When my boss asked me to attend the Wireless 2000 confab in New Orleans this week, I jumped at the opportunity. As an admitted gadget freak, I couldn't wait to check out the latest shiny and tiny wireless toys and learn more about cool wire-free services.
From the tech industry that mints new buzzwords every day, here's another: "m-commerce," or mobile commerce. Folks here at the Wireless 2000 trade show hope it--and the concept--catch on, too.
Are you tired of automated customer support, shopping robots, and voice-enabled services? The Wireless 2000 show here this week sees the debut of Quixi Connect, which is intended to restore the human touch to services by phone.
Impulse buying just got harder to resist, as top Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. this week makes its 18 million-item digital megamall available on any wireless Internet device. Now you can buy everything, from a vacuum cleaner or music CDs to Harry Potter books, when you're stuck in traffic or caught in a board meeting.
Microsoft Corp. plans to fuse Microsoft software and services into the phones and handheld units of the wireless world, company Chair Bill Gates told the Wireless 2000 conference in his keynote here yesterday.
Just as Mardi Gras revelers and wireless warriors make an unlikely mix here this week, attendees at the Wireless 2000 event can expect a collision of old-guard PC makers, wireless network providers, and dot-coms.
Hewlett-Packard Co. joins a growing chorus of style-conscious PC makers Tuesday, announcing a businesses-class PC with both a small footprint and price and an eye toward manageability.
AdSubtract.com LLC is trying to turn a heated privacy debate into profits. The company is giving away free software that blocks "cookies" and ads delivered by DoubleClick Inc. to Web browsers.
Search firm Flyswat Inc. is taking a new whack at helping you hunt for online information with an update that boasts faster searches, a streamlined toolbar, and compatibility with any desktop application.
Hoping to squelch growing public concern over its ad network, DoubleClick Inc. announced a five-point privacy initiative Monday aimed at informing consumers about how it collects and uses consumer data.
Corel kept its Linux game plan rolling last week, showing a glimpse of a CorelDraw 9.0 version for the open source operating system. The Canadian software maker previewed the pre-beta version of its popular graphics suite at the Seybold Publishing 2000 conference here.
Bell Atlantic Corp.'s broadband Infospeed service may be able to pipe lightning fast Internet access to millions of its customers. But it's stuck in the breakdown lane when it comes to rolling out the service.
U.S. federal law enforcement authorities say they're doing all they can to combat the ongoing attacks on popular Web sites, but experts warn little can prevent the onslaught.
Upstart satellite firm iSky has announced it will offer two-way, high-speed Internet access using a new satellite technology. The firm is only the latest player to plan the service, but could be the first to market.
Feeling abandoned by his old Internet service provider (ISP) and ripped off by his new one, Chicago attorney Mark Bauer is piping mad.