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Apple patent case 'could affect all android phones'

Apple's legal action against HTC may have "wider implications" for all phone makers using Google's Android operating system, an analyst has warned.

Ian Fogg of Forrester Research said that the case against HTC, in which Apple alleges infringement of 20 of its patents, could be the first of many.

Although Apple has not named Google in the suits, many of the named patents relate to operating system processes.

Google has taken the unusual step of publically supporting HTC in the case. More...

03-03-2010 11:58

AT&T, Verizon and Sprint 4G: Not so fast

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite claims from mobile phone carriers, the next generation of mobile technology, or 4G, will only be slightly faster than current 3G speeds, at least initially.

Massive costs, soaring consumer demand for data and the logistical nightmare of setting up tens of thousands of new cell sites will prevent 4G technology from reaching its promised speeds for years, according to carriers and wireless experts. More...

02-24-2010 11:11

Smartphones: Corporate Shackles or Tool for Work-Life Balance?

By Thomas Wailgum

MON, JANUARY 04, 2010 — CIO — Any and all executives or managers looking to get more productivity from their information workers—and, really, what company isn't shamelessly espousing a "more with less" philosophy these days?—might want to pay attention to the following strategy: Set your workers free from the office.

"Teleworking," or working from home/Starbucks/not-within-corporate-walls, of course, is nothing new. High-powered laptops, ubiquitous broadband and Wi-Fi connections, and even-my-grandmother-has-one cell phones have all enabled a seamless virtual work-experience for the modern employee.

But new survey data from Forrester Research shows that tech-savvy information workers want to be connected to (yet untethered from) the office even more—they want smartphones. And they want them badly: Many are even ready, willing and able to foot all or part of the bill to gain access to corporate e-mail and documents, as well as stay connected to their work lives—often at the expense of their personal lives. More...

01-05-2010 07:39

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