ZDNet Asia's Farihan Bahrin reports today that Malaysian mobile operator Maxis has initiated a trial of mobile WiMax in Kuala Lumpur using equipment from Motorola. "The live trial will be...

According to Reuters, the FDA is "investigating safety concerns raised by a former Medtronic Inc. employee about a wireless device used to treat heart failure." "The Concerto device,...

Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith today looks at Whisher, a startup launching at DEMO 07 that's targeting the exact same market as FON and its legions of Foneros: "This is a way to create a...

Robert Scoble today looks at Seagate's new DAVE (Digital Audio Video Experience), a pocket-sized black box with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity that holds 10 GB or 20 GB of storage. The idea is...

USA Today's Leslie Cauley reports today that Verizon Wireless "passed on the chance to be the exclusive distributor of the iPhone almost two years ago, balking at Apple's rich financial...

Reuters reports today that China, where 3G is not yet largely available, has announced the launch of the "world's first fourth-generation standard." According to the China Daily, a...

Macworld's Peter Cohen reports that ABI Research analysts Philip Solis and Stuart Carlaw are insisting that by any reasonable definition of the word "smartphone," the iPhone isn't...

Reg Hardware's Tony Smith has an interesting article today looking at the growing problem of 2.4 GHz interference as home Wi-Fi networks become increasingly popular. Smith's Linksys WRT54G...

Reuters reports today that Boeing has decided not to use wireless technology to deliver in-flight entertainment on its 787 Dreamliner airplane "because of problems involving plane weight and the...

The Ventura County Star's Kathleen Wilson reports that the Channel Islands Beach Community Services District has pulled a plan to offer Wi-Fi to area residents, but has refused to explain why...

The Inquirer's Tony Dennis hilariously describes spending "a frustrating afternoon trying to connect via Wi-Fi at Dublin Airport in Eire"... The Wi-Fi, operated by Eircom on behalf of...

Computing's Dave Friedlos reports today that the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has attached tiny RFID tags to wasps in order to track their movements using sensors placed at the entrance to...

The Toronto Star's Tyler Hamilton reports today that "an independent test of 41 wireless broadband networks across North America has ranked Toronto Hydro's downtown Wi-Fi zone the top...

Reg Hardware's Tony Smith today looks at Apple's foot-in-mouth response to the outcry regarding its plans to charge $5.00, and then $2.00, to enable 802.11n on its Macs. Apple's...

VNUnet's Robert Jaques looks today at a new report from research firm In-Stat entitled In-Depth Analysis: WiMAX and Cellular: Threat or Opportunity -- Cellular Carrier Strategies. "The...

At AllAfrica, Andrew Mack looks at the potential impact of WiMax in Uganda. "The costs of a return to war in the North are too high, and the opportunities - both human and commercial - are too...

Reuters' Sinead Carew reports that AT&T is introducing a new service called AT&T Unity that will "let subscribers who pay at least $110 a month make unlimited calls between their...

The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel's Ryan Lengerich looks at his city's free Wi-Fi network, and what he learns should serve as a warning for the wireless industry in general -- users see Wi-Fi as a...