March 12, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckAny idea how fast your broadband connection is? Care? The U.S. Federal Communications Commission does and thinks you might. So it’s decided to help. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: broadband, connection, FCC, measure, speed
February 23, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThe whole “cell phones cause cancer” argument is beginning to feel a lot like the smoking and cancer dust up that went on decades ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cancer, cellphones, links, research, smartphones
February 15, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
Businesses on the East Coast got a taste of what a small natural disaster can do to productivity and communication when back-to-back blizzards struck. The heroes of the week — besides road crews and power company employees? Companies with telecommuting programs. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: blizzard, calculator, program, remote, telecommuting, Telework Research Network, workers
February 15, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckYou think mobile data traffic is jammed these days? Just wait, say the folks at Cisco. The global networking giant says worldwide global mobile data traffic will grow 108% a year for at least the next four years. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Cisco, data, growth, mobile, research, traffic, wireless
February 9, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckFor everyone who’s gotten excited by the Microsoft upgrade that is Windows 7, beware. Not all appears well in Win 7 land. Read the rest of this entry »
February 3, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckThe shoes are beginning to drop on that Apple iPad announcement last week, and while Amazon’s getting a pair of loafers dropped on its head, the folks in the publishing world seem to be practicing their end zone dance. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Amazon, Apple, iPad, Kindle Reader, Steve Jobs
January 29, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckApple and AT&T delivered some big news in a very small voice this week — news that was somewhat overshadowed by all the hoopla over the iPad. The announcement: The partners will allow VOIP on Apple products that use 3G. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 3G, allow, Apple, apps, AT&T, iPad, iphone, software developement kit, VOIP
January 26, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckHow many morons drive an 18-wheeler down a busy highway and tap out a text message at the same time? The answer: enough to prompt a federal ban on the practice. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: ban, driving, Federal, Ray LaHood, texting, U.S. Transportation Secretary
January 20, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckSo January 27 is the day that will live in, if not infamy, at least history, as the day Apple finally broke the suspense and let us all know about their upcoming product plans. Whew. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: announcement, Apple, consumers, introduction, iphone, Steve Jobs, tablet
January 19, 2010 by Valerie HelmbreckWell, it seems somewhat official: The Nexus One smartphone didn’t land much of a blow against its arch-rival from Apple, the iPhone. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Android, Apple, fiasco, Google, iphone, Nexus One, smartphone
