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Type: News story Tags: Networking

Folks breaking into WEP-encrypted Wi-Fi networks has become a fact of life. That's why most knowledgeable users rely on WPA or WPA2 encryption systems instead....

Type: News story Tags: Networking

You've heard the pitch by now: general-purpose computing on GPUs is the future, and both AMD and Nvidia graphics processors can deliver massive performance increases...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Networking

At last. Conforming to the schedule it announced in June, Sprint Nextel has...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Networking

During a "virtual event" on its website this afternoon, Intel unwrapped its third-generation vPro Technology. If you've been keeping track, you'll know Intel

Type: News story Tags: Systems Networking

Remember Bigfoot's Killer NIC? Bigfoot Networks introduced this network card last year, promising to dramatically shrink latencies in games. The card essentially works to speed...

Type: News story Tags: Systems Networking

Sprint announced plans last week to begin consumer WiMAX wireless broadband trials in Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. later this year. However, a Frost...

Type: News story Tags: Networking Personal tech

After a few false starts, Sprint finally plans to begin consumer trials of its WiMAX networks this fall, according to a report by Telephony...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Networking

Where the likes of AT&T and Verizon have shunned WiMAX, Clearwire and Sprint Nextel are betting it all on the new mobile broadband technology. According...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Internet Networking

If you've ever wanted to stream high-definition video to your cell phone, now you can—at least if you're part of trials being conducted by NTT...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Networking Personal tech

The Bluetooth interface has many advantages, but speed really isn't one of them. The current Bluetooth 2.0 standard allows for a maximum speed of 3Mbps,...

Type: News story Tags: Networking Personal tech

The MacBook Air was undoubtedly the highlight of Apple's Macworld conference this morning, but it wasn't the only item on the menu. Indeed, Apple...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Mac Networking

Another major Internet service provider will join Verizon in offering ultra-high speed broadband connections in the U.S. this year. According to a report by USA...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Networking

Consumer networking equipment maker D-Link has a plethora of new products on display at the Consumer Electronics Show this week. Many have already been...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Networking

The FiOS fiber-to-the-premises services Verizon currently offers may be fast, with their 30Mbps peak download speeds, but they still pale in comparison to the...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Networking

A company called Eye-Fi has released a rather unusual SD memory card aimed at digital cameras. The Eye-Fi Card has 2GB of capacity and...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Software Networking

Stanford University's Folding@Home project is a great example of desktop computers pooling their computing resources together, but what if a botnet generated by malware...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software Networking

Plans for city-wide Wi-Fi have stalled in two major US cities in the past couple of days. In Chicago, the city has been...

Type: News story Tags: Networking