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Federal regulators last week cleared the way for Cingular Wireless LLCs $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., despite worries that the pairing will decrease competition and increase prices. The combined company will have about 46 million customers, making it the nations largest wireless carrier. The next largest, Verizon Wireless, has about 40 million. […]

PalmOne Inc. this week will unveil the Treo 650 smart phone, although the phone likely will not be available from carriers until later this fall. The Treo 650 will be available on two platforms: CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) 1xRTT dual-band and GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications)/ GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)/EDGE quad-band. PalmOne […]

Despite the growing threat of unmanaged mobile devices, few enterprises are heeding the warning. Forrester Research Inc. recently reported that only 9 percent of companies surveyed had implemented mobile management tools. The report encourages enterprises to form policies governing mobile device use and to adopt technologies to help enforce those policies. One provider of such […]

Silex Technology this week will launch new biometric fingerprint readers and authentication software to help safeguard data on PCs, laptops and PDAs. The new devices are designed to help users secure data without passwords. The devices use silicon sensors developed by Fujitsu Microelectronics and scan at 500-dpi resolution. Instead of recording a copy of the […]

Dell this month is shipping a new Axim handheld with a 3.7-inch VGA display for viewing images at 640-by-480-pixel resolution. Like previous Axims, the $499 Axim X50v supports 802.11b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 1.2 wireless connectivity. When the handheld recognizes a Wi-Fi hot spot, it alerts users and asks whether they want to connect. A button […]

Symbol Technologies Inc.s newest handheld is designed to take a pounding, but the cost may scare some users away. The forthcoming MC50 device, due in December, is built for either the enterprise or the loading dock, combining traditional rugged Symbol features with the functionality and form of other Pocket PC-based handhelds, as well as built-in […]

A surge in competitive products and a lack of standards to guide IT purchases are pushing Hewlett-Packard Co.s $20 billion Imaging and Printing Group away from its traditional technology focus and toward offerings that combine services and hardware. “We are not about printers; we are about printing. What that means is that we really look […]

For cellular service provider Cingular Wireless Corp., being swamped with calls from new customers asking about handset features, calling plans and phone bills was normal. In fact, according to officials at the Atlanta-based company, up until a year and a half ago, 60 percent of all new customers called the Cingular customer service center within […]

NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co. and Microsoft Corp. are taking to the road with a new initiative to bring technology to small and midsize businesses in remote parts of the country. At the TechXNY Expo in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center here this week, the duo showcased a large RV outfitted with technology from servers to […]

NEW YORK—Hewlett-Packard Co. released a slew of new printers aimed at small and midsize businesses at the TechXNY Expo here this week. The Color LaserJet 5550, HPs fastest color laser printer, prints 27 pages per minute in both color and monochrome and also enables 11-by-17 printing. It costs $3,549. HP also ramped up the speed […]