Recent articles by John Cox
February 05, 2010
The upset victory of Republican Scott Brown, running for the seat held by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, was due in part to an online strategy that saw social media and the Internet as the tools to make politics at once local and national.
February 05, 2010
Expected benefits from wireless VoIP and unified communications in healthcare can be subverted with a comprehensive view of the needed infrastructure and, more importantly, of what nurses and doctors actually need to do their jobs at the patient's bedside.
February 04, 2010
Agito Networks says it can dramatically cut enterprise cell phone costs with a new software release that lets iPhone and BlackBerry handsets make VoIP calls over 3G data connections.
February 01, 2010
Mozilla at last enters the mobile market with Firefox for Mobile. But the initial impact will be limited: only for device running Nokia's Maemo operating system, with Windows Mobile next in line
January 31, 2010
A new study says insurance claims data shows that bans on cell phone calling and texting apparently has no effect on the number of vehicle crashes. The U.S. Department of Transportation¿s response: the study is ¿irresponsible.¿
January 27, 2010
Apple has been granted a patent for a multi-touch display that can sense when and where a finger is near the screen. The patent was one of 13 granted to Apple, and revealed on the eve of Wednesday's expected announcement of a multi-touch Apple tablet.
January 27, 2010
With iPad, Apple has created a highly mobile, lightweight device that can run any and all existing iPhone apps, with a set of built-in apps reworked for its large, multi-touch screen.
January 25, 2010
Tuesday's expected announcement of an Apple tablet computer, dubbed by some the 'iSlate,' has a lot of Network World readers keenly interested. But it probably won't become an enterprise-supported mobile platform.
January 22, 2010
Apple¿s rumored tablet device will be available through both Verizon and AT&T, according to reports.
January 21, 2010
Are IT professionals swept up in the Apple 'iSlate' frenzy? Polling all pros: tell us what you think.
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