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FCC members pitch spectrum plan, 08/07/07: A plan to have a private company build a nationwide broadband network for emergency response agencies wasn’t the perfect solution for two members of the FCC, but it was the best compromise available, they told a group of public safety communications officers Tuesday.
San Francisco sets Wi-Fi vote, but deal may fade, 08/06/07: San Francisco voters will be able to vote in November for free citywide Wi-Fi, a concept that the city has been working toward for three years but that may be dead in the water by the time of the election.
IPhone patent lawsuit filed by doctor convicted of fraud, 08/07/07: Apple is facing a patent infringement lawsuit from a doctor convicted of insurance fraud. The disgraced doc claims he invented the touchscreen keyboard used by Apple’s iPhone.
Pop-up ads: Coming to a mobile phone near you?, 08/08/07: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL and other online giants have all said they hope to take advantage of what they see as great potential in mobile advertising. But some startups say that those companies are looking at delivering the ads the wrong way.
FCC requires mobile carriers to allow roaming, 08/07/07: Mobile telephone carriers must allow customers’ competitors to connect to their networks, and they must make roaming available to competitors for a “reasonable” cost, the U.S. FCC said Tuesday.
AT&T lights up WiMAX in Juneau, 08/06/07: AT&T’s subsidiary AT&T Alascom Monday announced wireless WiMAX-based broadband Internet service starting at $19.95 a month for Juneau, Alaska, residents.
New Bluetooth standard approved, 08/06/07: The body tasked with maintaining the Bluetooth standard has agreed its new iteration, Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR (Enhanced Data Rate).
Portable storage devices gain data-encryption controls, 08/07/07: Credant Technologies this week is releasing updated software that can selectively encrypt data on portable storage media, from USB drives to Apple iPods.
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