Stories by Stephen Lawson

Facebook is the new religion, Ashton Kutcher says

Internet communities are more trustworthy than some big corporations, but mobile is proving a hard nut to crack even for the best of them, actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher told CTIA Wireless Thursday.

By Stephen Lawson | 23 May, 2013 20:32

Tags: ctia, twitter, mobile, entertainment

As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the Cloud

As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous technology: the Cloud.

By Stephen Lawson | 23 May, 2013 15:33

Tags: storage, Networking, Metro Ethernet Forum, CloudEthernet Forum, cloud computing, internet

Ericsson makes bus windows part of a Wi-Fi network

Ericsson may have a contender for oddest networking product if it commercializes the wireless bus windows it demonstrated at this week's CTIA Wireless trade show.

By Stephen Lawson | 23 May, 2013 04:48

Tags: Ericsson, Networking, wireless, transportation, ctia, mobile, WLANs / Wi-Fi, industry verticals

Wal-Mart to send automated shopping lists to its mobile app

Wal-Mart plans to use big data about a customer's usual shopping to automatically create shopping lists for them on its mobile app.

By Stephen Lawson | 22 May, 2013 20:53

Tags: mobile applications, retail, Wal-Mart Stores, ctia, mobile, industry verticals

Verizon, Jennifer Lopez partner on Latino-focused wireless stores

Verizon Wireless is partnering with singer and actress Jennifer Lopez in creating a USretail distribution company that will offer Verizon's devices in stores and online destinations designed to appeal to Latino consumers.

By Stephen Lawson | 22 May, 2013 20:50

Tags: distribution, consumer electronics, smartphones, ctia, mobile, Viva Movil, Verizon Wireless

Growing mobile malware threat swirls (mostly) around Android

Mobile devices are getting hit by a boom in malware similar to the one that hit PCs starting with the rise of the Web, a security software executive said Tuesday.

By Stephen Lawson | 22 May, 2013 16:01

Tags: at&t, security, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Cyber Security Alliance, ctia, mobile, kaspersky lab

Ericsson software automates Wi-Fi vs. cell choice in mixed networks

New network software from Ericsson is designed to make sure mobile users get the best possible connection when there is both a Wi-Fi and a cellular network available.

By Stephen Lawson | 21 May, 2013 21:43

Tags: Ericsson, Networking, wireless, ctia, mobile, WLANs / Wi-Fi

Sprint hikes bid for Clearwire to counter Dish's offer

Sprint Nextel has increased its offer to buy out Clearwire, bidding US$3.40 per share, to counter a competing offer by Dish Network.

By Stephen Lawson | 21 May, 2013 16:07

Tags: business issues, DISH Network, telecommunication, Carriers, sprint nextel, mobile, Clearwire, Mergers and acquisitions, Softbank

SAP to crunch and sell carriers' data on mobile use

Mobile operators collect huge amounts of data about how their subscribers use mobile data, and that information is starting to go on sale as targeted intelligence that enterprises can use to better reach consumers.

By Stephen Lawson | 21 May, 2013 13:09

Tags: services, applications, SAP, ctia, data mining, software, big data, mobile

Nokia Siemens unveils tools to boost mobile video performance

Mobile network builder Nokia Siemens Networks unveiled tools to optimize video performance on mobile devices on Monday, just in time for the CTIA Wireless trade show that begins Tuesday in Las Vegas.

By Stephen Lawson | 21 May, 2013 04:28

Tags: Internet-based applications and services, Nokia Siemens Networks, ctia, mobile, internet, video

Corning taps into optical fiber for better indoor wireless

Bringing wireless indoors, which was once just a matter of antennas carrying a few cellular bands so people could get phone calls, has grown far more complex and demanding in the age of Wi-Fi, multiple radio bands and more powerful antennas.

By Stephen Lawson | 20 May, 2013 12:34

Tags: Networking, ctia, Corning, mobile

40 years ago, Ethernet's fathers were the startup kids

Bob Metcalfe, Dave Boggs and the rest of the scientists at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1973 were a lot like young developers at a Silicon Valley startup today.

By Stephen Lawson | 20 May, 2013 12:02

Tags: popular science, Dave Boggs, Xerox, Butler Lampson, Networking, Palo Alto Research Center, Alan Kay, Chuck Thacker, Bob Metcalfe, 3Com

Yahoo wins appeal of $2.7 billion suit in Mexican court

An appeals court in Mexico has overturned an approximately US$2.7 billion judgment against Yahoo and Yahoo Mexico in a breach-of-contract suit concerning online directories.

By Stephen Lawson | 17 May, 2013 01:12

Tags: Yahoo, Internet-based applications and services, Civil lawsuits, legal, internet

Cisco cites data-center, wireless for quarterly revenue increase

Data-center and wireless sales led growth at Cisco Systems in its fiscal third quarter, as it saw customers spending more in the U.S. and developing countries but reported continuing weakness in Southern Europe.

By Stephen Lawson | 15 May, 2013 23:15

Tags: business issues, Cisco Systems, servers, Networking, hardware systems, financial results

U.S. carriers line up against texting while driving

The major U.S. mobile operators are all putting their weight behind a campaign against texting while driving that will include a blitz of advertising and a driving simulator touring the country this summer.

By Stephen Lawson | 14 May, 2013 21:31

Tags: at&t, sprint nextel, mobile, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless

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