Latest Wireless news
WLAN patent threat may be resolved, 10/02/07: A roadblock that reportedly could have held up a key wireless LAN standard seems to have been cleared now that an Australian research group has responded to the IEEE standards body.
Can muni Wi-Fi be saved?, 10/02/07: It’s fair to say that most municipal Wi-Fi projects start out with the best intentions. Certainly there’s nothing wrong with bridging the digital divide by offering wireless access to low-income residents who can’t afford broadband. Or giving local emergency responders wireless freedom and connectivity so that they can have seamless communications with each other.
Wireless carrier association warns against buying into WiMAX hype, 10/03/07: The GSM Association says that businesses and investors who found themselves dazzled by the recent WiMAX World convention shouldn’t buy into the hype just yet.
Mail service turns to wireless e-mail to improve operations, 10/03/07: USPS this year will distribute BlackBerry handsets to 5,400 managers and “key staff” nationwide, running on AT&T’s cellular network
Video: Building a better Mouse Trap: Keith brings you two items to make business travel a little easier: The Digital Foci Pocket Album for showing of pictures of the family and the Belkin Mouse trap for carrying your gear and improved “mousing.”
Wireless sensors dump batteries in favor of ‘energy harvesting’, 10/03/07: Wireless sensor start-up GreenPeak promises you’ll never have to change a battery again. For networks that can grow to include hundreds of thousands of radio-powered sensors, that’s a big deal.
Application blocking diminishes iPhone, 10/03/07: Forget bricked iPhones. For many iPhone users, the biggest disappointment with last week’s iPhone software update wasn’t that it rendered unlocked phones inoperable but that it disabled third-party apps that have sprung up for Apple’s device. And that could lead to ongoing grief for the company, analysts say.
Competitors tout openness vs. iPhone, 10/02/07: While Apple faces criticism for appearing to penalize iPhone users who download third-party applications, Apple competitors are stepping up their marketing efforts about how open their phones are.
Samsung takes wraps off its iPhone rival Serenata, 10/02/07: Samsung Electronics and audio product maker Bang & Olufsen on Tuesday unveiled their latest joint music-mobile phone, Serenata, which holds 4G bytes of songs and has a number of other music features similar to the iPhone.
Hackers post techniques for reversing iPhone upgrade, 10/02/07: Owners of hacked iPhones have begun posting instructions on how to roll back a recent Apple firmware upgrade that rendered their mobile phones unusable.
Orange offers businesses all-in-one security portal, 10/02/07: Mobile provider Orange Business services has launched a centrally-managed service to secure PCs in a number of risky situations, including home worker PCs, and roaming laptops.
Communicator Mobile Released: Microsoft Subnet blogger Chris Dalby writes: “I think this is a great concept and I will be trying it out with OCS. It basically gives you the ability to always have an online IM presence.”
WLAN analyzers come of age: In 2004 we tested several wireless LAN protocol analyzers and found two distinct characteristics: Those dedicated and built from the ground up for WLANs, and those that were modest add-ons to what were then labeled classic protocol analyzer products. Registration no longer required – check out the test today!
