telecommunications News and Other Resources

Image Gallery

Five inexpensive third-party VPN clients

October 8, 2012 10:46am PDT

Selecting the right VPN client for your users and your infrastructure is crucial to a successful deployment.

7 Latest comment by Realvdude

Image Gallery

Nokia's flexible, kinetic device interface (photos)

October 26, 2011 10:00am PDT

Here's a look at the flexible device from Finnish mobile phone company. It's controlled by twisting and bowing the device.

Image Gallery

How to set up an HDTV (slideshow)

June 30, 2011 7:00am PDT

Cables, inputs, and outputs. All you need to hook up a modern TV.

Image Gallery

Time to toss that gadget? Or not? (photos)

March 28, 2011 3:40am PDT

Ditch the desktop? Cut the cable? Drop the alarm clock? ZDNet's Andrew Nusca and NYT's Sam Grobart advise whether it's time to cut the cords on your aging tech gear.

22 Latest comment by pundarikakshaya

Image Gallery

Inside a Verizon Wireless Super Switch

March 24, 2011 12:00pm PDT

CNET takes a break from CTIA 2011 to tour a Verizon Wireless Super Switch. One of five in Florida, the Super Switch routes voice and data calls for the central Florida region.

Image Gallery

How to connect an iSCSI storage target to ESXi over IPv6

March 18, 2011 10:15am PDT

Ethernet-based storage provisioning is one of the areas that may not get much coverage related to the IPv6 transition; but it is fully supported. Virtualization expert Rick Vanover shows how to...

2 Latest comment by b4real@...

Image Gallery

Gallery: Day to Night at SXSW 2011

March 15, 2011 7:18am PDT

At the largest technology/Internet conference in the United States,attendees can connect online or in person in the halls, at parties and while attending panels and talks about the convergence of...

Image Gallery

Telecom chieftans tout mobile future (photos)

February 15, 2011 6:10am PST

A host of top telecom executives took the stage at Mobile World Congress to explain their technology, business, and anti-regulatory fervor.

Image Gallery

Verizon's home monitoring and control service (photos)

January 6, 2011 9:00am PST

Verizon plans to bring home energy and security service to broadband consumers later this year which let people track energy use and program thermostat and other appliances.

Image Gallery

What not to do in a server room

September 17, 2010 1:59pm PDT

Your server room may be perfect; every Ethernet cable in place, all KVM and power cables neatly tucked into the sides of the racks. Your comm rack may be a marvel of modern cable management....

3 Latest comment by tech@...

Image Gallery

Aboard an Alcatel-Lucent undersea cable ship (photos)

September 5, 2010 6:10am PDT

The telecommunications infrastructure company gives ZDNet UK a tour of its cable gear factory and the ship Ile de Batz, offering a look at a vital part of the global Internet that's normally...

Image Gallery

Moxi Mate: Interface and media features (photos)

July 30, 2010 1:00pm PDT

The Moxi Mate is a media extender for use with Moxi HD DVRs, allowing you to view live and recorded TV without the need for additional cable boxes or service. Check out these photos to learn more...

Image Gallery

Microsoft Hohm connects to home electricity monitor (photos)

July 27, 2010 6:10am PDT

Microsoft's Hohm Web application can now get data from the PowerCost Monitor whole-house electricity monitor by using a home broadband connection.

Image Gallery

Hulu's Pluses and minuses on the iPad and iPhone (gallery)

July 20, 2010 12:00pm PDT

Can Hulu Plus provide enough for its $9.99 a month to convince a cable-cutting editor to keep the service? We run it through its paces on the iPad and iPhone.

Image Gallery

Spotlight: SmartCode VNC Manager Enterprise

May 4, 2010 7:20am PDT

Busy system administrators who manage a large number of systems that use different remote access methods will appreciate VNC Manager.

Image Gallery

Spotlight: MailRelayer Outlook remote access

April 19, 2010 10:47am PDT

MailRelayer is designed for users who want to access their Outlook inboxes remotely, but who do not have full mail servers with remote access.

Image Gallery

Gallery: iPad unboxing

April 3, 2010 7:52am PDT

Quickee gallery of the iPad unboxing. Packaging is minimalist, in typical Apple fashion, as are accessories. Only a USB dock connector cable and a 10 watt power brick.

7 Latest comment by JustGitRDone

Image Gallery

A sneak peek at Office Communications Server '14' (images)

March 24, 2010 9:10am PDT

At the VoiceCon event on Wednesday, Microsoft offered its first look at Office Communications Server "14," a new version of its business telephony product due out later this year.

Image Gallery

Energy displays bring the smart grid home

December 1, 2009 9:10am PST

There are dozens of home energy management companies developing displays to help consumers use energy more efficiently. A handful of them showed off their gear at an FCC hearing on energy and...