Network World on Wireless and Mobile

10 Microsoft research projects

John Brandon — 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

A sneak peek at 10 technologies developed in Microsoft's R&D labs

Thumbs up for Android and the G1

Mark Gibbs — 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z

Gibbs has had a close look at the T-Mobile G1, the first phone based on the Android platform, and he's more than impressed -- in fact, he likes it more than the iPhone and might even stick with T-Mobile. Now there's a surprise.

Talking Web, memory assistants and solar-powered cell phones headed mainstream, IBM says

Jon Brodkin — 2008-11-26T00:00:00Z

A talking Web, solar technology embedded in windows and cell phones, and the end of forgetting will all come in the next five years, IBM predicts in its third annual Next Five in Five list.

Mobile sales to beat economic gloom, forecasts Ovum

Brad Reed — 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Revenues from wireless services will see strong growth over the next year despite widespread economic gloom, projects research firm Ovum.

Five steps to creating a "mobile office"

John Cox — 2008-11-24T00:00:00Z

The Canadian expert agency shares five steps for creating a mobile office.

Fighting e-waste one cell phone at a time

Brad Reed — 2008-11-24T00:00:00Z

ReCellular vice president Mike Newman talks about how his company is helping to reduce e-waste, as well as how enterprises can benefit from donating their mobile devices for reuse and recycling.

Mobile device advice

Joanie Wexler — 2008-11-24T00:00:00Z

Managing a new enterprise-wide mobile device deployment might create some unexpected challenges. I spoke recently with wireless VAR Dan Croft, head of Mission Critical Wireless in Lincolnshire, Ill., on this topic. Croft, like me, admits to being around back in the day of proprietary 4Kbps mobile data networks in the early to mid 90s. This wireless veteran offered up some basic tips and guidelines for making sure today's wireless handset deployments go smoothly.

Demand for Storm crashes ordering system

2008-11-21T00:00:00Z

Verizon expected the BlackBerry Storm to be a hot-ticket item, but it probably didn't anticipate that demand for the device would crash its online ordering portal.

Aruba reports record revenue, but non-GAAP net income drops

John Cox — 2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

On the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average continued its fall, by another 455 points, WLAN vendor Aruba Networks reported record first quarter revenue, but also a much higher net loss compared to a year ago.

Nokia 6010 tops list of 'most recycled cell phones'

Brad Reed — 2008-11-20T00:00:00Z

According to ReCellular, a self-described "electronics-sustainability firm" based in Dexter, Mich., all of this year's ten most recycled handset models were released originally in 2004 or later.