http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Wireless_TechnologyFind stories, videos, and photos about Wireless Technology from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:21:52 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TECH/science/08/11/wifi.security.hackers/tztop.airport.wifi.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Wireless_Technology14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Wireless Technology from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/11/wifi.security.hackers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/11/wifi.security.hackers/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou're sitting in an airport lounge and seize the chance to check your e-mails before your flight departs. You log on and are tempted by a wireless Internet provider offering free Internet access. So, do you take it?Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/07/28/cnet.verizon.wifi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/biztech/07/28/cnet.verizon.wifi/index.html#cnnSTCTextVerizon Communications has had a change of heart about using Wi-Fi to extend its wireless broadband offering as the company announces free access to Wi-Fi hot spots for its Fios and DSL Internet customers.Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/05/14/cnet.verizon.netbook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/05/14/cnet.verizon.netbook/index.html#cnnSTCTextVerizon Wireless will start selling Netbook computers from Hewlett-Packard starting May 17, the company said in a statement released Thursday.Thu, 14 May 2009 15:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/03/17/pirillo.wireless.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/03/17/pirillo.wireless.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextI use a wireless router at home, but it seems that other people on my block do as well! I can see their access point IDs show up in my list. Can they see mine, too -- and is this a problem? What are some things I need to keep in mind when it comes to wireless home network security?Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/technology/WiMaxs_last_hope_fortt.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/05/technology/WiMaxs_last_hope_fortt.fortune/index.htmI'm zipping through the streets of Portland, Ore., in a Lincoln Navigator while a "Knight Rider" episode streams over the Internet to a screen mounted to the car's dashboard.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/technology/mehta_telstra.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/technology/mehta_telstra.fortune/index.htmMove over, Korea and Japan. Australia may soon be the envy of the world when it comes to advanced wireless networks and services.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/18/technology/yang_wimax.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/18/technology/yang_wimax.fortune/index.htmFor the last couple years, depending on who you asked, WiMax was either bound for spectacular success or it was dead on arrival.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/05/technology/meraki_wifi.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/05/technology/meraki_wifi.fortune/index.htmPlenty of big companies - from Google to Earthlink - have tried setting up citywide Wi-Fi networks and failed. San Francisco-based Meraki, a wireless company spun off of a research project at MIT, is taking a different tack.Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/07/15/iphone.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/07/15/iphone.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust over a year after Apple birthed the first iPhone, the long-awaited, next-generation iPhone 3G has arrived bearing a mildly tweaked design and a load of new features.Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822772,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822772,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsReview: Forget the rocky launch. Once you get the iPhone 3G up and running, it lives up to expectationsTue, 15 Jul 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/06/16/apple.iphone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/06/16/apple.iphone/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlmost one year after the original Apple iPhone went on sale, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced a 3G version of the device, finally putting to rest months of rumors and speculation.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1812954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSteve Jobs unveils Apple's latest incarnation of its revolutionary device, with a fanfare that seems justifiedMon, 09 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738095,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsClearwire and Sprint Nextel will combine their wireless broadband units to create a $14.55 billion communications companyWed, 07 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/magazines/fortune/tech/moritz_wimax.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/magazines/fortune/tech/moritz_wimax.fortune/index.htmAs the bloody battle over subscribers between Comcast and its phone and satellite rivals continues at a virtual draw, the cable giant is looking ahead to a new wireless broadband arena: WiMax.Mon, 05 May 2008 18:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/03/28/apple.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/03/28/apple.airport/index.html#cnnSTCTextApple's AirPort Express Base Station has always been remarkable in that it is networking hardware that people actually seem to get excited about. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/26/technology/moritz_wimax.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/26/technology/moritz_wimax.fortune/index.htmWiMax may not be dead after all.Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/technology/intel_analysts_day.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/technology/intel_analysts_day.fortune/index.htmIntel's got a big problem. With component prices falling amid weakening computer spending, the giant chipmaker is betting heavily that WiMax is the future of wireless broadband. That's an expensive gamble.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:19:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1692345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1692345,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsJetBlue Airways Corp. will start offering limited e-mail and instant messaging services for free on one of its planes next week as airlines renew efforts to offer in-flight Internet accessFri, 07 Dec 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/29/magazines/fortune/tech/wimax.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/29/magazines/fortune/tech/wimax.fortune/index.htmA few weeks ago, Sprint Nextel and Clearwire, an upstart wireless company backed by cellular pioneer Craig McCaw, severed plans to jointly build wireless broadband services, a venture that was supposed to accelerate the nationwide rollout of a technology called WiMax.Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_applewireless.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/magazines/fortune/pluggedin_applewireless.fortune/index.htmForget the price cut on the iPhone. The potentially big deal for the wireless industry was Apple's announcement Wednesday of the iPod touch, a music player that also can access the Internet over Wi-Fi networks.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/15/news/international/magabeam_wifi.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/15/news/international/magabeam_wifi.fortune/index.htmIt has always been easy to spot Ryan Jarvis. He's the one consistently in front of the wireless broadband scrum. In 2000 he started Megabeam, a pioneering Wi-Fi hotspot operator. Three years later he joined BT, spearheading its Wi-Fi operations. Today you can find the 36-year-old entrepreneur on a rooftop.Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/magazines/fortune/google_wireless.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/magazines/fortune/google_wireless.fortune/index.htmA few weeks ago, we wrote about plans by Google and other Silicon Valley companies to make the next generation of wireless networks more Internet-like: Customers would be able to use any mobile device on any network, and access all online content on their cell phones.Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/news/international/bc.apfn.eu.fin.sweden.ericsson.forecast.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/news/international/bc.apfn.eu.fin.sweden.ericsson.forecast.ap/index.htmLM Ericsson, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, reaffirmed its expectation that the GSM and WCDMA mobile handset market will continue to show mid-single digit growth in 2007.Tue, 11 Sep 2007 03:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1657399,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1657399,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn ambitious plan to blanket Chicago with wireless broadband Internet will be shelved because it is too costly and too few residents would use itWed, 29 Aug 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/29/wireless.chicago.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/08/29/wireless.chicago.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn ambitious plan to blanket the city with wireless broadband Internet will be shelved because it is too costly and too few residents would use it, Chicago officials said Tuesday.Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/26/technology/sprint_google.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/26/technology/sprint_google.reut/index.htmGoogle Inc. has made its biggest move yet on the U.S. mobile Web market by signing a deal with Sprint Nextel Corp. that positions the Internet company to build services to run on Sprint's planned WiMAX high-speed wireless network.Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1644999,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1644999,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsApple Inc.'s flashy new iPhones may be jamming parts of the wireless network at Duke University, where technology officials worked with the company Wednesday to fix problems before classes begin next monthThu, 19 Jul 2007 21:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/07/04/phone.at.home/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/07/04/phone.at.home/index.html#cnnSTCTextBad call reception at home? A new mobile service allows you to seamlessly place calls on both your cellular network and on any open Wi-Fi hotspot cell phones, which are supposed to let you call from anywhere, often work worst in your own home; signals can't penetrate walls as well as they travel urban canyons and the great outdoors. Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/technology/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/21/technology/rfid/index.htmCivil rights and privacy rights groups have opposed radio frequency identification, or RFID, for years. But now, researchers in the field and some lawmakers are beginning to voice concerns about the security of the technology.Mon, 21 May 2007 15:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/business2/rfid_future.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/05/10/magazines/business2/rfid_future.biz2/index.htmAs a business, you want to keep track of your inventory. But as an individual, you don't want anyone keeping track of you.Thu, 10 May 2007 10:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401024/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/03/01/8401024/index.htmTop-of-the-line cell phones may offer Internet access, but not even the do-it-all Apple iPhone comes with the ability to make calls over Wi-Fi.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/03/27/apple.tv/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/03/27/apple.tv/index.htmlApple's answer to the digital media adapter is finally here.Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/08/technology/pluggedin_mehta_clearwire.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/08/technology/pluggedin_mehta_clearwire.fortune/index.htmIn its debut as a public company Thursday Craig McCaw's Clearwire proved it was no Vonage: unlike its fellow telco provider, whose shares sank the day of its initial public offering - and kept sinking - Clearwire, which raised $600 million, saw its stock end the day pretty much where it started.Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/22/magazines/fortune/mehta_pluggedin_ruckus.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/22/magazines/fortune/mehta_pluggedin_ruckus.fortune/index.htmYou'd think that people already watch enough television in their homes and offices. But no: increasingly companies, especially outside the United States, are trying to find ways to pipe television to us wherever we are.Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/magazines/business2/cesmobiletv.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/10/magazines/business2/cesmobiletv.biz2/index.htmWill 2007 be the year American consumers can finally watch live football wherever and however they want? Judging by the onslaught of mobile TV-related announcements and demos (the majority of which made reference to the current football season) at this week's Consumer Electronics Show, the answer is a resounding "Yes."Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387096/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387096/index.htm"What use could this company make of an electrical toy?"Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/19/magazines/business2/att_bellsouth.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/19/magazines/business2/att_bellsouth.biz2/index.htmAT&T's bid to acquire BellSouth has run into a few snags lately, but make no mistake: The $81 billion deal will happen - and when it does, the impact will be far bigger on corporate America than on consumers.Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/companies/rfid/index.htmImagine this: a worldwide network of radio-tagged pharmaceuticals, weeding out the multi-billion dollar counterfeit drug market with a universal security system.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384352/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/09/01/8384352/index.htmTo airline industry insiders, the hours spent idling in airport terminals because of delays or extended layovers are known as "dwell time." To millions of time-constrained business travelers, the e... Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:41:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/28/technology/pluggedin_mehta.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/28/technology/pluggedin_mehta.fortune/index.htmWi-Fi phones were the talk of the town this week.Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_clearwire.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_clearwire.biz2/index.htmThe Disruptor: ClearwireFri, 15 Sep 2006 20:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/04/8384862/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/04/8384862/index.htmNiklas Zennstrom is a populist Web hero. The 40-year-old Swede has twice co-founded companies that rattled powerful industries by giving away important things to consumers.Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/23/technology/thirdscreen0823.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/23/technology/thirdscreen0823.biz2/index.htmSprint Nextel saved WiMax. Now it's up to WiMax to return the favor.Wed, 23 Aug 2006 19:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/09/technology/pluggedin_mehta.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/09/technology/pluggedin_mehta.fortune/index.htmCraig McCaw, it appears, has done it again.Wed, 09 Aug 2006 14:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/24/8381745/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/07/24/8381745/index.htmFor a man who doesn't own a wireless laptop, Nandoor Sala spends a lot of time looking for Wi-Fi signals. One clear morning this spring, Sala is driving stick-shift around Midtown Manhattan with an... Wed, 02 Aug 2006 19:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/pf/rfid_passports/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/13/pf/rfid_passports/index.htmImagine being overseas and your identity being available for the taking - your nationality, your name, your passport number. Everything.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/10/rfid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/07/10/rfid/index.htmlRadio frequency identification has been heralded as a breakthrough in tracking technology, and denounced as the next Big Brother surveillance tool.Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/06/technology/wifi_security/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/06/technology/wifi_security/index.htmThink your computer is secure when you log onto a Wi-Fi network at a major hotel?Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/27/technology/wavion_thirdscreen0627.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/27/technology/wavion_thirdscreen0627.biz2/index.htmMunicipal wireless is still in its infancy, but new technology from Israel could give budding citywide networks the growth spurt they've been waiting for.Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375915/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/05/01/8375915/index.htmWant to get a sense of where wireless technology is headed? Think back to where the Internet stood at a similar point in its development - say, sometime around 1998. Back then the computer had alre... Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376853/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376853/index.htmThe next generation of wireless networking devices is now arriving in stores, promising faster data transfers and longer-range service, but those new routers and adapters are based on a proposed st... Thu, 11 May 2006 18:37:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375446/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/01/8375446/index.htmThere's a long line of mayors hankering to get their cities wireless broadband. Garry Betty knows how to give them what they want. EarthLink, the nation's biggest independent ISP, is rolling out wi... Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/20/technology/business2_workingtech0420/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/20/technology/business2_workingtech0420/index.htmSAN FRANCISCO (Business 2.0 Magazine) - The first-quarter earnings that EarthLink announced today illustrate its plight. While the Internet service provider is still profitable, dial-up revenues dropped 18 percent from the same period last year, broadband revenues increased a mere 6 percent, and earnings-per-share dropped nearly 50 percent to 12 cents per share.Thu, 20 Apr 2006 18:33:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/12/technology/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/12/technology/pluggedin_fortune/index.htmAmid much fanfare, several big cities have announced plans to build wireless broadband networks using Wi-Fi to provide fast Internet access broadband services for free, or at deep discounts to those offered by cable operators or phone companies.Thu, 13 Apr 2006 14:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/28/technology/business2_browser0328/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/28/technology/business2_browser0328/index.htmMore evidence has emerged that Google is getting ready to blanket the U.S. with free Wi-Fi, as Business 2.0 senior writer Om Malik reported last year. Now, the company has filed for three patents related to offering wireless Internet access. Search Engine Roundtable points out that the patents all have to do with serving up advertising through a wireless Internet connection maintained by a third party, whose brand Google would include in the presentation of those ads. Sounds a lot like Google's latest plan to unwire San Francisco, where it has teamed up with EarthLink. By teaming up with partners who would build the actual Wi-Fi infrastructure, Google could complete a nationwide Wi-Fi network much more quickly than if it had to build it itself.Tue, 28 Mar 2006 16:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/03/01/8370332/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/03/01/8370332/index.htmSomeday soon, radio-frequency identification (RFID) will allow workers at Ballantine Produce to monitor the temperature of a box of peaches wherever it stops along the supply chain, from a sun-dren... Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/21/technology/business2_browser0231/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/21/technology/business2_browser0231/index.htmMicrosoft has long set its sights on the living room. But the Xbox 360 could be the Trojan Horse that carries out its invasion plans into the world of entertainment. Take last week's announcement that pop star Natasha Bedingfield would release her next music video exclusively on the Xbox 360, the first in a year-long deal with music label Epic Records. Then, at this week's Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, the software giant announced that it would open up its Xbox Live online service to independent game developers so that they can program multiplayer online games for the new Xbox 360 console. With Xbox Live now offering online chat, video downloads and multiplayer games, Microsoft just needs one more thing to complete its hold on the Xbox's young, mostly male audience: the long-rumored Xbox Portable.Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/07/RFID/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/03/07/RFID/index.htmlIt is every regular flyer's nightmare -- you arrive at your destination only to discover your luggage is somewhere else entirely.Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/03/01/8370297/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/03/01/8370297/index.htmMuch to the telephone company's chagrin, there are now plenty of ways to get phone service for a fraction of the price you're used to. The cable industry is one new competitor, but the cheapest alt... Wed, 01 Mar 2006 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370666/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/06/8370666/index.htmSomeday soon workers at Ballantine Produce will be able to to monitor the temperature of a box of peaches wherever it stops along the supply chain, from a sun-drenched loading dock in central Calif... Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/25/technology/wifi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/25/technology/wifi/index.htmIf you're looking for access to a public wireless network, you'll have the best luck finding one in Seoul, according to a company that tracks locations where Wi-Fi service is available.Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/03/technology/wifi_fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/03/technology/wifi_fortune/index.htmWiFi is one area where you probably don't have to wait for faster and better technology.Tue, 03 Jan 2006 22:34:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/22/technology/ces_biz20_122205/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/22/technology/ces_biz20_122205/index.htmFor those in the technology industry, the real holiday season starts on January 5, when the annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas.Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362822/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362822/index.htmHome is where the Wi-Fi is. and the more Wi-Fi you get in your home, the bigger the business opportunity becomes. With a raft of new Wi-Fi-hungry devices arriving for the holiday season, consumers ...Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/31/8359172/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/31/8359172/index.htmTHE WORLD MAY BE FLAT, ACCORDING to a popular Western business book about the flow of jobs to China and other Asian nations, but it certainly isn't square. That's the lesson from Lenovo's new Z60t ...Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/31/8359183/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/31/8359183/index.htmWHAT IS A CITY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE for its citizens? Well-maintained streets, traffic lights, sewer and water, police and fire--okay, sure. As for taverns, gas stations, and peep shows, most folks...Mon, 31 Oct 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/18/technology/personaltech/mcdonalds_nintendo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/18/technology/personaltech/mcdonalds_nintendo/index.htmNintendo game enthusiasts now have a new hangout.Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/17/wireless.wimax/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/10/17/wireless.wimax/index.htmlComputer users in many urban and university areas have come to expect connectivity 24/7. There's a cable modem or DSL at home, a high-speed connection in the office and Wi-Fi for the places in between, from the commute to the coffeehouse.Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/18/wi.fi.biz.travelers/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/09/18/wi.fi.biz.travelers/index.htmlDespite the growing availability of wireless computer access in airports, hotels, airplanes, cafes and public spaces, the technology has failed to attract business travelers.Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/31/spark.mobiletv/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/31/spark.mobiletv/index.htmlFrom checking your e-mails, or listening to music, to making home movies, you might think your brand new mobile phone model does everything you need it to, and more.Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/technology/techinvestor/tech_biz/index.htmWhen a new technology becomes a commodity, margins fall and profits drop, driving all but the biggest producers out of business.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 14:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/07/01/8265300/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/07/01/8265300/index.htmBrian Stolar was watching a presentation on Asian real estate development in a downtown Tokyo conference room when he received an urgent e-mail over his wireless tablet PC. A potential customer in ...Fri, 01 Jul 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/technology/personaltech/united_wifi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/06/technology/personaltech/united_wifi/index.htmUnited Airlines Monday said it received government approval to install equipment on planes that eventually will give passengers wireless Internet access on flights.Mon, 06 Jun 2005 11:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/technology/personaltech/nokia_tablet/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/technology/personaltech/nokia_tablet/index.htmNokia Wednesday introduced a hand-sized portable device for browsing the Web and checking e-mail over wireless Internet connections.Wed, 25 May 2005 17:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/28/technology/techinvestor/lamonica/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/28/technology/techinvestor/lamonica/index.htmWiMax is finally ready for prime time.Thu, 28 Apr 2005 16:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253116/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253116/index.htmIt's always on your mind: the next business trip. But what you're thinking about is closing the next deal--not the mundane details of your travel arrangements. So we've done that for you. Our down-...Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/20/bt.wireless.traveler/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/20/bt.wireless.traveler/index.htmlMore business people around the globe are freeing themselves up from the shackles of dialup and wired Internet access.Thu, 20 Jan 2005 16:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/20/evil.twins/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/01/20/evil.twins/index.html"Evil twins" are the latest menace to threaten the security of Internet users, experts in the UK are warning.Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/19/technology/cellphones/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/19/technology/cellphones/index.htmLONDON (Reuters) - The global mobile phone market is set to grow to 2 billion subscribers by the end of 2005, fueled by strong demand from developing economies in Asia and Latin America, Deloitte & Touche said on Tuesday.Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/25/glossary/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/25/glossary/index.htmlIs your Wi-Fi's WEP turned on? What's the difference between bluejacking and bluesnarfing? Do you know your SSID? Get a handle on the details behind the acronyms and jargon that is wireless technology with this Wi-Fi glossary.Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/20/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/10/20/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmWhen SBC Communications reports its third-quarter earnings tomorrow, the results of its new pricing plan for DSL subscribers won't be included.Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.broadband/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.broadband/index.htmlThe Internet is about to take its next big leap. Imagine being instantly connected anytime you opened the lid of your laptop, anywhere.Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.city/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.city/index.htmlIt's not Silicon Valley, but Chaska, Minnesota, may be moving to the leading edge of Wi-Fi technology as it begins offering the service for all city residents.Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.security/index.htmlChris Hurley is a man with a mission. He wants you to know how to steer clear of people like him. People with his equipment, anyway.Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/18/8188075/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/10/18/8188075/index.htmCHRIS ROULAND, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER of Internet Security Systems, recently visited a big telecom company that bans employees from putting up their own antennas for wireless Internet access, or ...Mon, 18 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/14/spark.rfid.vatican/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/14/spark.rfid.vatican/index.htmlIt is home to 1.6 million books, centuries-old manuscripts and the oldest known complete Bible.Thu, 14 Oct 2004 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/27/spark.rfid.germany/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/09/27/spark.rfid.germany/index.htmlMetro Group's Future Store looks like any ordinary supermarket when you first enter it.Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/07/news/fortune500/retail_rfid/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/09/07/news/fortune500/retail_rfid/index.htmCan a microchip the size of a pinhead revolutionize the retail industry?Tue, 07 Sep 2004 12:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/23/379386/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/23/379386/index.htmIn a perfect world, we could carry one mobile device--a universal communicator. This device would combine the abilities of a mobile phone, a notebook computer, a contact book, a calendar, a notepad...Mon, 23 Aug 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/21/rfid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/04/21/rfid/index.htmlPrivacy advocates are alarmed by a new technology that might be able to monitor even the tiniest aspects of our lives. It comes in the form of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips.Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/13/news/fortune500/mcdonalds_set.dj/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/13/news/fortune500/mcdonalds_set.dj/index.htmMcDonald's Corp. (MCD) Tuesday is expected to announce plans to make wireless Internet access available in more of its restaurants, Tuesday's Wall Street Journal reported.Tue, 13 Apr 2004 09:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366199/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/04/01/366199/index.htmPredicting the future of business is never easy, but it doesn't have to be a blind gamble. Savvy managers constantly engage in clear-eyed futurism to anticipate changes that may lurk over the horiz...Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/23/362227/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/02/23/362227/index.htmThe proliferation of wireless broadband has made life easier in the past couple of years. But it's also been a nuisance. Just when you come to rely on it, there's no wireless signal anywhere around...Mon, 23 Feb 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/12/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/12/technology/techinvestor/hellweg/index.htmWhen Verizon Wireless announced on Jan. 8 that it would invest $1 billion to build out its wireless broadband networks, tech mavens like me gave a shout.Mon, 12 Jan 2004 21:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/24/353761/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/24/353761/index.htmAt a meeting with his board of directors this summer, Airespace CEO Brett Galloway told those gathered that just three months into selling its products, the company wouldn't make its projected sale...Mon, 24 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/07/01/345280/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/07/01/345280/index.htmIn a home recording studio near San Francisco, Del The Funky Homosapien's chart-busting rap tune "Phoney Phranchise" comes pumping out of a silver Kyocera 3225 cell phone lying on a cramped desk. T...Tue, 01 Jul 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/06/23/344575/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/06/23/344575/index.htmNot so long ago there was handwringing among technology gurus about the unexpectedly slow rollout of broadband. With the recent rush to install wireless Internet access, popularly known as Wi-Fi, i...Mon, 23 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342775/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2003/06/01/342775/index.htmIt's an ordinary Saturday afternoon: You're in the bedroom sending e-mails from your laptop when your wife, who's in the kitchen, picks up her Pocket PC and swoops into your hard drive to copy the ...Sun, 01 Jun 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343115/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/26/343115/index.htmHigh-speed wireless Internet access, better known as Wi-Fi, keeps cropping up in the most unexpected places. At Group Dekko, a private 1,600-employee manufacturing conglomerate in Kendallville, Ind...Mon, 26 May 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/12/342329/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/12/342329/index.htmIt was a pristine morning last August in San Francisco, and the Starbucks on Mariposa Street near Franklin Square was abuzz. Smiling executives from the coffee giant and from wireless telco T-Mobil...Mon, 12 May 2003 04:01:00 EDT