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by jeff goldman on October 31, 2007
BT Openzone this week announced the launch of an international Wi-Fi travel voucher system, giving travelers access to a worldwide network for a fixed per-minute cost, 500 minutes for £28 (5.6p per...
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by jeff goldman on October 31, 2007
The Napa Valley Register's Kevin Courtney today reported that another muni Wi-Fi project has bit the dust. "Plans to saturate the city of Napa with wireless Internet service, allowing...
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by jeff goldman on October 30, 2007
Eye-Fi Inc. today introduced the Eye-Fi Card, the world's first Wi-Fi SD memory card for digital cameras. "Digital cameras have made it extremely easy to take pictures, but the rest of the...
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Filed in archive Mobile
by jeff goldman on October 30, 2007
Reuters reported today that Google is talking to Verizon Wireless about "putting Google applications on phones it offers," with talks revolving around "technology and potential...
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by jeff goldman on October 22, 2007
The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg is angry. And he's got a really good reason. "Suppose you own a Dell computer, and you decide to replace it with a Sony," he writes....
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IBM and MediaTek today announced plans to develop chipsets based on millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless tech, promising speeds 100 times faster than Wi-Fi. "The technology seeks to harness the...
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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the UN's telecom assembly, today announced the inclusion of WiMax in its IMT-2000 set of 3G standards. "WiMAX technology currently has the...
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by jeff goldman on October 19, 2007
Ofcom yesterday offered a set of proposals to enable mobile phone use on British aircraft. As the Daily Telegraph's Emma Thelwell explains, "Under Ofcom's proposals, once a plane reaches...
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by jeff goldman on October 18, 2007
Boingo Wireless this week introduced Boingo Mobile for selected Nokia devices, enabling access over Nokia's Nseries phones and Internet Tablets at Boingo hotspots for $7.95/€5.95/£3.95 per...
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by jeff goldman on October 18, 2007
Only a couple of weeks after its last announcement of new phones, Verizon Wireless today announced four new PDAs and smartphones - the Samsung SCH-i760, the Verizon Wireless XV6800, the Palm Treo...
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Agito Networks this week announced the upcoming launch of its RoamAnywhere Mobility Router, which uses RF-based, location-aware tech to ensure that in-building calls are switched efficiently from...
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by jeff goldman on October 15, 2007
In response to the recent panic about Wi-Fi in schools, the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) last Friday announced plans to "carry out a systematic programme of research into wireless...
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by jeff goldman on October 15, 2007
Sony Ericsson and Motorola today announced an agreement under which Sony Ericsson will sell 50% of UIQ Technology to Motorola - and the two companies will, going forward, work together on the...
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by jeff goldman on October 11, 2007
AT&T announced today that Stan Sigman, CEO of AT&T Mobility and the guy responsible for nabbing the iPhone contract, has retired after 42 years - yes, that's 42 years - with the company....
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by jeff goldman on October 10, 2007
In an effort to compete with T-Mobile's and AT&T's Wi-Fi deals, Alltel Wireless this week announced that it's partnering with Boingo Wireless to offer Alltel Wi-Fi, giving the...
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Chippy at UMPC Portal today broke info on Samsung's upcoming WiBro UMPC, the SPH-P9200. "The big hook here is the fold-open keyboard, which presents a full-size QWERTY layout instead of the...
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Much buzz online today about the impact of Gary Forsee's departure as CEO of Sprint - with the suggestion that one possible result might be the end of Sprint's planned Xohm WiMax network......
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by jeff goldman on October 09, 2007
Arkansas-based Neat Wireless today announced that it has filed a complaint with the FCC and DOJ against AT&T Mobility, alleging that AT&T "engaged in illegal conduct and behavior that...
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by jeff goldman on October 09, 2007
Tween-targeting MVNO kajeet has announced a $50 airtime credit for any Disney Mobile subscriber who switches to kajeet by November 10th - Disney Mobile, of course, having recently announced its...
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