Samsung Electronics was elected to the Board of Directors of the WiMAX Forum, the highest body of the broadband wireless nonprofit organization. Via [news.designtechnica.com]… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: April 19, 2005
Intel Wildly Optimistic About WiMAX
Sean Maloney, general manager of Intel’s mobility group is here in old London Town. He said that Intel realised some years ago that fibre wasn’t the answer to delivering broadband He said that while there were lots of technical challenges with Wimax, Intel had gotten over them one by one. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Introducing The ‘Matrix’ Laptop-Triggered Landmine
The US Army will by June deploy in Iraq its “Matrix” system of remotely-detonated landmines, despite widespread concerns about the technology. The Mosul-based Styker Brigade will, according to Yahoo! news, be able to control individual devices from a laptop via a WLAN set-up. The Army reckons Matrix will eliminate accidental deaths caused by dumb landmines.… Continue Reading