Current home networks not ready for the smart house: Intel
Performance suffers when a high number of devices are connected to today's home networks, and users experience it and don't know why it happens, says Intel.
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Singapore pilots solar-powered outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots
The year-long trial at Singapore's island resort, Sentosa, taps the use of solar energy to power outdoor public Wi-Fi networks, eliminating the need for costly and tedious trenching work.
Affordable LTE chips to make IoT real by 2018: Altair co-founder
The move toward an Internet of Things (IoT) world is already happening and it will be simplified, streamlined, and most importantly, cost-effective by the year 2018 thanks to the lowered cost of LTE chipsets and bandwidths, says Altair Semiconductor co-founder Eran Eshed.
It's 2016 and we don't know who has our personal data
Companies continue to prove that they can't protect the data they collect, or even pinpoint where it is
Twilio launches Notify for notification orchestration
Twilio Notify aims to customize notifications on mobile so customers aren't bogged down.
From sick man of European internet use, here's how Italy plans to leapfrog ahead
A routine upgrade of household utility meters could provide Italy with the opening to introduce fiber to the home across more than 200 of its cities.
Job description: Wireless network engineer
Your company is going wireless with plans to connect remote employees, make use of mobile apps and streamline your work environment. But what about those traditionally difficult-to-solve issues, such as...
85 percent of voters support the NBN
Likely Labor voters both support and oppose the project in the higher numbers, while proportionally, Liberal voters give the NBN the highest level of support.
Cisco's Meraki unit expands to the phone, launches Meraki MC
Meraki manages Wi-Fi deployments, cloud networks and IT. Next up: A voice platform.
Turnbull pledges AU$60m for mobile blackspots round 3
The mobile blackspot program will have a third round under a Coalition government, with AU$60m being provided to address another 900 blackspots.
SK Telecom to launch 500Mbps LTE-A Pro on June 1, 1Gbps by 2019
Korean dominant telco, SK Telecom, will launch a 500Mbps LTE-A service next month thanks to the use of five band carrier aggregation.
Apache Software Foundation founder to lead blockchain Hyperledger Project
Well-known open-source developer and leader Brian Behlendorf is now the executive director of Hyperledger, a project for advancing enterprise open-source blockchain technology
Cisco's Q3, outlook better than expected
Cisco allays concerns about an economic slowdown by managing its quarter well.
Many sites downed after "sophisticated" web attack
A senior company executive said the attack was "one of the largest and most sophisticated," affecting millions across the US, Europe, and Asia.
Nokia gets 10Gbps symmetrical speeds off HFC in lab test
Bell Labs has gained a symmetrical 10Gbps off of a 100m coax drop, and for more real-world-like topologies says it can get 7.5 Gbps symmetrical.
Soon, feds will snoop on your social networks before granting security clearance
From the "they haven't already?" department.
Can you name this vintage tech?
From early calculators to WWII cryptography machines, if you can name this old hardware, software and storage media, you really know your stuff
Cable cord cutters, take heart: The best streaming devices
Want to cut the cable cord for good? Here are your best options for Internet media streaming gadgets
17 ways the Internet of Things can go horribly wrong
If the Internet is built into everything you own, none of it will be truly safe from hackers.
Super Bowl 50: Big tech bringing top talent to keep fans entertained, connected
Estimates peg more than one million people will visit Super Bowl City alone in the two weeks leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. No word yet on how many Instagrams of burritos and palm trees that could produce.
How to secure your computer and online accounts in 10 simple steps
Data breaches, hacks, and vulnerable software makes it easier than ever for a hacker to get access to your data. These simple steps can help mitigate it happening in the first place.
AT&T hauling cows, cheese wheels and a giant eyeball to Outside Lands
The annual Outside Lands music and food extravaganza marks the first occasion where AT&T is deploying all three of the biggest wireless tools in its arsenal at a single festival.
AT&T's EchoBOT and rewiring the baseball fan experience
AT&T offers a peek behind the scenes at the digital networking pipelines designed to improve baseball fan experiences at its eponymous ballpark in San Francisco.
14 privacy tools you should use to stay secure
From encrypted instant messengers to secure browsers and operating systems, these privacy-enhancing apps, extensions, and services can protect you both online and offline.
Each of these social networks pays you to post content
Are you getting bored with the same old social networks that take all of the revenue from your carefully crafted content? Have a look at these social networks that share revenue with content creators and pay you for your posts.
No April Fools: The top 10 IT fiascos of all time
With so many IT disasters occurring every day, it's hard to pick the worst of the worst, but here are some real standout foul-ups.
12 fixes and features you need in iOS 9 to love your iPhone again
Apple's next-generation mobile software is expected to land on iPhones and iPads later this year in a widely anticipated public beta. Here's what we hope to see.
Slow Wi-Fi speeds? How to improve your wireless network
Suffering from a slow or sluggish home internet connection? Here are eight ways to help improve your network speeds.
How to lock down an insecure wireless network router
Your home router is vulnerable to attacks as soon as you take it out of the box. Here are a number of ways you can secure your home wireless network.
Six Clicks: The best Internet TV Services
Cable? Satellite? Who needs 'em! The top Internet video services can give you more than enough entertainment.
CES 2015: Meet the worst tech of the show
The biggest tech expo of the year drew to an end with some remarkably strange, weird, and in some cases entirely pointless gadgets, gizmos, and technologies.
Technicolor targets interoperability with Qeo
The company has joined CommunicAsia for the first time to drum up support for its software framework which enables devices to "speak" to one another regardless of brand.
Light by Moore'sCloud
Inventor Mark Pesce talks to ZDNet about his internet-connected LED lamp, and shares his thoughts on machine-to-machine (M2M) devices.
Google unveils Android@Home
Using Android to connect home appliances
Salesforce.com's Benioff floats Cloud 2
Discusses new services including collaboration and database management
Cryptographers discuss wisdom of 'foolishness'
Learning from doing foolish things
Doing business on Facebook: What are the risks?
Social networking as new communications protocol
Which smartphone platform should developers aim for?
iPhone more popular, Android has less competition
Cisco CEO: 'Video is the killer app'
John Chambers touts TelePresence
What's next for SIM cards?
Adding sensors to SIM cards
Microsoft and HP announce alliance at Interop
Executives demo unified communications workspace
Clearwire's Silicon Valley WiMax Innovation Network
http://i.bnet.com/video/9n0408_ctia_clearwire.
What is the smart grid?
Smart devices, two-way communication, and advanced control systems make up new grid
From Internet to enternet, creating the energy network
Bob Metcalfe envisions the future of energy
Oracle CEO launches 'world's fastest database machine'
Tech giants announce HP Oracle Database Machine
Logitech ConferenceCam Connect review: Flexible video conferencing for small groups
Logitech's cylindrical ConferenceCam Connect delivers high-quality HD video conferencing for groups of up to six people. Useful extras include battery-powered operation and wireless screen mirroring for compatible mobile devices.
Logitech ConferenceCam CC3000e review: Room-based HD video conferencing
The ConferenceCam CC3000e allows you to make full use of your meeting rooms for HD video and audio conferencing, without paying telepresence-style prices.
Dell PowerEdge R520 review
It's not the most powerful or scalable 2U server in Dell's PowerEdge range, but the R520 is still a quick, capable and affordable dual-socket platform that can be configured to handle a variety of both datacentre and distributed office workloads.
Cisco Linksys EA4500 review
With its novel cloud-based configuration and app platform, Cisco's EA4500 is an interesting experiment, but the hardware itself fails to excite.
Logitech BCC950 ConferenceCam review
Although it's not cheap by consumer standards, Logitech's BCC950 ConferenceCam is an excellent solution for businesses wanting to get into video communication without going to the much greater expense of installing traditional room-based systems.
Drobo B800i
It's hard to fault the Drobo B800i, which combines good looks, performance and functionality with ease of use. It's not cheap, but for the money it's one of the best small-business iSCSI appliances you can buy.
IBM Storwize V7000
IBM's Storwize V7000 is a mid-range SAN disk array with some very high-end features. Its data migration and virtualisation capabilities are well suited to organisations with SAN disk arrays in need of consolidation or replacement.
Data Robotics Drobo Elite
Data Robotics has taken its self-managing storage technology and added dedicated iSCSI Gigabit interfaces to create a fast, reliable and extremely usable small-business SAN appliance.
Pogoplug
Few devices make it easier to share data on USB-connected drives over the internet, or offer as much functionality for the price. The Pogoplug is also highly extensible, thanks to its open-source software.
Data Robotics Drobo Pro
Drobo Pro is a business-class RAID storage array that accepts virtually any SATA disk on the market, supports iSCSI and pretty much looks after itself. What more could you want?
Cisco 891 ISR
A great little all-in-one network connectivity and security device that offers good value for money and is perfect for a small office or branch/regional office deployment. You would be hard pressed to pass by the 890 family of ISR devices from Cisco.
KACE KBOX 1000 Series
The appliance format of the KBOX 1000 puts a new slant on systems management, making the process significantly easier, quicker and more affordable compared to traditional software-only solutions.
Cisco Unified IP Phone 6900 Series
If you want to use Cisco for your corporate IP telephony network but can't afford a 7900 series phone for everyone, it's a no-brainer to check out the lower-specced 6900 series.
McAfee Internet Security 2009
McAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.
Sierra Compass 885 USB Modem
This mobile broadband modem is easy to install and manage, and comes with some useful applications. It's an excellent choice for mobile professionals who don't want to be tied to a particular service provider.
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