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New Yorkers look to Web in transit strike
News In addition, the Internet has helped New Yorkers connect to each other in a variety of ways, from finding rides to work or just sharing complaints with the rest of the world. Be 21-40, decent looking and decent body -- not necessarily looking to...
21 December 2005, 9:51
Intel's faster Wi-Fi ahead of schedule
News Laptops with 802.11n chips will be able to connect to wireless networks at faster speeds and with greater range than laptops with older wireless chips, Hofer said. Intel also announced an extension of its Connect with Centrino program, in which it...
24 January 2007, 10:41
BT launches "watershed" fixed and mobile handset
News The Fusion handset currently uses Bluetooth to connect to the hub, but the system is Wi-Fi enabled so customers can also connect wireless-enabled PCs, laptops, games consoles and printers to broadband to create a home network.
16 June 2005, 9:42
Virus-infected Creative Zen MP3 players found
News For a PC to be potentially infected, a Neeon user would have to connect their MP3 player to the computer, browse the files and copy the worm to the PC's hard drive. Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant at security firm Sophos, told CNET.co...
2 September 2005, 8:35
Google launches its instant-messaging tool
News Google Talk is based on the Jabber open-source standard, which allows consumers to connect with other messaging systems that work with Jabber, such as Apple's iChat, GAIM, Adium, Trillian Pro and Psi.
24 August 2005, 9:49
Sony lines up iTunes video challenger
News Last week, the company finally buried Connect, its online music service that was doomed by infighting and buggy software. When the company first introduced the PSP, it didn't allow users to connect to their TV sets, which prevented them from...
6 September 2007, 9:03
News.blog: Two laptops approved for Wireless USB
News Wireless USB will enable peripherals like printers, cameras, mice and hard drives to connect to a PC without a USB cable from distances of up to 5m to 8m. As Wireless USB is just beginning to be rolled out for consumers, Wireless USB hubs will be...
24 July 2007, 9:53
Intel expands its Wi-Fi chip technology
News Devices today use a customised radio to connect to a specific network, such as a wireless local area network or a wide area network. But rather than use one CMOS radio per device to connect to these networks, Intel foresees a day when several...
20 June 2005, 8:38
'DVD Jon' targets Media Player file encryption
News You need that information in order to connect to the video stream. Hartman's organisation plans to soon have the capability to support and connect its open-source media player, VideoLAN Client, to multicasts from Windows Media Players.
5 September 2005, 8:57
Making the case for Windows on Palm handhelds
News Despite that shared heritage with PalmSource, Brown described Palm as neutral to the operating system its devices use -- and the types of email servers to which they connect. Last October, the company inked a deal with Microsoft to allow Palm OS...
12 August 2005, 9:43
New Skype phones lose the PC
News And with its partners it has introduced special Skype handsets that plug in to PCs, Wi-Fi phones that connect users to the Skype service through a wireless broadband connection, and several other products that enable users to connect to the Skype...
1 September 2006, 10:18
Microsoft takes Web services to the home
News Jim Allchin, Microsoft's vice president in charge of Windows development, is set to demonstrate Tuesday at WinHEC a printer from Hewlett-Packard that uses WS-Discovery to connect to a Windows-based PC, according to Microsoft.
4 May 2004, 13:40
IBM challenges Microsoft's Office
News Unlike pure Web applications, the new software is designed to be used offline, so mobile users on laptops or handheld devices can connect, quickly access applications and disconnect to do work offline.
10 May 2004, 7:40
Borders to sell Sony Reader
News Borders, Sony Style Stores and SonyStyle.com will begin selling Sony Reader devices and gift cards to Connect.com, but not the downloadable eBooks themselves.eBook content for the Sony Reader will be available via Connect.com, Sony's downloadable...
4 April 2006, 10:03
Wireless USB devices due in September
News USB has caught on widely as a way to connect cameras, scanners, mobile phones, handheld organisers, DVD burners and innumerable other devices to PCs. The Wireless Association Specification governs how the PC end of the wireless USB connection will...
7 March 2006, 10:01


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