For folks who have a tough time leaving their TV sets even to cook or use the bathroom, a few Japanese companies have come up with a way to let customers bring their tubes with them. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
Linux Gets 802.11g Intel Centrino Driver
Intel has published a pre-beta version of its Linux-based 802.11g driver for its Centrino platform in a bid to entice open-source fans to its wireless notebooks. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Companies Unveil Combo Wi-Fi Mobile Phone
Avaya, Motorola and Proxim will introduce what they have dubbed the “enterprise phone”, which can easily switch voice phone calls from a wireless Lan to a wide-area cellular network. Via [computerweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Defenses Should Fit Wired, Wireless Nets
Laptops and mobile devices that access the corporate network behind the perimeter firewall have IT staffs scrambling to combat malicious threats introduced in a way that evades perimeter security measures. As the network perimeter dissolves, IT administrators must find solutions that provide granular access controls and capable zero-day worm defenses that are appropriate and manageable… Continue Reading
IBM, Symbol Deal Targets Wireless Roaming
Several top wireless technology developers are teaming up to offer services and products that support a host of advanced applications such as Wi-Fi-to-cellular roaming. Via [channelzone.ziffdavis.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Group Intros Standards Support Stamp
The Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) has introduced a colour-coded logo for WLAN products – the better, it claims, to help punters distinguish between different Wi-Fi technologies. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Agere To Bring 802.11g To Handhelds
Agere Systems has announced that it is working on a new low-power, high-bandwidth throttling 802.11g chip for handhelds, rated at 54 Mbps. Via [infosyncworld.com]… Continue Reading
Wayport Plans New Wi-Fi Business Model
The leading Wi-Fi provider recently won a contract to unwire up to 8,000 McDonald’s restaurants, and now has a new model that does away with venue revenue-sharing and could ignite big changes in the paid access space. Via [thefeature.com]… Continue Reading
CA Unveils Wireless Site Management
The product is designed to help address many of the management and security issues; the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Universal Heath Services are among the beta testers. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Cometa’s Wi-Fi Clients Left Scrambling
Cometa Networks’ announcement that it is suspending operations has its former clients—and the providers who court their business—scrambling to pick up the service. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
IT Managers Ready Defenses Against Flaw In Wireless LANs
Information technology managers last week said a denial-of-service vulnerability that affects some Wi-Fi wireless LANs could force companies to develop new skills and rethink the way their networks are set up. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
Powell: Wireless Vital To Broadband Future
The Federal Communications Commission is stepping up efforts to establish wireless as a viable broadband option to cable and DSL in order to make high-speed Internet access available to all Americans by 2007. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Airpath Makes Wi-Fi Strides
Cometa Networks may be closing its doors, but the health of the Wi-Fi industry is robust, according to industry players. Case in point: Airpath Wireless’ Wi-Fi management platform is being used by roughly 500 wireless ISPs. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Out Of The Running At Olympics
Games IT chiefs opt for wide area and IP-based networks as security fears KO Wi-Fi. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Weird Wireless Tales
Readers recount their most unusual Wi-Fi moments. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading