Bittersweet finale for outgoing Jags owner Weaver
On May 3, 1901, downtown Jacksonville was ravaged by a fire that started at a fiber factory. Known as the "Great Fire of 1901", it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States. More...
ITunes Match wins cloud music war by wisp
LOS ANGELES - In recent weeks, Apple, Google and Amazon. com haveeach launched the missing puzzle piece in their wireless mobilemusic systems. . More...
Materials handling system reports from 2011
Modern featured a dozen system reports in 2011. These stories offered readers a look at the business model and system designs that serve as a tangible example of how end users have put the equipment to work to increase productivity in their facility. More...
A year of myriad choices
NEW DELHI, INDIA: Led by consumer-centric features and applications, the Indian device market is poised to be flooded with affordable but feature-rich computing devices. More...
Transition to Business VoIP Phone Service
One business expense in which savings can be found, without compromising quality, is telephone communications services. Voice over Internet Protocol is the affordable alternative that has many companies transitioning from traditional landline-based telephony. More...
Big changes in 2011, more coming in 2012
One year ago, the first thing I did as the new publisher was write a column on some of the changes you could expect see at the Dispatch and in the news and information industry going forth. More...
Product earned five mice or three
Whether a product earned five mice or three and a half, these are the ones that I felt in point of fact stood out, either because they did something new and innovative; because they offered exceptional value; or simply because I found myself using them over and over. More...
Telecommunications advances affecting Do Not Call Registry
The increased use of cell phones and Voice over Internet Protocol has changed the way the Do Not Call Registry operated over the past two years, according to a required biennial report to Congress from the Federal Trade Commission. More...
LightSquared says GPS has to accept interference
While the petition LightSquared filed on Tuesday seeks a declaratory ruling asserting its right to use the spectrum, it as well calls on the U. S. More...
App developers turned attention to Android
In 2010, Android apps were rarely in the same league as their Apple counterparts. Nevertheless last year, with devices using the Android operating system reaching a dominant position in the world's smartphone market, deeper-pocketed developers turned their attention to them. More...