The number of public locations where people with wireless laptops can connect to the Internet is growing dramatically, but actual usage remains stalled, a market research firm said Monday. Via [techweb.com]… Continue Reading
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T-Mobile, iPass Sign Wi-Fi Roaming Deal
Leading wireless access operator T-Mobile USA and corporate network service provider iPass have reached an agreement that allows iPass subscribers to access T-Mobile hot spots. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Intel To Push Centrino In 2004
Intel is making a resolution to convince consumers that Centrino notebooks will be the thing to have in 2004. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Faster, More-Secure WiFi
WiFi wireless networks are an unqualified success both in performance and in acceptance by a skeptical public — they let you share an Internet connection among all the PCs in your home for less than $100 a PC. Via [washingtonpost.com]… Continue Reading
Creative Sound Blaster Wireless Music
Imagine if you could deftly control your PC’s digital audio and direct it to your living room stereo using an iPod-like device. Via [abcnews.go.com]… Continue Reading
City To Offer Wireless Web For All
Browsing the Web from this Southern California city may soon become an outdoor sport. Via [cnn.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless LAN Manager Links Sites
A new wireless LAN access point is designed so that users in remote offices can be managed by a wireless switch in a central site. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Overhauling Wireless Biz
Intel Corp. said Wednesday it would reorganize its communications chip business, less than a week after announcing a surprise $600 million charge due to sluggish prospects for its wireless business. Via [money.cnn.com]… Continue Reading
Vodafone Launches Rival To Wi-Fi
Mobile telecoms giant Vodafone has said it is launching third generation (3G) mobile wireless services in Germany and Italy. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
National Semi Takes on Bluetooth With Low-Power Wi-Fi
A new low-power wireless technology unveiled this week could expand the use of Wi-Fi in devices currently using the Bluetooth standard, National Semiconductor officials said. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi BlackBerry In Works
Research in Motion Ltd. is building BlackBerry messaging devices that run over wireless LANs, company officials confirmed last week. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
2004 Is Crunch Time For Wireless Data
Growing numbers of Wi-Fi enabled laptops, GPRS and 3G mobile handsets will make 2004 a breakthrough year for wireless data use, according to Ovum. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi’s Shape-shifting At EMP: Building Design Poses Challenges
If there’s one place where Wi-Fi makes sense, it may be at Seattle’s cutting-edge Experience Music Project museum. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
WiFi Security, Complexity And Future Debated
In response to concerns over complexity and security, wireless industry experts promised new standards that should begin appearing in products throughout next year. Via [technewsworld.com]… Continue Reading
Three Vendors Aim To Cut The Cost Of Enterprise Wi-Fi
A trio of wireless LAN vendors have put together a loose coalition of complementary products that it claims has enough RF smarts to see off competition from Wi-Fi specialists, at the same time as undercutting Cisco’s pricey offering. Via [techworld.com]… Continue Reading