The WiMedia Alliance this week announced the first set of 12 chips certified on its UWB Common Radio Platform, from manufacturers Alereon, Artimi, Intel, realtek, Staccato, Tzero, WiQuest and Wisair....
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by jeff goldman on October 05, 2007
Just when you thought every imaginable Wi-Fi device had already been invented, ThinkGeek has introduced the Wi-Fi Detector Shirt. As long as you don't mind shelling out $30 and hanging a battery...
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by jeff goldman on October 05, 2007
Verizon Wireless today introduced the shiny 'n sleek new Verizon Wireless Gleam by Samsung, a slim clamshell phone with what the company describes as "a new living wallpaper user...
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by jeff goldman on October 04, 2007
AT&T Wireless has announced that the AT&T Tilt smartphone will launch tomorrow, Friday, October 5th, priced at $300 with a two-year contract. The Tilt, designed by HTC, is a Windows Mobile 6...
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by jeff goldman on October 04, 2007
BT and FON today announced the launch of a partnership called (shockingly enough) BT FON, which the companies are describing as "the world's largest Wi-Fi community." The aim is to join...
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by jeff goldman on October 03, 2007
Garmin today introduced Garmin Mobile XT, software preloaded on a microSD card that turns a mobile phone with GPS into a full-fledged Garmin navigator for the U.S., Canada and Europe with preloaded...
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by jeff goldman on October 03, 2007
The Telekom Austria Group announced today that it's acquiring a 70% stake in Cypriot SB Telecom Limited for 730 million Euros, or about $1.03 billion, with the option to purchase the remaining...
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by jeff goldman on October 02, 2007
Palm, Inc. reported its Q1 revenue yesterday, and things don't look so good: the quarter resulted in a net loss of $0.8 million. "Analysts blamed it on increased competition from Apple and...
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by jeff goldman on October 02, 2007
Samsung and Bang & Olufsen this week announced the Samsung Serenata, a follow-up to their earlier and equally pretentious mobile phone collaboration, the Samsung Serene. Both phones cost over...
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Unstrung's Dan Jones broke the news last week that Cisco Systems is "close to buying a WiMax base station company," with plans to do so "within a matter of weeks." The...
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by jeff goldman on October 01, 2007
Verizon Wireless proudly announced today that, starting next week, its customers will be able to change their voice and data plans without having to sign a new contract in order to do so....
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