InfoWorld's Sumner Lemon reports that Samsung has already shipped mobile WiMax equipment to one Chinese customer, and is in talks with a second. "I cannot disclose any names," says Hwan...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on November 13, 2006
CoolestGadgets.com takes a look at ThinkGeek's oh-so-cool $300 RFID Digital Door Lock, and likes what it sees. "Thanks to the greatness of RFID, your days of turning locks have ended,"...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 10, 2006
BetaNews' Nate Mook reports that Motorola today purchased Research In Motion competitor Good Technology, putting the company in a strong position to compete with RIM's BlackBerry. "While...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 10, 2006
I4U News today reports on Wireless Imaging's new KwikPeek Wireless Camera Solution, a 2.4 GHz wireless battery-powered camera system for $199.00 that "can operate for several months on just...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 09, 2006
Engadget's Donald Melanson looks at Check Point's announcement this week of its first ZoneAlarm-branded wireless router. "While it sure ain't pretty, the Z100G should keep you...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on November 09, 2006
InfoWorld's Ephraim Schwartz reports that IBM's Watson Research Center has developed what it calls the Clipped Tag, an RFID tag that's designed to allow users to easily snap off a portion...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 08, 2006
Network World's Phil Hochmuth takes a look at the future of wired and wireless solutions in the enterprise, noting that Farpoint Group analyst Craig Mathias says WLAN will likely become the...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 08, 2006
Cheapflights.co.uk reports that Virgin Atlantic says Wi-Fi Internet access will become "commonplace" on aircraft within five years. Virgin spokesperson Charlotte Tidball says the airline is...
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Engadget's Thomas Ricker reports on Samsung's announcement of its brand spankin' new SPH-P9000 Deluxe MITs at the Mobile WiMax Summit 2006 in South Korea. The device will be released in...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 07, 2006
A T3 article reports that while Red Octane is offering wireless guitar controllers for Guitar Hero II on the PS3, the Xbox 360 version is staying wired. "Why?" the article asks....
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At TechNewsWorld, USA Today's Chris Woodyard looks at the imminent arrival of the Internet-enabled car. In-car Web access, Woodyard says, will initially be provided over cellular networks, then...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 06, 2006
At Broadband Reports, Karl picks up on an OUT-LAW.COM report noting that Tammie Marson of Palm Desert, California responded to a file-Sharing lawsuit from the RIAA by stating that her wireless...
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Mediacaster Magazine reports that LG, Panasonic, NEC, Samsung, SiBEAM, Sony and Toshiba are working together on a new special interest group (SIG) called Wireless HD. The aim, according to the...
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ComputerWeekly.com's Antony Savvas says a Juniper Research report entitled Wireless Telematics & Machine to Machine: Entering the Growth Phase, 2006-2011 finds that the market for...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 02, 2006
Reuters' Jeremy Pelofsky reports that Continental Airlines has won its battle to offer free Wi-Fi in its frequent flier club at Boston's Logan Airport. "The FCC ruled against the...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on November 01, 2006
Wired News' Ryan Singel reports that the Department of Homeland Security has suppressed a report it commissioned [PDF file] to look at the viability of using RFID chips in identification...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 01, 2006
Reuters reports that Verizon Wireless customers now have access to Plaxo's service for updating the contacts in their phones automatically, for an additional fee of $4.49 a month. "The...
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Gizmodo's Travis Hudson picks up on a report from Everything USB noting that Y-E Data has shipped the first ultrawideband USB hub in Japan. The hub is based on Wisair's UWB chipset. "USB...
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The Korea Times' Kim Tae-gyu reports that Samsung is planning to set up a "cell phone technology" department in Seoul's Sun Sungkyunkwan University next year. Sungkyunkwan...
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by jeff goldman on November 01, 2006
Jenni Glenn of Indiana's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette notes that most rural Indiana residents aren't yet reaping the benefits of wireless high-speed Internet access. And that's not just...
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