Latest Wireless news
T-shirt shows off Wi-Fi muscle, 10/05/07: With at least one municipal Wi-Fi project being proposed or abandoned seemingly every day, and big carriers such as BT Group turning to their subscribers’ Wi-Fi routers to make Wi-Fi available, it’s hard to know exactly where you can get online these days. But a T-shirt going on sale late this month could solve that problem for you and everyone around you.
Why Google’s GPhone won’t kill Apple’s iPhone, 10/08/07: Google is putting the final touches on a mobile-phone project, but unlike Apple’s iPhone the so-called GPhone is all about software for mobile carriers and mobile advertisers.
Vonage settles Sprint-Nextel patent suit, 10/08/07: One major patent-infringement settlement down; one more to go.
Big strides for WiMAX by 2009: study, 10/05/07: Though LTE has more long-term potential, WiMAX will benefit from having a two-year head start in the market for fourth-generation networks, says a new study by ABI Research.
Satellite broadband signals cheaper data, 10/05/07: Users of the satellite Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service are being offered cheaper access to the broadband service from any point on the globe.
Motorola wins major Taiwanese WiMAX contract, 10/08/07: Motorola has won two contracts to supply WiMAX wireless broadband networking equipment to a Taiwanese WiMAX license winner.
Wireless VoIP works, but it’s work, 10/04/07: A trio of healthcare organizations say that large-scale wireless VoIP deployments work. But it takes work, and lots of it.
Orange aims to improve GSM coverage for businesses, 10/05/07: Mobile phone operator Orange plans to offer a business version next year of the mobile-over-DSL technology it already offers consumers.
Japanese phone features outshine the iPhone, 10/05/07: Apple’s iPhone may still have the world’s heart aflutter, despite a sharp price cut that stiffed early adopters and the recent release of a software update that turned some unlocked iPhones into electronic bricks. But there’s more to the world of cell phones than Apple, and users outside Japan are missing out on some of the nicest-looking and most sophisticated phones ever made.
Qualcomm explains failure to provide evidence, 10/04/07: Court documents filed by Qualcomm this week describe a disjointed legal team with communication failures and internal engineers who were forgetful and ignorant of basic principles of technical standards-setting procedure.
BT teams with Fon for Wi-Fi sharing, 10/04/07: BT is teaming up with Wi-Fi sharing service Fon, to give all its customers the option of joining the Fon shared Wi-Fi service.
Amazon MP3 may emerge as iTunes rival, 10/04/07: It boasts a DRM-free selection, variable pricing, and cross-platform compatibility. But does the new digital music service from Amazon.com have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the 800-pound gorilla of the digital music retail world, Apple’s iTunes Store?
The “Microsoft Ophone” video and Microsoft ZunePhone video: Two laugh-out-loud parodies. Well worth three minutes each. Ophone; ZunePhone.
