HP unleashes wireless network traffic monitoring; iPhone hacks void warranty

Opinion
Sep 27, 20072 mins

Latest Wireless news

HP unleashes wireless network traffic monitoring, 09/25/07: HP this week claimed to be the first to implement a technology designed to improve traffic monitoring in wireless networks.

iPhone hacks void warranty, Apple says, 09/25/07: Less than a week after CEO Steve Jobs said that Apple would fight hacks that unlocked the iPhone, the company said any modification, unlocks included, voids the phone’s warranty.

Unauthorized iPhone apps market flourishes, 09/26/07: Software developer Dylan Schiemann used Steve Jobs’ own words against him in a presentation on developing third-party software applications for Apple’s iPhone.

iPhone unlock hackers promise to fight Apple updates, 09/25/07: The programmers who wrote free software that unlocks Apple’s iPhone Tuesday disputed the company’s claim that their hacks can damage the device, and they promised to battle any attempt by Apple to “brick” modified phones.

Former FCC chair describes Frontline’s plans for wireless spectrum, 09/25/07: Frontline Wireless Vice Chairman Reed Hundt said his company plans to use spectrum on the 700MHz band to build public safety and open access networks.

Cisco’s network defense: Cisco security expert Jamey Heary explains how Cisco IPS 4200 Series sensors work with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller to defend the network.

iPhone users gain creative management tools, 09/25/07: iPhone users involved in heading-up creative graphics and design businesses can now control many of their business systems using their choice of mobile device.

Fragmentation threatens mobile Linux momentum, 09/21/07: Despite signs that mobile Linux is gaining momentum — such as the launch of Motorola’s Linux-based Razr2 — heated competition, confusion about goals and slow-moving consortiums may be hindering growth.

Smart phones get more accurate battery gauge, 09/25/07: Texas Instruments has adapted its fuel gauge laptop battery technology to work in smart phone or PDAs. The technology will allow users to accurately gauge how much runtime is left in their mobile devices.

Microsoft, Philips retest ‘white spaces’ device, 09/21/07: A group of technology vendors has submitted new test results for a wireless device intended to operate in unused portions of the television spectrum, after an identical device malfunctioned in FCC tests earlier this year.