By Adriana Lee |
Imagine what driverless cars could do for society. Distracted and drunk driving accidents could be a thing of the past. The elderly would have built-in chauffeurs to shuttle them to doctors appointments. And no one would ever have to slap or blast chill themselves late…
By Sean P. Aune |
Belkin announced this morning that has entered into an agreement to purchase Cisco’s Home Networking Business Unit, including the well-known Linksys brand. Rumors circulated in Dec. 2012 that Cisco was looking for a potential buyer for Linksys – a company it purchased in 2003 –…
By Sean P. Aune |
According to multiple sources, Cisco has retained Barclays to explore the possibility of selling off its Linksys brand it purchased in 2003. Bloomberg is reporting that “people with knowledge of the situation” have said that Cisco is looking to off load the Linksys brand that…
By Todd Haselton |
Cisco announced on Friday that it will no longer invest in its Cius tablet, an Android-powered device that was originally launched to cater to the enterprise market. Cisco explained that the bring-your-own-device (BYOID) option that many IT departments now offer to employees was part of…
By Todd Haselton |
There will be 10 billion smartphones and tablets on earth by 2016, according to a recent research report from Cisco, far more than the United Nation’s projected human population of 7.3 billion people. By those figures, Cisco predicts there will be 1.4 mobile gadgets per…
By Todd Haselton |
Cisco will appeal the European Commission’s decision to approve Microsoft’s planned $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype. Cisco, a competitor that offers its own video-calling software and products, is arguing that Microsoft could have a monopoly on the video calling market if the European Commission allows…
By Killian Bell |
Subscribe to the TiVo service from Virgin Media and the company will send you this darn ugly set-top box that sits underneath your TV and spoils your neat and tidy home cinema setup. Honestly, it’s a really nasty looking thing. However, things could be about…
By Adriana Lee |
For the bulk of its online life, the world has relied on wired network traffic. But according to a new forecast by Cisco, that is changing. In fact, the report predicts that in the next four years, Wi-Fi will edge out wired connections for the…
By Adriana Lee |
Looks like the consumer vid recording market has reached a tipping point. Cisco has announced that, as part of a move to scale back its consumer lines and refocus on enterprise products and services, it is ending the Flip line of video camera products. (Cisco…
By Sean P. Aune |
If rumors are to be believed, network equipment manufacturer Cisco is sniffing around the popular Skype VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service for a possible acquisition. While this is certainly possible, it seems a bit odd seeing as the company just fought to free itself…
By Travis Harvey |
It looks like the next big player in the tablet market is Cisco, who debuted their Android powered tablet yesterday. Unlike the iPad, Cisco’s heading straight to the corporate world with their 7-inch high-res tablet. The Cius is sporting a/b/g/n Wifi, 3G/4G data, and Bluetooth…
By Travis Harvey |
Have you ever wondered how today’s popular technology companies got their names? Wonder no more as someone’s been kind enough to pull the biggest and baddest into one handy little chart. Are there any companies not on the list that you’re still curious about? Ask…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Flip Video cameras first came on the scene in May of 2006, and while it took some time for the concept to catch on – they seemed to be everywhere in 2009 — the concept now seems to be really taking hold with bloggers.…
