Small and Medium Business

Researchers make low-power Wi-Fi breakthrough

Passive Wi-Fi could make for a more energy efficient Internet of Things, University of Washington researchers say

Two different routes to crowdsourcing indoor location data at Mobile World Congress

InLocoMedia and Sensewhere are both crowdsourcing indoor location data using Wi-Fi, but funding their services in different ways

Wearables in the enterprise? Yes, really!

Think wearables are just a consumer fad? Think again. Here’s how companies like DHL, Lee Company and Southern Co. are making a business case for wearables.

Pepper, a humanoid robot, will make first appearance in U.S. businesses this year

Robot's creator, Paris-based Aldebaran, said it is in talks with U.S. companies it wouldn’t name

Xiaomi’s Barra says US market ‘on the radar’

But Hugo Barra isn't giving away any secrets

Xiaomi unveils low-cost, high-spec Mi 5 smartphone

China's top smartphone maker will put the phone on sale from March 1

Verizon touts field testing as rush to 5G intensifies

Samsung, HP take contrasting approaches to business uses for Android, Windows 10 Mobile

The Samsung S7 smartphones have appeal for future business applications, while HP's Elite X3 hopes to continue the desktop PC experience

How smartphones fail

A new survey identifies the top causes of hardware problems in smartphones. The biggest issue? User behavior!

FBI rebuts criticism that it reset terrorist’s iCloud password after attack

Even if it was a screw-up, Apple's still obligated to help access the iPhone; there may be more info there than a backup would include