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Faceprints Get Smart 27 Aug 2013 | 05:52 am
Kinect for Windows may have some real competition from Intel, according to Engadget. Intel’s Anil Nanduri tells Network World that the depth-sensing technology can recognize emotions, track your gaze...
Earth to Space Optical Communications – Again 27 Aug 2013 | 03:55 am
NASA is preparing to test a new, laser-based communications system that will link up satellites in space with base stations on the ground, reports The Verge. It would provide speeds six times faster, ...
Free Cellular at Burning Man 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 12:17 am
OpenBTS, the “free” software-based GSM access point, will again be appearing this year at Burning Man in the Nevada desert. It allows participants to send text messages and make 30-second phone calls ...
Yosemite Fire Communications 26 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm
The Yosemite Rim fire (Facebook and Twitter), continues to burn, threatening 4,500 structures, reports USA Today. The nation’s largest active forest fire continued to burn at the edge of Yosemite Nati...
Chinese Internet DOS Attack 26 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
Part of the Chinese Internet went down early Sunday morning, reports the WSJ, in what the government is calling the largest denial-of-service attack it has ever faced. The attack began at 2 a.m. Sund...
Public Safety: LTE PTT? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm
At the annual Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials conference in Anaheim last week, APCO agreed to work with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to foster and promote mob...
Qualcomm Sells OmniTracs 23 Aug 2013 | 11:18 pm
Qualcomm today announced that it will sell Omnitracs, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, to Vista Equity Partners, a U.S.-based private equity firm for $800 million in cash. Qualcomm developed CDMA technology...
Steve Ballmer to Retire 23 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
Microsoft today announced that Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, ...
China Mobile Awards Initial TD-LTE Contracts 23 Aug 2013 | 09:51 pm
China Mobile, the biggest mobile operator in the world, has awarded initial 4G contracts to both Chinese and Western suppliers, according to Reuters. Huawei and ZTE are the biggest winners, with Huaw...
Amazon & Globalstar Test Wireless Service 23 Aug 2013 | 07:40 am
Amazon.com has tested a new wireless network that would allow customers to connect its devices to the Internet, reports Bloomberg. The wireless network, which was tested in Cupertino, California, use...
