Latest Wireless news
HP announces grain-sized wireless memory chip, 07/17/06
HP researchers have developed a memory chip with wireless network capabilities that is roughly the same size as a grain of rice, the company said Monday.
Wireless Blog: Dell releases draft-11n wireless card for laptops, 07/17/06
Dell today unveiled an internal wireless LAN adapter, based on Broadcom’s draft 802 …
Wireless Blog: Motorola upgrades management for Canopy wireless, 07/17/06
Motorola recently unveiled the latest version of its Prizm net management …
Tropos to help mesh net reliability, 07/17/06
Tropos Networks has a new version of its wireless LAN mesh network software that contains changes intended to improve client connections.
Parents sue NYC over school cell ban, 07/17/06
A group of New York City parents is suing the city’s Department of Education over a law that bans students from carrying cell phones in schools. The suit argues the…
From thick to thin APs: Making the WLAN transition, 07/17/06
You have an existing network of distributed, intelligent Wi-Fi access points and have decided that moving to a controller-based, thin-AP …
Mobile users face knotty security issues, 07/17/06
High-profile security breaches may indicate that network executives are using trial and error to sort out the best ways to secure the brave new world of mobile computing.
Toys of Summer, 07/17/06
Cool Tool’s Keith Shaw tests out the gadgets you can use to keep in touch with the office (if you want to) when on vacation.
Layer 8: Feds to e-mail you in case of emergency, 07/14/06
Homeland Security is readying a plan to text, e-mail and call your cell during an emergency. OK, but only if it’s accompanied by that horn/screech that interrupts our time with…
NTT DoCoMo, venture to work on cell phone fuel cell, 07/14/06
NTT DoCoMo has developed with a Japanese venture company a fuel-cell recharger for cell phones and will work with the same company on a compact fuel cell for use in cell phones, it said Friday.
Motorola opens store in Shanghai, more to come, 07/13/06
Motorola has opened its first flagship store in Shanghai, kicking off an initiative meant to raise the company’s profile in key markets around the world.
Clearwire in legal tussle with college over spectrum licensing, 07/13/06
Wireless service provider Clearwire is in a legal dispute over spectrum, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal.
Senators call for more RFID education, 07/13/06
Two members of the Senate launched an RFID (radio frequency identification) caucus Thursday, with the purpose of educating lawmakers on the benefits of the expanding technology.
Microsoft and Vodafone to help produce Palm’s next Treo, 07/13/06
Palm will collaborate with Vodafone and Microsoft to create a new smart phone, the device maker said on Thursday.
Wireless Blog: Demand rises for wireless IT skills, 07/12/06
We have a story on the steadily rising demand for wireless skills in enterprise IT …
Barriers to mobile convergence, 07/12/06
The term “convergence” covers many dimensions of networking. Users seek convergence of voice and data applications on a single network and device. They …
Layer 8: Schools see $ in cell phones, 07/12/06
Montclair State University officials have rolled out an interesting new feature for freshmen – cell phones that track their whereabouts. The cell phone is mandatory, but the GPS feature is…
EU slashes mobile roaming costs, 07/12/06
The European Commission unveiled a plan Wednesday to force mobile-phone operators to slash the roaming charges subscribers pay when they use their phones abroad, but it also agreed to give the companies some breathing space before lower retail prices …
Symbian aims for the masses with smart phone upgrade, 07/12/06
Symbian Wednesday introduced the latest version of its smart phone operating system, adding support for new wireless technologies and capabilities aimed at pushing smart phones into the mass market.
Verizon Business launches managed WLAN service, 07/11/06
Verizon Business unveiled a managed wireless LAN service.
T-Mobile pushes Microsoft e-mail, 07/11/06
T-Mobile has launched push e-mail for Windows-based handsets, but only for companies.
