Skype today announced the release of two new cordless VoIP phones from Philips and NETGEAR that eliminate the need for a running computer, allowing Skype users to make and receive calls without a PC....

The San Francisco Examiner's Edward Carpenter reports that the San Francisco Airport (SFO) will spend the next six months trialing RFID-enabled luggage tags for checked baggage. According to SFO...

NetworkWorld reports that University of California, San Diego researchers last week tested networking technologies designed to respond to a terrorist attack, in a drill called Operation College...

ZDNet's Peter Judge today reports on the launch of a new social networking site for the wireless industry. "The Wireless Industry Partnership (WIP), launched this week, uses a Web site to...

Gizmodo's Sean Captain says cellular broadband, not fixed wireless, is the future of wireless access. In comparison to cellular, Captain writes, "using Wi-Fi around town is like panhandling....

Macworld's Peter Cohen reports that Sierra Wireless plans to Release its new AirCard 597E, the company's first to use the ExpressCard/34 form factor which fits the MacBook Pro, early next...

Broadband Wireless Exchange's Robert Hoskins picks up on a recent report from Frontline Source Group stating there's been a significant increase in open wireless technology and programming...

The Starpulse News Blog today picks up on news that Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection has now reached 2 millions users. "To put that number in perspective, the population of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection...

Internet Ghana today announced plans to deploy a nationwide network using Navini's Ripwave MX solution with Smart WiMAX. Internet Ghana's deployment will be the first 802.16e...

The dating service It's Just Lunch has published 10 basic suggestions regarding wireless and Internet technology for singles. Not only have 43% of singles Googled someone before a first date, the...

PSP 3D's Robert A. wins the paranoia-of-the-day award for his suggestion that the PSP is the ideal tool for "infiltrating top-secret clearance level data at some of the US's most...

Thanks to Torsten for this one -- Business 2.0's Michal Lev-Ram says Sprint's recently-announced WiMAX plans could be just what the company needs, particularly after the recent abrupt...

The AP's Matt Slagle reports that Microsoft is adding a bunch of wireless toys to its Xbox 360 system in time for Christmas. At the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany this week, the company...

Pocket-lint's Amber Maitland looks at Nikon's new wireless compact camera, the Coolpix S7c. "To support the camera's wireless capabilities, nikon also launched a new photo service...

The Inquirer's Nick Farrell reports that VeriChip is lobbying the U.S. government to implant its RFID chips under the skin of the right arm of 1.4 million U.S. soldiers, to replace dog tags. But...

VNUnet's Dave Friedlos reports today that Manchester City will become England's first football club to let fans use RF-enabled cell phones for entry to its stadium. The first use of the new...

ABC's David Louie looks at a new solution from AirPatrol Corporation that's designed to detect mobile phones being used to trigger bombs. "Cell phones are constantly transmitting a...

The City of Culver City, California recently announced the addition of Audible Magic's CopySense Network Appliance to its free Wi-Fi network. The new solution, implemented after network analysis...

Gannett's Ryan Holeywell looks at the benefits and challenges of Wi-Fi Internet access in the classroom. More than 40 percent of classrooms at colleges and universities had wireless access in the...

The Inquirer's Chip Mulligan offers what has got to be the funniest review ever written of the Nabaztag Wi-Fi Bunny. While the device was designed to relay traffic, weather, news and e-mail...

Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith reports that Boeing is shutting down its in-flight Wi-Fi service, Connexion by Boeing, after losing $1 billion in the development of the service. "The company...