Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on September 17, 2006
TechNewsWorld's Jay Lyman looks at last week's announcement of the Next Generation Mobile Networks initiative, a consortium of wireless carriers working to develop a set of common...
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PDAStreet's James Alan Miller reports that Paragon Wireless has announced the launch of the hipi-2200, a rather snazzy SIP-based dual-mode Wi-Fi/GSM phone designed for seamless hand-off between...
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In a Wi-Fi Planet article today, I took a look at Tzero Technologies' announced partnership with Analog Devices to create the industry's first standards-based wireless HDMI (high-definition...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on September 13, 2006
Wireless Week's Mark Rockwell interviews Mitch Lasky, senior vice president at EA Mobile -- Lasky says wireless gaming companies need to use a multipronged strategy to get the most out of their...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on September 13, 2006
TV.com's Colin Mahan reports that Ashley Hartman of Americal Idol and The O.C. has just been announced as CBS' first "wireless hostess." "In her new capacity, Hartman will...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on September 13, 2006
MSNBC's Gary Krakow reports from CTIA today that the new toys on display at the Los Angeles trade show make it clear that smartphones aren't just for business users any more. "Cell phone...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on September 12, 2006
Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith reports today on North American Midway Entertainment's efforts to go wireless. The company provides rides at over 130 events each year in 19 U.S. states and 4...
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Wi-Fi Networking News' Glenn Fleishman today picks up on a New York Times article saying it looks like Freescale Semiconductor will soon be purchased by a consortium of investment firms for as...
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ZDNet's Matthew Broersma reports that UK carrier Aql launched a service today allowing Nokia E-Series users to make free VoIP calls over Wi-Fi. "Aql is one of a number of providers looking...
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TechNewsWorld's Gene J. Koprowski reports that mobile phone operators are reponding to the competitive threat offered by free Wi-Fi by adding new technologies to their offerings. Small cellular...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on September 10, 2006
MobileBurn's Brad Kellett reports that Nokia's new E62 has launched with the Canadian operator Rogers Wireless, despite rumors that the first North American carrier to offer the device would...
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by jeff goldman on September 07, 2006
InformationWeek's Nicolas Mokhoff takes a look at Real Time Rome, a project of MIT's SENSEable City Laboratory now at the Venice Biennale. The project uses data culled anonymously from cell...
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Filed in archive 4G
by jeff goldman on September 07, 2006
Telecommunications Magazine's Ken Wieland reports that Nortel CEO Mike Zafirovski said last week at a press conference that his company will take a leadership role in 4G wireless tech, largely by...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on September 07, 2006
Aussie-Nintendo.com reports that Nintendo Australia has posted new details on downloadable game demos that are now available at Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection hotspots throughout Australia. "Take...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on September 06, 2006
Electronic House Magazine's Rachel Cericola reports that Sony has announced three new products in its LocationFree lineup. "LocationFree products provide for the truly lazy way of life,...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on September 06, 2006
Thanks to Torsten for this one -- RCR Wireless News' Heather Forsgren Weaver and Jeffrey Silva report today that Verizon Wireless is pitching a plan to build a nationwide broadband public-safety...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on September 05, 2006
Techworld's Peter Judge reports that Dr. Jeyanthi Hall of Ottawa's Carleton University has discovered a method for uniquely identifying any Wi-Fi device, making it impossible for hackers to...
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Interfax China reports that Xie Fiebao, China's Deputy Director of the Radio regulation Bureau of the Ministry of Information Industry, says WiMAX will not be deployed in the country due to the...
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