Posted in Gadgets, Internet, Security, Software, Windows, Wireless. August 17th, 2011
VC investment in UK and Irish high-tech companies this year is rapidly outstripping last year’s investment volume, according to the technology-focussed investment group, Ascendant.
In the first half of 2011, £455m has been invested compared to £620m in the first half of 2010.
“In Q2 2011, £234m (up from £190m in Q2 2010) was invested in [...]
Posted in Cellphones, Internet, Security, Software, Wireless. February 21st, 2010
What is the meaning of life? According to a recent article in The Guardian, mobile phones are well on their way to answer life’s big questions. Maybe they’re not quite up to the philosophical stuff just yet, but they’ve certainly come a long way to making life all the easier for the multitude of [...]
Posted in Wireless. February 18th, 2010
If the car is stolen, the vehicle tracking system will send out a signal that only the police can trace. There are some sophisticated systems that are able to detect unauthorized movement of your car. Such systems alert the owner of the car that it is in the process of being stolen.
Vehicles fitted with [...]
Posted in Cellphones, Wireless. January 20th, 2010
What is the meaning of life? According to a recent article in The Guardian, mobile phones are well on their way to answer life’s big questions. Maybe they’re not quite up to the philosophical stuff just yet, but they’ve certainly come a long way to making life all the easier for the multitude of [...]
Posted in Cellphones, Internet, Wireless. January 13th, 2010
Sprint’s got a nice head start in the 4G race over Verizon and AT&T — a message it’s heavily broadcasting these days — but with the onslaught of LTE networks and equipment around the world now just months away, momentum is unquestionably going to shift, giving the carrier every reason to act quickly to [...]
Posted in Internet, Wireless. January 12th, 2010
Normally we might not cover the formation of a new consortium with ridiculously lofty goals like this, but check it: Bell Labs has managed to corral a who’s-who of carriers, universities, government agencies, and industry labs with the goal of making communications networks more energy efficient than they are today. What makes the goal [...]
Posted in Wireless. January 9th, 2010
Move over solar chargers. Step aside kinetic chargers. If RCA are to be believed, there’s a new way to scavenge power from your environment using an energy source that’s all around us: WiFi. If you are reading this article, the chances are very good that you are in [...]