Intel has started the Mobile & Internet Linux Project (moblin.org) in support of Intel-based widgetry. It's supposed to be an umbrella operation under which a number of key elements for embedded distributions like Ubuntu's Mobile and Embedded Edition, Pepper Linux and Red Flag's Midinu

Today's the 25th of July, the iPhone shipped on June 29, that's the day I got mine, so we're getting pretty close to the end of a month with the iPhone. The tech press usually doesn't review products after a month of use, but that's when you really find out if it was worth the initial

Two-year-old a la mobile is promising to announce the world's most secure Linux operating systems platform for smartphones any minute now. Its patented Mobile Security Engine combines enterprise security features like sandboxing and encryption with the bootloader and kernel in the hand

It's widely recognized that the telecommunications industry is riding the crest of change and evolution on the back of new access technologies such as 3G, GPRS, and Wi-Fi. Such IP-centric access mechanisms must also be considered in conjunction with the emergence of feature-enabling te

I recently wrapped up an 18-month stint on the business subcomittee of the Wireless Washtenaw Initiaitive, a project to bring wireless broadband to the citizens of Washtenaw County, Michigan. It's part of a growing movement by local government to help citizens participate in today's hi

The single-day, multi-track Real-World Java Seminar will be held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York on August 13. Produced by SYS-CON Events, this is the largest Java developer event on the East Coast, and features a business track as well as two technical tracks. All attendees will ha

Can afford to take just one day off, get out of your cubicle and see what other people up to these days? Is J2EE still in favor? What's this ESB is about? Have you even heard of using Flex as a Web front end of your Java applications? Do not miss an event in NYC this Monday, that is cr

The city of Dallas has a population of 1.2 million and spans 385 square miles, while the metropolitan Dallas area has nearly 6 million people. Founded in 1841, Dallas is world-renowned as a center for IC technology, banking, telecommunications, and transportation. Yet the city nickname

Sybase Tools Evangelist Jonathan Baker discusses Sybase's vision of mobility, including integrating and accessing mobile databases on any number of mobile devices (phones, blackberries, etc.) in this interview recorded at JavaOne 2007.

It's going to cost at least $1,976 to own and operate one of Apple's iPhones over two years, the only term available - and that's before any add-ons. On the high end, it's going to cost at least $3,036 for a 4.8-ounce do-not-drop-thi s-in-the-john widget whose battery-life, Internet spe

Linspire developer of the commerical desktop Linux operating system of the same name and Freespire, the community desktop Linux operating system, and SageTV, a pioneer in personal video recording and home media center technologies that combine television, music and related media into a

Apple put its Safari browser on Windows, a browser that isn't even supposed to be the best browser for the Mac. Immediately the move was cast as a reprise of the browser wars and by jingo within 48 hours Apple was reporting more than a million downloads. Safari has previously had 5% ma

iPhone, one of the most hyped products ever and occasionally called the 'Jesus phone' like it was the Second Coming, is about to hit the market so Apple figured it had better say 'one more thing' before it casts off. The gadget is going to be able to access YouTube content. IPhone will

Recursion Software a provider of intelligent middleware and distributed computing solutions, has announced a powerful, mobile application development and .NET interoperability for the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. Building on its partnership with Red Hat?s JBoss Division, Recu

Users of the Mozilla's experimental 'Joey' service can archive their data on their own personal page, for retrieval by remote server to their cell phones later. It's being touted as a 'self-syndication' service, and can also be used to store and retrieve items such as movie times or st

'The 7240 and 7280 pack enough punch to provide breakthrough scalability and performance to handle the demands of the largest business-critical applications,' said Scott Sellers, chief operation officer and co-founder of Azul Systems. 'The Vega 2 processor is the only solution with a J

This coming Saturday (16th June) will be Yahoo! Hack Day here in London, and a few members of my buddy's company (the Nestoria team) will be on hand. But rather than just attending, they though it might be a bit of fun if they tried to subvert the event and turn it into their own hack

Carriers and content providers are looking to boost revenue streams through the introduction of new applications and services such as data-rich and multimedia 3G services. Another key area of revenue growth for carriers is mobile workforce automation applications, which include trackin

So I have decided to retire my Sprint PPC 6700, a device that runs Windows Mobile 5.0 and has simultaneous access to voice networks, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Sprint's broadband (EVDO). I frequently used this phone as a wireless modem and connected my laptop to the internet on the train. T

The Real-World Java Seminar is a one-day event that's packed with technical presentations delivered by the Java industry experts. Attending this event will allow you to take a fresh look at the architecture of the projects you're working on now and can serve as a roadmap for your furth

AMD dreams about its Centrino-like Puma widgetry, called its 'first explicitly mobile platform,' mauling Santa Rosa as though the new Intel device had been thrown to wild beasts in the arena. However, Santa Rosa is here and Puma notebooks aren't due before the middle of next year - if

Shimon Systems and AuthenTec announced an integrated solution to provide strong user authentication for WiFi networks. The integrated solution combines the unique technologies of both companies to help organizations overcome the historical weaknesses of WiFi security: the lack of user

Sybase iAnywhere is enhancing its presence in the telematics and embedded devices markets by enabling embedded applications to provide intelligent user interfaces and context-aware user interactions.

Nexaweb Technologies, Inc., provider of the leading standards-based platform for building and deploying Enterprise Web 2.0 (EW2.0) applications, and BlueNote Networks, the leading provider of Business Communications Platforms for delivering real-time interactive communications as servi

Dr. Karuv's students, their parents, and his stundent alumni whom he mentored for more than 13 years were outraged with Aloia's decision to close the research program and assign Dr. Karuv to a teaching job. Dr. Karuv brought close to 500 awards to his students and to Bergen County Acad

Bahadir Karuv (Ph.D., Physics) has been the research specialist at Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, New Jersey, for the past 13 years. Dr. Karuv has been the advisor to the Academy's students in their research projects for more than a decade. On Saturday morning he returned from

A major update (but not requiring a migration) will soon be looking for some beta testers. I was hoping to start the beta program right after Easter, but PB-11 and UL-10 kept sucking time away from PocketBuilder-centric activities.

Search Brands Still Offer Stronger Reach on PCs According to inaugural results from the MobileWeb Metrix service, The Weather Channel, Yahoo! Weather and AccuWeather achieved mobile reach that outpaced their PC reach. All three sites had mobile-to-PC reach index scores above 120, point

Once you have done this, run the Audio Gateway software from the Application Menu - when prompted to setup the wireless headphones, hit continue and it should list your headphones that you paired over bluetooth. The Output Bitrate setting improves the quality of sound you receive on yo

Now everyone knows about VOIP, and everyone knows about Skype. Skype is pretty useful if you are doing Skype to Skype calls or even Skype to phone calls from your desk. Currently however mobile Skype just does not cut it... It doesn't work over GPRS, barely over 3G (if you can get a c

Santa Rosa, Intel's pace-sustaining contribution to the laptop push, is here at last, pulling in its wake 230 design-wins, by Intel's count, 50 more than the last Centrino outing. Some will be out faster than others and not everybody will be using the optional battery-enhancing flash-b

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc., a provider in the delivery and settlement of messaging interoperability as well as the management and distribution of mobile content, has launched the AvantGo client for BlackBerry smart phones, from Research In Motion (RIM).

Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ: INAP), an Internet solutions provider of choice for the world?s elite businesses, today announced ExpertVillage.com, an online resource offering more than 15,000 free, on-demand instructional videos, has adopted Internap?s VitalStream cont

CFDynamics, a ColdFusion Web hosting company, has announced their Spring Server Spectacular. The Spring Server Spectacular is an opportunity for the company to offer top-of-the-line dedicated servers at a discounted cost to encourage customers to expand their services. The Spring Serve

A couple of weeks ago I stopped by at our publisher's offices (SYS-CON Media) and they showed me our Flex book with the correct cover, but all pages were blank. Yesterday, I've got an email from them with the words, 'Yakov your book is ready, stop by and pick it up'. The guys from prod

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced today a definitive agreement to acquire DoubleClick Inc., a global leader in digital marketing technology and services, for US$3.1 billion in cash from San Francisco-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman along with JMI Equity and management.

Apple's first big music deal since Steve Jobs posted his Anti-DRM manifesto will have Apple distributing the bulk of EMI's music portfolio (sans the Beatles) DRM-free. Reportedly the deal was EMI's idea and is not exclusive. Apple will peddle the DRM-free tunes and albums for $1.29 a p

The perfect storm is brewing in the business communications industry that will usher in a fundamental and dramatic shift in how business communications are provided. Smoothstone IP Communications is in the eye of this storm, changing the way enterprises across the country view communic

Another day, another lawsuit. This time Microsoft is being sued for misappropriating trade secrets by Agere Systems Inc, which used to be part of AT&T's Bell Labs, then became a subsidiary of Lucent that was spun off as an independent company in 2001 and is now being bought by LSI Logi

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase Inc., a provider of delivery and settlement of messaging interoperability as well as the management and distribution of mobile content, has been selected by five mobile operators in the Pacific Islands to provide domestic and international messaging c