Stephen Lawson - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 8/01/2013 Cisco: TV, weather and Facebook could take over one of your walls

As TVs get higher resolution and bigger displays, while getting cheaper over time, cable operators may be able to cover an entire wall of your home wi...

Article | 7/01/2013 Netgear pitches connected homes for the rest of us

The connected home is shaping up as a big theme at this year's International CES, but Netgear Chairman and CEO Patrick Lo thinks a lot of people are g...

Article | 7/01/2013 Google TV to power Netgear's NeoTV Prime video streaming box

Netgear will build Google TV software into a high-end version of its NeoTV video-streaming box coming out at the International CES.

Article | 7/01/2013 Six home networking technologies to watch out for

Most of the tablets, TVs, ultrabooks and smartphones on display at International CES this week ultimately are bound for someone's home, where they'll ...

Article | 7/01/2013 Mobile remote control may be the ticket for home automation

Home automation is finally moving forward under the power of smartphones and tablets, judging from developments coming to light this week around Inter...

Article | 7/01/2013 Invoxia expands desk-phone mobile docks to enterprise

Mobile phones can become office VoIP phones with the Invoxia 610, a device that Invoxia will be demonstrating at the International CES this week.

Article | 3/01/2013 Wi-Fi Alliance to take over WiGig development, certification

The long courtship between the Wi-Fi Alliance and the Wireless Gigabit Alliance, which promotes a fast wireless LAN technology that runs on very high ...

Article | 2/01/2013 CTIA to merge its mobile trade shows into one event

U.S. mobile trade group CTIA will combine its two annual trade shows starting in 2014 as it tries to attract a bigger share of the world's interest in...

Article | 28/12/2012 FCC eases licensing for in-flight Internet gear on aircraft

The FCC is making it easier to launch in-flight Internet services on planes in the U.S. by setting up a standard approval process for onboard systems ...

Article | 28/12/2012 Apple drops bid to add Samsung Galaxy S III Mini to patent lawsuit

Apple has dropped its patent-infringement accusations against the Galaxy S III Mini, a mid-market Android smartphone that Samsung Electronics says it ...

Article | 28/12/2012 China tightens grip on Internet use with identity requirement

China's government will require Internet users to identify themselves to service providers when they sign up for Internet access, according to the off...

Article | 21/12/2012 U.S. mobile buyouts may meet their end in 2013

After starting amid the smoldering ruins of AT&T and T-Mobile USA's failed merger, 2012 ended as a big year for mobile carrier deals in the U.S., and ...

Article | 21/12/2012 RIM will let customers pick services from a menu

Research In Motion will let its customers pick and choose individual BlackBerry services such as security and mobile device management after it introd...

Article | 20/12/2012 RIM posts falling revenue, phone sales ahead of BlackBerry 10 launch

Research In Motion reported falling unit sales and revenue in its third fiscal quarter as it geared up for the introduction of its BlackBerry 10 OS ne...

Article | 20/12/2012 Google to unload Motorola set-top box unit with $2.35B sale to Arris

Google plans to sell the TV set-top box business of its Motorola Mobility subsidiary to Arris Group, a broadband device vendor, for $2.35 billion.