The down and dirty work of actually making all othe promised applications and functions of a modern telecommunications system come to life is well under way.   This week, Converged Network Digest reports , a number of vendors and network service

One extremely important element in the future of the smartphone market is, of course, how much devices will cost. On one level, that’s a self-evident statement. But precisely how the world of pricing evolves -- and whether the customer eventually pays

Look – or, rather listen -- for voice recognition to become a much more central user interface during the next couple of years.   Zig Serafin, general manager for Unified Communications Group at Microsoft, sounded the clarion call for voice. He was

The good news that the gross domestic product grew 3.5 percent this quarter is a welcome sign that our sinking ship of state may finally be starting to right itself. What is even better is that much of the stimulus money the government is handing out

Power is a significant issue facing vendors and network providers as the complexity and capabilities of mobile devices increases. The dynamic is fairly straightforward: More sophisticated smartphones, laptops and assorted other devices demand more power