Archives: 2007 December

Whether movie critic, restaurant reviewer or political pundit, it has become almost obligatory among journalists to bid farewell to the year by compiling a list of the previous 12 months’ biggest triumphs and flops.

The federal government will soon offer passport cards equipped with electronic data chips to U.S. citizens who travel frequently between the United States and Canada, Mexico or the Caribbean. The cards can be read wirelessly from 20 feet, offering convenience to travelers but raising security and…

NASA yesterday released partial results of a massive air-safety survey of airline pilots who repeatedly complained about fatigue, problems with air-traffic controllers, airport security, and the layouts of runways and taxiways.

NERDS Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them By David Anderegg Tarcher/Penguin. 274 pp. $24.95 On this New Year’s Day, spare a thought for the hapless nerd. Clad in too-short, too-tight pants, armed with a pocket protector, glasses firmly taped together and pimples unpopped, the nerds of this …

Judge rules that wireless chipmaker Qualcomm must immediately stop selling 3G WCDMA cellular chips that infringe on the Broadcom patents. A federal judge in California ruled on Monday that wireless chipmaker Qualcomm must immediately stop selling third-generation, or 3G, WCDMA cellular chips that infringe on the Broadcom patents….

The two companies had been in a dispute over patents related to bar-code scanning and mobile computing since 2002. Cell phone maker Motorola and Metrologic Instruments have settled all outstanding patent infringement disputes, the two companies said in a joint statement on Monday. Metrologic and Motorola…

The Internet phone company Vonage says it has agreed to settle a dispute with Nortel Networks with no payment of damages. Internet-based calling company Vonage said it has agreed to settle a patent dispute with Nortel Networks with no payment of damages, sending its share up more…

Networking technology turned out to be one of the more interesting stories in 2007. Jon Oltsik offers a look ahead to the new year. During the holiday season, snow isn’t the only thing we analysts shovel. With that in mind, here’s my look forward on networking technology…

Would-be radio jocks are turning to Web sites that let you create live, call-in shows–and all it takes is a computer and a telephone. Anyone with dreams of being a talk radio star–ranting about sports and politics, chatting with callers, sharing recipes or car-buying tips–can play host…

Five sites that have the potential to make names for themselves–and little-known musicians–in the coming year. The next Friendster, MySpace, Facebook, YouTube: There are millions of dot-coms out there, all claiming to be the next bonanza. But five might actually make waves in the indie music world…