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China and the United States have reached agreement on several contentious trade issues after talks between the visiting Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi and US officials in Washington.
Via [news.bbc.co.uk]

Believe it or not, 43% of U.S. consumers still don’t have a cell phone — many for budget reasons.
Via [usatoday.com]

Broadband wireless services will gradually challenge wired versions, and industry support is coalescing behind WiMax to be the leading technology, according to a report.
Via [zdnet.com.com]

After two years of promises from the wireless industry, Broadbeam appears to be the first player to deliver seamless switching between wide area and wireless local area (Wi-Fi) networks.
Via [infoworld.com]

The channel division of BT is aggressively hunting down retail outlets and other businesses in a bid to extend the reach of its wi-fi network.
Via [theinquirer.net]

According to Pyramid Research, T-Mobile’s bet on Wi-Fi as a broadband wireless alternative is paying off – while competitors are scrambling to get 3G networks on their feet.
Via [infosyncworld.com]

Today’s wireless networks are incredibly easy to set up and use—maybe too easy. Even when the most experienced PC users install Wi-Fi cards and access points, they don’t always take proper security measures, and many networks are left wide open to attack.
Via [pcmag.com]

Startup Entree Wireless has its first customer — the same outfit that spawned the its fundamental technology.
Via [sandiego.com]

Apple has confirmed across-the-range upgrades to its PowerBook and iBook laptop lines, as anticipated this morning.
Via [theregister.co.uk]

A Mountain View startup plans to introduce communitywide wireless fidelity first in Silicon Valley, then across California and eventually coast to coast. It would be the first extensive deployment of wi-fi across cities and towns.
Via [sanjose.bizjournals.com]

AT&T Wireless and Sprint on Monday announced a new Wi-Fi hot-spot roaming pact for several U.S. airports.
Via [zdnet.com.com]

While a basic, single access point WLAN servicing a handful of clients is simplicity itself, expanding that network with a second access point causes an immediate spike in complexity.
Via [wireless.newsfactor.com]

T-Mobile has equipped Washington, DC-based American University with a cross-campus Wi-Fi network for visitors to the institution.
Via [theregister.co.uk]

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it was willing to create additional unlicensed spectrum so wireless broadband service providers can more quickly spread high-speed Internet connections into rural areas.
Via [zdnet.com.com]

Small businesses can now turn on Wi-Fi hot spots to compete with better-known rivals without the hassle of setting up the whole service themselves, according to Cisco Systems Inc.’s Linksys division and Boingo Wireless Inc., which on Wednesday announced what they call Hot Spot in a Box.
Via [computerworld.com]