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by jeff goldman on June 29, 2007
NewsWireless.net's Guy J. Kewney reports that FON users are (virtually, not physically...) dumping their routers en masse into a lake near Madrid. "It's because of a clever idea - or so...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on June 29, 2007
In anticipation of today's release of the iPhone, Engadget's Nilay Patel looks at the process of waiting in line -- and the significant amounts of money to be made in the process. On...
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InformationWeek's W. David Gardner reports that T-Mobile today launched its home-based Wi-Fi service HotSpot @Home, which switches subscribers seamlessly between cellular and Wi-Fi service for...
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ExtremeTech's Mark Hachman reports that startup SiBEAM today revealed its new WirelessHD solution, which is designed to "deliver a promised gigabit per second of multimedia content...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on June 26, 2007
Red Herring's Adena DeMonte reports that Ortiva Wireless has raised $15 million in a second funding round led by Comcast Interactive Capital. "La Jolla, California-based Ortiva manages a...
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by jeff goldman on June 26, 2007
Wi-Fi Networking News' Glenn Fleishman notes that today's announcement of pricing plans for the iPhone includes "nary a mention of Wi-Fi"... "Remember Wi-Fi?" Fleishman...
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by jeff goldman on June 25, 2007
Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith reports today that Boingo Wireless has extended its $22-per-month flat-rate pricing throughout North America by offering a similar plan worldwide, for $39 a month....
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by jeff goldman on June 25, 2007
SlipperyBrick's Darrin Olson reports that Tivoli Audio has announced two new Wi-Fi-enabled Internet radio products coming this fall, the NetWorksGo and the NetWorks Table Radio, both of which are...
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by jeff goldman on June 23, 2007
Mobile Magazine's Michael Kwan looks at the iRiver W10 media player with Wi-Fi VoIP support, noting that "iPhone clones are literally gushing out from every seam." That's assuming,...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on June 23, 2007
The Washington Post's Kim Hart today looks at the way the imminent arrival of the iPhone is affecting other mobile operators' plans. Sprint is promoting the $99 Samsung UpStage as a...
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by jeff goldman on June 21, 2007
Network World's Jim Duffy reports that Verizon Wireless has announced an agreement with mobile payment service Obopay to allow Verizon customers to "receive, send and spend money via their...
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by jeff goldman on June 21, 2007
TG Daily's George Walsh looks at Wi-Fi mapping startup WeFi, which today announced the public launch of the beta version of its software. The free software can be downloaded here. The WeFi...
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by jeff goldman on June 21, 2007
IntoMobile's Dusan looks at Verizon Wireless' launch of the new LG enV Orange, which can be paired with matching portable speakers. The enV Orange is available online now for $149.99 -- the...
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ITWorldCanada's Nestor E. Arellano reports that Quebec-based ISP Radioactif.com and network installer Nomade Telecom plan to cover the city of Montreal with WiMax by 2009. The companies are...
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iAfrica's Nicole Rego reports that Telkom SA has launched its commercial WiMax service in South Africa. "'Do Broadband Wireless', Telkom's WiMax product suite, will be targeted...
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by jeff goldman on June 19, 2007
CNET News' Michael Kanellos reports that researcher Ermanno Pietrosemoli of the Escuela Latinoamerica de Redes (Networking School of Latin America) has set a new world record for the longest...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on June 18, 2007
Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith reports today that Boston-based GetConnected, Inc. (GCi) has announced plans to sell EarthLink's municipal Wi-Fi access at kiosks in retail outlets like Best Buy...
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The AP's Peter Svensson reports that Alereon today announced the first ultrawideband (UWB) chipset that's legal for use worldwide as a wireless USB solution. "The new chip could prove an...
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