictures, But Activision Game
Activision has drastically reduced the number of games it releases these days. The company remains focused on core franchises like its two Call of Duty games, including Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and popular Skylanders toys and games.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 21:50
Cisco's Wireless Unit Shifts Emphasis to 'Mobility'
Cisco's Wireless Networking Business Unit doesn't actually talk so much about wireless networking these days.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 17:35
Neural Network Based Vertical Handoff Performance Enhancement in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
In 7th IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing , pp.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 16:30
mSCTP vertical handover in the overlap of heterogeneous wireless networks
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topix.net | 20-May-2012 12:20
Open wireless networks essential infrastructure
Once upon a time, Internet enthusiasts made the following comparison: The Internet is to 21st-century economies what navigable waterways and roads were to 19th- and 20th-century economies.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 08:11
Realtek 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility 700.1629.1012.2010
Realtek 11n USB Wireless LAN Utility is a useful application that was designed in order to help you easily establish wireless connections using a dedicated adapter.
topix.net | 20-May-2012 04:01
Councilman: Use shale cash for WiFi
Councilman Lowell Schloneger said this week any revenue from a potential oil and gas lease could be used to offer wireless capabilities.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 23:52
Big Three telecoms prepare for mobile tsunami on the horizon
Telecoms around the world are scrambling to build and maintain wireless networks that can satisfy the expectations of government, business and the public.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 19:42
Cooperative spectrum sharing economy for heterogeneous wireless networks
To facilitate ubiquitous access for mobile users/machines in spectrum efficient way, effective integration of multiple wireless networks possibly belong to different service providers is greatly required for future wireless spectrum sharing networks, such as Machine-to-Machine communications.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 15:33
Worries mount as Nokia burns through cash
LONDON/HELSINKI, May 18 - Nokia Oyj is tearing through its cash reserves at an unsustainable rate, raising what some analysts say are serious questions about the struggling Finnish phone maker's ability to stabilize its finances in the months ahead.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 11:18
AT&T, Verizon LTE hotspots fight to a draw
Dedicated mobile hotspots have been around for a few years now, but they've gotten progressively easier to use.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 07:08
New iPhone app uses wireless sensor that lets your plants tell you if they are thirsty or too hot
But, as ever, there's an app for that - with iPhone users able to buy an attachment which you sink into your favourite petunia's flower pot.
topix.net | 19-May-2012 02:54
WiFi's future: faster, smarter, and fewer cables
WiFi has easily been one of the most useful technologies of the past decade-so many of our daily tasks and the devices we use rely on it.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 22:49
Are Android Tablets Dead?
First quarter numbers from IDC showed that Android tablet shipments declined in Q1-12 from Q4-11, while Apple cruised ahead, reasserting dominance of the tablet market.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 18:30
Electric Imp promises to connect all consumer electronics wirelessly
In 1999,A British technology pioneer Kevin AshtonA A co-foundedA the Auto-ID Center at MIT, a global standard system for RFID and other sensors.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 14:25
Library proposes free downtown Wi-Fi service
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The St. Joseph County Public Library is considering a plan that would provide free Wi-Fi service downtown to anyone with a county library card.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 10:15
Verizon/SpectrumCo Critics Hammer Telco Over DSL Decision
Verizon's decision earlier this month to discontinue standalone DSL service has provided ammunition to critics of its deal to buy advanced wireless spectrum from cable's SpectrumCo.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 06:01
Oh My Tech: Extending the range of your wireless network
I have a house where the people at one end don't get a very good WiFi signal from my router.
topix.net | 18-May-2012 01:51
Verizon Wireless to eliminate unlimited data plan
Verizon Wireless plans to begin eliminating the unlimited data plan it has provided customers who had it before the carrier introduced tiered pricing and dropped the unlimited plan for new buyers last year.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 21:37
Cyber Attacks Possible During Summit: Experts
AT&T and Verizon Wireless setup portable cell site to deal with the increased cellular traffic that protestors will bring.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 17:22
Japanese T-ray tech boasts 3Gb/s wireless speeds
The tiny 1mm-square RTD is the heart of the Tokyo Institute of Technology's T-ray system, which is claimed to scale to 100Gb/s. Japanese researchers have released details of a new wireless networking system which uses a high-frequency band to transmit data at a rate of up to 100Gb/s - a significant boost on the capabilities of current Wi-Fi ... (more)
topix.net | 17-May-2012 14:17
T-rays produce 3Gbps short-range wireless, make WiFi pout in the corner
The last time we saw T-rays , they were busy scanning bodies for tumors and security threats.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 10:08
Your laptop could come under attack at NATO, experts warn
If you're going to be spending time downtown during the Chicago NATO Summit, road closings, train delays and protesters may not be your only hassles.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 05:53
Scientists Make Wi-Fi Twenty Times Faster
A group of scientists from Japan have been tinkering with something that is called the " T-ray " band.
topix.net | 17-May-2012 01:44
Problem solved: disabled wireless Internet
This is Juan Julian Merelo Guervos English-language blog. He teaches computer science at the University of Granada, in southern Spain.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 22:34
Venstar ColorTouch Residential Thermostat With Wi-Fi Key Lets Users...
Venstar , a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier, today announced its newest accessory, the Skyport Wi-Fi Key for the ColorTouch residential thermostat .
topix.net | 16-May-2012 18:19
Report: Nokia loses cellphone top spot to Samsung
Nokia has been bumped off its 14-year top spot as the world's largest cellphone company by Samsung, according to a British research firm.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 14:15
NTT DoCoMo launching 19 new devices this summer, brings Galaxy S III to Japan
If you aren't already accustomed to Japan's regular deluge of device announcements , brace yourself: NTT DoCoMo just stepped forward with 17 new phones, as well as a mobile WiFi hotspot and a tablet.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 10:05
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Bank statements and credit card bills are exactly what hackers and identity thieves are searching for.
topix.net | 16-May-2012 06:05
Elusive capacity of networks: Calculating data network's total...
For information theorists, it was natural to ask how these two types of coding might be combined: If you want to both minimize error and maximize capacity, which kind of coding do you apply where, and when do you do the decoding? What makes that question particularly hard to answer is that no one knows how to calculate the data capacity of a ... (more)
topix.net | 16-May-2012 02:00
Transfer Data Through The Human Body To Your Devices
Ericsson has introduced a new technology that turns the human body into a bridge between gadgets, allowing people to transfer data like they would using a USB cord or a Bluetooth connection by simply touching a device.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 21:41
Beating the roaming charges blues
Emir Aboulhosn, CEO of Roam Mobility, outside the company's offices in Vancouver.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 17:26
Finnish court: open WiFi owners not responsible for copyright infringement
"How can you be serious?" Not by wearing this T-shirt! The classic Mark Pawson T-shirt , updated for 2012.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 16:21
LightSquared files for Chapter 11 after wireless network blocked
Philip Falcone in his New York office in 2008. The Chisholm, Minn. native's hedge fund had invested about $3 billion in LightSquared.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 12:11
Voyager Mobile set to launch supercheap mobile plan
It seems like everyone is getting in on the budget wireless network business. Joining Virgin Mobile, Boost, Metro PCS, and Cricket, newcomer Voyager Mobile also has high hopes in the prepaid mobile phone market.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 07:57
Nerd Fight: Will tablets with only Wi-Fi go away soon?
In fact, some times we can't believe that our colleagues are thinking and saying such ridiculous things.
topix.net | 15-May-2012 03:52
Wireless broadband startup LightSquared files for bankruptcy; plan shot down on GPS concerns
LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection.
topix.net | 14-May-2012 23:36
Samsung Galaxy S3 Vs Galaxy Nexus LTE: Battle of Two Samsung Titans
Along with 4.0 OS, the smartphone is equipped with the latest technology that includes Near Field Communication, Google Wallet and Face Unlock.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 14:17
Centre nets WiFi contract
Land Securities, which has invested in the Livingston area since 1975, has signed a contract with The Cloud to bring wireless internet to 22 shopping centres across the UK.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 09:57
HTC Evo 4G LTE vs Nokia Lumia 900: Android or Windows Smartphone?
The feature-packed smartphone boasts of HD voice, Near Field Communication and Google Wallet.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 05:43
The Somali American Remittance Dilemma
By threatening to close their Wells Fargo and U.S. Bancorp accounts this week, a group representing Somali Americans has pushed the ongoing hawala remittance issue to a head.
topix.net | 13-May-2012 01:28