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Canonical taps international cell carriers for mobile advice

Canonical announced Tuesday that it has formed an advisory group of international wireless carriers – including big names like Deutsche Telekom and Korea Telecom, but excluding all of the big four U.S. networks.

By Jon Gold | 18 June, 2013 18:17

Tags: at&t, Networking, Canon, wireless, canonical, software, Open Mobile Alliance, deutsche telekom, anti-malware, Korea Telecom, ubuntu
New Zealand's 2degrees to deploy 4G in early 2014

New Zealand mobile operator 2degrees has secured $165 million from the Bank of New Zealand and a partnership with Huawei to deploy a 4G network early next year, the telco announced.

By Adam Bender | 18 June, 2013 15:59

Tags: Huawei, New Zealand, 4g, Bank of New Zealand, wireless, 2degrees, mobile
Latest iPhone 6 concept design inspired by Apple iOS 7 debut

Within just a few days of Apple unveiling iOS 7 at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference last week, a creative designer came out with a concept of what iPhone 6 might look like with the new software.

By Bob Brown | 18 June, 2013 08:28

Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, Networking, wireless, smartphones, anti-malware
Google Project Loon: It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the Internet!

Google engineers are planning to test a system aimed at providing accessible Internet service to parts of the world with insufficient communications infrastructure – a collection of high-flying balloons equipped with specialized radios, dubbed Project Loon.

By Jon Gold | 17 June, 2013 19:11

Tags: management, U.S. Air Force, Google, Networking, wireless, infrastructure management, LAN & WAN
Google tests Internet connectivity via balloons in the stratosphere

Google launched high-altitude balloons in a test to create a wireless network that could provide Internet access to remote and underserved parts of the world.

By Sharon Gaudin | 17 June, 2013 18:39

Tags: wireless networking, Mobile/Wireless, Google, Emerging Technologies, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, mobile

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Features about wireless

Opinion: What I learned using only Google products

Columnist Mike Elgan spent three weeks using only Google products -- the Chromebook Pixel laptop, the Nexus 10 tablet and the Nexus 4 smartphone. Here's what he discovered.

By Mike Elgan | 25 May, 2013 11:09

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking, wireless, smartphones, hardware systems, Android, laptops, mobile, mobile apps, Apple, consumer electronics, Google
Despite Schmidt's timeline, Google may ship Glass in 2013

Just a month after a top Google executive said Glass wouldn't be officially released for another year, sources say the computerized eyeglasses actually should ship by the end of this year.

By Sharon Gaudin | 21 May, 2013 10:15

Tags: cnn, Mobile/Wireless, Emerging Technologies, Networking, wireless, hardware systems, mobile, Internet Search, internet, search engines, Facebook, BBC, Google, twitter
Storms test Red Cross' Tornado app

The Red Cross is using apps to help warn people about potential weather calamities. One of its more popular efforts is its new Tornado app.

By Patrick Thibodeau | 21 May, 2013 00:51

Tags: Apple, Mobile/Wireless, Red Cross, Networking, wireless, mobile, mobile apps
Google has 'lapped Siri' with sci-fi-like search

Google laid out its plan for the future of search at Google I/O, talking about a search engine for mobile and desktop that not only answers your questions but has a conversation with you and offers information before you even ask for it.

By Sharon Gaudin | 16 May, 2013 10:06

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Google, Networking, wireless, bing, mobile, Internet Search, internet, search engines, Yahoo
Google Wallet chief's resignation another bad sign for NFC

The chief of the Google Wallet operation has resigned to pursue new opportunities, another sign of continuing troubles in convincing U.S. smartphone users to adopt mobile wallets using NFC technology.

By Matt Hamblen | 10 May, 2013 14:34

Tags: Mobile/Wireless, mobile payments, consumer electronics, Google, Networking, wireless, smartphones, mobile

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