Filed in archive by jeff goldman on November 22, 2006
I'm heading waaaaay south tomorrow, flying to Argentina and taking a boat to antarctica. There is satellite Internet access on board, but I don't expect to be posting much for the next few...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 22, 2006
On the ISP-Wireless list, Kimo Crossman of webnetic.net reports on a new development in the San Francisco Wi-Fi standoff: "Google wants the ability to create their own Wi-Fi network on light...
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Filed in archive 4G
by jeff goldman on November 22, 2006
ZDNet Asia's Lynn Tan reports today on an analyst briefing by Samsung's Kang Hoon Lee regarding the relationship between WiBro and future 4G networks. "WiBro is a necessary intermediate...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 22, 2006
PC World's Yardena Arar reports on the imminent arrival of the Treo 680 for Cingular, with a release date of November 24th. The price of the phone, Arar notes, could present a serious problem....
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 21, 2006
Much discussion today of the implications of last week's Wi-Fi patent victory by CSIRO. At ITPro, Guy Matthews says the consequences of the case "could be devastating for both makers and...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 21, 2006
Wi-Fi Planet's Eric Griffith today looks at the likelihood of a political showdown in San Francisco regarding the nature of its much-delayed Wi-Fi network. According to the San Francisco...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 20, 2006
The Times of London's Joanna Bale reports today that parents and teachers are forcing some schools to dismantle their Wi-Fi networks for health reasons -- though the UK's DfES (Department for...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on November 20, 2006
Silicon.com's Steve Ranger interviews Robin Mannings, BT's futurologist and research foresight manager, and looks at the idea that RFID will soon create an "Internet of things."...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 20, 2006
T-Mobile today released the results of a new survey on mobile communications during the holiday season, which found that cell phones are creating "new family dynamics at holiday dinners and...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 20, 2006
The Korea Times' Kim Tae-gyu reports that wireless search functionality is exploding in popularity. "According to [Korea's] three mobile telephony service providers, the number of people...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 20, 2006
TG Daily's Wolfgang Gruener reports that Intel has received FCC clearance for the wireless component of its upcoming Santa Rosa platform, scheduled for launch in Q2 of 2007. The platform will...
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Filed in archive RFID
by jeff goldman on November 17, 2006
The Morning News reports that the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas and Deloitte Consulting have announced a method for using RFID to monitor and control conditions in the "cold...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 17, 2006
PC Magazine's Sascha Segan has a hilarious post today at Gearlog, reporting on one of the magazine's editors' attempt to buy Cingular's new Samsung Sync music phone. "To make a...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 16, 2006
Virgin.net reports today that a Texas federal court has determined that Australia's CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) holds a patent that covers key wireless...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 16, 2006
IDG News Service's Nancy Gohring reports that Skype has announced its first mobile VoIP service in collaboration with mobile operator 3 Group. The service, part of 3's impressive X-Series...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 15, 2006
Reuters' Kenneth Li reports that Orb Networks this week is launching a new mobile media service, beating YouTube to the mobile arena. An earlier version of Orb's software allowed users to...
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The BBC's Jonathan Fildes reports that researchers at MIT have designed a "relatively simple system that could deliver power to devices such as laptop computers or MP3 players without...
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Filed in archive Wi-Fi
by jeff goldman on November 14, 2006
The Register's John Leyde reports that a Singapore teenager is facing up to three years in jail and a fine of up to 10,000 Singapore dollars (US $6,425) for using his neighbor's Wi-Fi...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on November 14, 2006
PC Magazine's Bryan Gardiner takes a look at the current status of wireless VoIP, reporting from the wVoIP Executive Summit in San Francisco. "What VoIP has done to the wired phone business,...
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