4 posts and columns on wireless modem

Nokia Establishes Modem Connection With Renesas

in News on July 6, 2010 at 9:38 am PT

Nokia is unloading its wireless modem business. The company said today that Renesas Electronics is acquiring the division, which makes inexpensive plug-in USB modems, for $200 million.
acquisitions_phag_thumb

Amazon’s Kindle 2 Improves the Good, Leaves Out the Bad

in Personal Technology on February 25, 2009 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt finds that Amazon.com has fixed the worst design flaws in the Kindle, its popular electronic-book reader, while maintaining the excellent book-buying experience that made the first model tolerable despite those problems.
kindle2

Defragmenting a Hard Disk

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on September 24, 2008 at 5:46 pm PT

Here are a few questions I’ve received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. A friend of mine suggested that I “defragment” my computer every once in a while. He says it will boost performance, but he also said it will move my [...]

Voices

Novatel Slides 13 Percent, Q2 EPS Misses, Forecast Bleak

in News on August 19, 2008 at 6:20 pm PT

Wireless modem maker Novatel Wireless (NVTL), with a market cap of $250 million, is getting crushed after hours, falling $1.10, over 13 percent, to $7.30, after the company this evening reported sales of $89 million.