Users would do well to be suspicious of the much-touted wireless future, as it's not unknown for vendors to engage in mutual hype to boost the image of a flagging 'next big thing'.
Everyone's going wireless crazy. Just take IBM: less than a month after chief executive Lou Gerstner's prediction that two billion wireless web access devices would be in use within two years, agai...
To continue reading this article...
Join Computing
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
- Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
- Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
- Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
- Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
- Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders