Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on May 16, 2007
Akihabara News' Daimaou reports on the arrival of the Brother RL-700S printer, which allows you to print plastic cards that include an RFID chip. "Now all you need is to set it up all over...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on May 16, 2007
CNET News' Marguerite Reardon reports that verizon wireless today announced that ESPN's mobile sports offering is now available on Verizon's V Cast service as ESPN MVP. "The ESPN MVP...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on May 15, 2007
The Register's Dan Goodin today reports that the Google/EarthLink Wi-Fi network in San Francisco has been delayed yet again now that the city's Budget and Finance Committee has voted to...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on May 15, 2007
The Boy Genius reports on the imminent arrival of the BlackBerry 8120, coming in September in four color choices, with GPS, Wi-Fi and a two-megapixel camera. "Waiting for confirmation on a...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on May 15, 2007
The AP's Gary Gentile reports that a new RFID solution from NXP Semiconductors and Kestrel Wireless will render products like DVDs unusable until they're activated at the cash register. The...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on May 14, 2007
A ZDNet blog post looks at the security level of the average hotel Wi-Fi network, using the Moscow Marriott as an example. In August of last year, the poster writes, "Russia's Hacker...
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CNET Asia's Doug Crets today looks at an interview with Comba CEO Tony Fok by The Standard's Steven Lee. "We learn that Comba is interested in selling China telecoms on wimax technology...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on May 11, 2007
GeekSugar today looks at the plan by Comstar UTS and the Moscow City telephone network (MGTS) to install 200 Wi-Fi pay phones throughout Moscow. As CrunchGear's Vince Veneziani explains,...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on May 11, 2007
The Register's Kelly Fiveash reports today that UK-based exam board Edexcel has announced plans to increase security by tagging its GCSE and A-level exams with RFID starting this summer....
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on May 10, 2007
InformationWeek's W. David Gardner reports that "private equity firms are closing in on a deal" for a buyout of Alltel Wireless. "With more than 12 million subscribers, the...
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InfoWorld's Stephen Lawson looks at Research in Motion's announcement of its Blackberry MVS (Mobile Voice System), "software that makes it easier for employees and IT administrators to...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on May 09, 2007
Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith reports that Boingo Wireless has added Tokyo, Japan's municipal Wi-Fi network to its roaming system. Boingo's new addition, Griffith writes, "is the...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on May 09, 2007
Engadget's Evan Blass reports that Bermuda has announced plans to "slap RFID tags on every single car, truck and motorcycle in the country, in an effort to exert more control over a road...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on May 08, 2007
Cellular-News reports today that Canada's rogers wireless has launched the Nokia 6682RVI, a handset designed specifically for users with vision loss. "The Nokia 6682RVI, equipped with Nuance...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on May 08, 2007
Smarthouse's Manisha Kanetkar reports that Paxar Corporation is introducing the magicmirror, a dressing room mirror that uses RFID technology to recommend garments to shoppers, this week at...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on May 07, 2007
Suharshi Perera of the Sri Lanka Daily News reports today that Nokia Siemens Networks has introduced Village Connection, a concept "enabling village masses across the region to be connected with...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on May 07, 2007
FierceWireless today reports on a new study from research firm iGR, which finds that 50 to 70 percent of 12- to 14-year-olds have their own cell phones, the vast majority of those aged 15 to 17 years...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on May 04, 2007
An excellent article by InformationWeek's W. David Gardner looks at the imminent battle between wireless carriers over the fast-growing Wi-Fi phone market. "While Apple and AT&T's...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on May 04, 2007
The Lompoc Record's Neil Nisperos reports that his city's Wi-Fi network, which has so far cost the city of Lompoc, California $2.9 million (!), has seen a total of 200 cancelations since the...
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