Latest Wireless news
The iPhone is toxic, warns Greenpeace , 10/15/07: The latest embarrassment for Apple’s iPhone is a report from ecoadvocacy group, Greenpeace, which says the revolutionary new cell phone has traces of two toxic chemicals that have been eliminated by some of Apple’s rivals from their products.
New iPhone lawsuit seeks $2.6B in damages, 10/11/07: A class-action lawsuit targeting Apple and AT&T, filed last week in federal court, accuses the companies of illegally conspiring to tie iPhone customers to the telecom company’s wireless network.
AT&T’s de la Vega replaces mobile chief Sigman, 10/12/07: Stan Sigman, the AT&T Mobility chief who turned up the spotlight on the biggest U.S. cellular carrier by adding the iPhone to its lineup, is retiring after 42 years with parent company AT&T Inc.
Cell/Wi-Fi convergence based on novel approach, 10/15/07: Start-up Agito Networks officially removes its cloak of invisibility today with the announcement of the company and its first product, an enterprise router designed to pull company cellular phone traffic onto the corporate Wi-Fi network when employees are on-premise.
iPhone, iPod touch music over Wi-Fi, 10/15/07: iTunes users with an iPhone or an iPod touch can now download and use music streaming software, Dot.Tunes 4, for no charge.
Hackers claim to revive ‘bricked’ iPhones, 10/11/07: Hackers have come up with at least one way to “unbrick” iPhones disabled by a firmware update Apple issued two weeks ago, developers of both paid and free unlock software said Thursday.
Mobile Firefox out to break industry hold on device apps, 10/11/07: An executive of Mozilla says it is developing a version of its open source Firefox Web browser for mobile devices. Given the migration of Web use from desktop and laptop computers to mobile platforms, Mozilla wants to move Firefox there. And just as people choose to download Firefox to their PCs, they should be able to download it to mobile products without interference by carriers or device makers.
Wal-Mart eyes $287 million benefit from RFID, 10/12/07: Wal-Mart Stores could increase sales by $287 million by fixing just a small portion of its inventory problems using RFID technology, and that could be just the start, an executive said Friday.
Video: Charging devices on the go: Keeping battery-powered devices charged while traveling usually means a bag full of adapters. But Keith’s go two items that will lighten the load and keep your gear at full power.
Podcast: Google Phone coming soon?: Special guest-host Jonathan Summey and Jason discuss Microsoft caving in and patching a flaw, the potential for a new Google Phone and how to seek revenge on your enemies. (29:05)
