Not long ago, mobile ad-hoc networks were introduced as a technology which can support data communication in places where it’s normally not possible to do so. Ideally, this type of networking is as an asset for network formation in areas which are affected because of some natural disaster, such as an earthquake or flooding. This article by Contributing Editor Humayun Bakht show you how mobile ad-hoc networks can be deployed to network various rescue workers working in an affected area.

Welcome to Jimmy’s Hotspot. Everyone is here, enjoying unlimited calling without burning up wireless minutes. In this technology review, Senior Editor Jimmy Booth looks at how you can stop burning your wireless minutes at home with T-Mobile’s Hotspot\@Home service.

Palm has just announced that they’ve cancelled their ill-advised Foleo laptop wannabe before it will ever ship. And we say "about time".

Data warehousing is always considered the province of big hardware. But in this fascinating article, Harikrishna S. Aravapalli explains how very small devices, even iPods and smartphones, can provide miniature data warehouses wherever you go.

In our current age of gadgetry, a GPS device is one of the more in vogue devices. In this head-to-head comparison, Senior Editor James Booth will be examining the Garmin Nuvi 350 and the Delphi Nav 200. Both devices are entry-level units, geared toward the new-to-GPS consumer.

Recent advancements in the computing industry have made wireless networking an important technology. Current technologies can support wireless communication on various different platforms. Laptops with WiFi cards are available; hotspots can be found at airports, hotels and shopping malls; businesses are converting existing local area networks to a wireless network. Contributing Editor Humayun Bakht show you how to use distributed applications to run these networks on multiple computers.

Sometime life imitates art and it gives me the excuse to be insufferable and mock one of our readers. While I don’t always get to mock readers, I often feel that the best way to respond to a mock is with one of my own.

The Apple TV is Apple’s first set-top box, designed to play your iTunes movies and music through your TV and home entertainment system. Like most Apple products, it’s both impressive and disappointing, inspired and crippled. We love it, but we’re not sure we like it.

Curious about Palm’s relatively inexpensive Treo 680? This is the article for you to read.

In this interesting survey article, author Brenda Coxe explores the evolution of cellular phones and helps us consider how cellular technology can help keep mobile employees connected to their work, no matter where they happen to be.