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As Chicago said back in 1970, does anybody really know what time it is?...

Type: Blog post Tags: Internet Linux-Unix Networking

Bigfoot introduced its second-generation gaming network card, the Killer Xeno, almost exactly seven months ago. While Bigfoot scored distribution deals with vendors of pre-built...

Type: News story Tags: Networking

Things are moving along for GlobalFoundries. Within days of breaking ground for its new fab in New York State, the foundry firm has...

Type: News story Tags: Networking Personal tech

The battle between content publishers and online pirates will soon reach a new level in Sweden. The country, long known for harboring infamous BitTorrent site...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Networking Copyright

When we interviewed Bigfoot Networks CEO Michael Howse in January, we learned that the company was readying a new version of its gaming network...

Type: News story Tags: Networking

We haven't heard much from Bigfoot Networks since we reviewed the firm's Killer...

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

How can we make voice communications available to rural communities in mountainous regions of the developing world? I have been searching out answers to this...

Type: Blog post Tags: Miscellaneous 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

After my post about slow file copies with Windows Vista SP1, some of you offered potential fixes and asked for an update once the...

Type: Blog post Tags: Operating systems 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