Articles by Gene J. Koprowski

Critics are cautious about early versions of 802.11n technology developed for WiFi applications, saying these so-called "souped-up" wireless fidelity networks have poor range, uneven throughput, and have difficulty interfacing with existing WiFi networks Wireless manufacturers, including Netgear, Linksys and others, have rushed pre-802.11n products...

It used to be that every few years, the business media would report on the latest "slump" in sales of flash memory semiconductors. This was a decades-long trend -- demand would "hot up," as the Brits say, when new PC sales soared, and drop as they dropped The chipmakers' fortunes no longer parallel those of the PC industry, however. Portable music ...

Endlessly hyped for years, 3G, or third generation, mobile phone technology is today truly taking off A new research report, by Boston-based Strategy Analytics, demonstrates that more than 100 million people around the globe are now using WCDMA and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO 3G technology on their mobile phones....

The number of European corporations -- and individual workers -- who are relying on mobile phones continues to rise, especially among the small office and home office segment A new survey by The Yankee Group, the Boston-based research firm, indicates that there are a number of wireless trends that are shaping spending plans for the industry....

Military and high power electronic (HPE) applications are driving the development of new wireless technologies, especially those using Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices Growth of the market for these GaN devices -- used in the infrastructure of wireless telephony -- is expected to be at an annual rate of 151 percent for the next four years....

A new study by ABI Research indicates that an array of semiconductor developers have designed US$10 chipsets for receiving and displaying TV on mobile phones -- a price point that marks the first important benchmark for the growth of mobile phone-based TV and video applications "This ramp-up in market penetration will begin to happen by early 2007,...

A new study indicates that public, wireless broadband networks -- WiFi networks -- planned by both big and small cities may provide Internet access to as many as six million homes within five years The report, by the Boston-based consulting firm Strategy Analytics, indicates that even though there has been much "rhetoric," both for and against muni...

Just two years ago this summer, there was international alarm that youths, some as young as 11 years old, were signing up, en masse, for online gaming accounts. However, that seedy scenario no longer prevails as the online gambling industry has embraced "effective measures" to promote "responsible gaming." Sources indicate that more than 100 leadin...

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich wants to sell the entire Illinois lottery -- including the emerging online ticket sales operation -- to fund education for Illinois residents. The plan is generating opposition from expected, and unexpected, quarters, but don't count me among the opponents -- just yet The state of Illinois, where I've lived for the...

Nearly every e-mail consumers receive -- some 86 percent -- is considered spam, either malicious or simply "unwanted content" today, a new study provided to TechNewsWorld demonstrates "Of the 25 billion messages we processed in May, an astounding 86 percent were malicious or spam," said Andrew Lochart, senior director of marketing for Postini, a me...

A lot of major technology industry players -- from Microsoft to Alcatel -- are investing heavily in Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), with the belief that the medium is ready to truly emerge as a competitor to cable. A new study, out this week, by a think tank in Washington, D.C., adds to the atmosphere of hype, claiming that IPTV is going to be a "multi-billion dollar industry" in the "very near term."

New applications keep converging with cell phone technology -- and the latest, hottest combination seems to be "Flash-enabled" phones Research by the Boston-based consultancy, Strategy Analytics, forecasts that there are 38 million flash-enabled mobile phone handsets today, but that number is going to grow to 216 million by 2010. The firm reports ...

Is momentum for worldwide regulation of the Internet mounting? Unfortunately, the answer to that horrid question is "yes." Last November, a worldwide political pact calling for "increased international involvement" in the creation of Internet governance policies -- and inter-government cooperation -- emerged at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis...

Can you discern a fake e-mail from a legitimate one? Most consumers can't, but erroneously think they can, according to a new study by Bank of America and National Cyber Security Alliance, a copy of which was provided to the E-Commerce Times The survey showed that 87 percent of consumers polled said they were confident they could recognize fraudule...

You may have relied on the portable iWay 350C, from Lowrance Electronics, to navigate your latest road trip. In the future, you will probably be able to use your mobile phone from Nokia or Motorola, or another wireless technology developer, for that same task A research study indicates that at the right price, cellular phone companies and tradition...

Consumers are saying that mobile music services are exceptionally overpriced -- at least 85 percent higher than they actually feel comfortable paying A new research report by Strategy Analytics, entitled, "Mobile Music USA: Sprint Service Preferred to VCast But Price Premiums Too High on Both," indicates that very few consumers are willing to pay t...

Advertisers have been skeptical for years about the pay-per-click online marketing model. Finally, there may be a model that advertisers like -- one that is decidedly offline, however. It's called pay-per-call It seems as if every major Internet player, including Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, eBay, Amazon and, most recently AOL, has either rolled out o...

If you're a woman, you are 25 times more likely to hear filthy come-on lines while online than if you are a man, according to a new study The study, a copy of which was provided to TechNewsWorld, will be published in the Proceedings of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers International (IEEE) Conference on Dependable Systems and Ne...

What's the best way to reduce the risk of ID theft? Though it sounds counter-intuitive, would you believe that using the Internet more often does just that? A new survey by Javelin Research & Strategy indicates that those who pay their bills online have a lower likelihood of having their identities compromised Additional recent research by Harris I...

A new report shows that government agencies are "reinventing" themselves with online customer service -- interactive, transactional applications available via the Internet The report, which looks at government agencies around the globe, was produced by Accenture, the consulting firm. A copy of the report was provided to CRM Buyer....