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Microsoft handset developer to buy phone vendor

Posted June 5, 2006 - 12:08 pm

High Tech Computer Corp. (HTC), the world's largest maker of mobile phones that use Microsoft Corp. software, will buy a controlling share in one of its customers, phone vendor Dopod (Cayman) Holding Corp., HTC announced Sunday.
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FCC auctions spectrum for in-flight services

Posted June 2, 2006 - 4:14 pm

An in-flight satellite TV provider owned by JetBlue Airways Corp. and a bidding company affiliated with aircraft communications company AirCell Inc. have won an auction for spectrum that could be used to provide Wi-Fi Internet access on U.S. airliners.
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Mobile operators cut roaming prices ahead of regulation

Posted June 2, 2006 - 10:36 am

Six European mobile phone operators have agreed to slash international wholesale roaming charges in a bid to avert tough regulations from the European Commission, Germany
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Atheros and Broadcom combine over 802.11n

Posted June 2, 2006 - 10:05 am

Atheros and Broadcom have moved to head off criticism of their draft-compliant 802.11n products by holding their own interoperability tests.
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Motorola buys U.K. mobile software company

Posted June 1, 2006 - 10:39 am

Number two handset maker Motorola Inc. said on Thursday that it agreed to buy mobile phone technology developer TTP Communications PLC for
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Chip makers claim 802.11n interoperability

Posted May 31, 2006 - 4:43 pm

The companies that make the guts of many wireless LAN products have made their chipsets talk to each other at faster than typical wired network speed using a version of the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard.
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China's WAPI will not go down without a fight

Posted May 30, 2006 - 2:49 pm

Chinese backers of the rejected WAPI (WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure) wireless security protocol have accused rivals of unethical behavior in a last-ditch attempt to revive their standardization hopes.
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Why launch draft 802.11n products?

Posted May 26, 2006 - 2:28 pm

With confusion mounting over the arrival of 802.11n products, we asked a few questions of David Henry, director of product marketing, consumer products, at Netgear. Here are his answers...
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Earthlink approved for New Orleans Wi-Fi

Posted May 26, 2006 - 1:58 pm

Earthlink Inc. got the go-ahead Friday from the New Orleans City Council for a contentious plan to build a Wi-Fi network much like the one currently offering free services to residents, some of whom still have no regular telephone service, in the hurricane-ravaged city.
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Security scores big at tournament

Posted May 26, 2006 - 1:33 pm

The list of security precautions the German government is taking in preparation for next month's World Cup soccer tournament is substantial. It begins with the use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology. More than 3.5 million tickets for the 64 matches will be sold with an embedded RFID chip containing identification information that will be checked against a database as fans pass through entrance gates at all 12 stadiums.
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Microsoft teams up on specialty 3G handsets

Posted May 26, 2006 - 2:26 am

Microsoft has teamed up with two Taiwanese companies to develop 3G handsets for business users in a bid to create gadgets that meet specific user needs.
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Mobile TV will air World Cup games

Posted May 26, 2006 - 2:21 am

Broadcast mobile TV service, using technology developed in Korea instead of a European-backed system, will kick off next week in Germany days ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament.
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Product review: Sony Vaio VGN-UX50 handheld PC

Posted May 26, 2006 - 2:14 am

It's rare that a new product causes as much of a buzz as that surrounding Sony's take on the ultra-mini PC that was announced here in Tokyo on May 16. Looking at the VGN-UX50 handheld PC in the flesh, as we have been doing for the last week, makes it easy to understand at least a little of the hype.
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RIM CEO: Patent reform still needed

Posted May 25, 2006 - 5:20 pm

The U.S. government is moving in the right direction with its efforts to reform its patent process by making it tougher for companies claiming infringement to get court injunctions, said a top executive at Research In Motion (RIM) Ltd., which settled its own patent fight in March.
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Nokia to open source its mobile browser code

Posted May 24, 2006 - 9:15 am

In a bid to encourage the mobile phone industry to standardize on a single Web browser, Nokia Corp. on Wednesday released the source code for the mobile phone Web browser it developed last year.
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New Nike shoes talk to people via their iPods

Posted May 24, 2006 - 9:10 am

Nike Inc. is putting the world's most popular music player to work in a system designed for its latest athletic shoes that tells runners the distance and time they've covered in their daily jog.
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AT&T, partners to offer RFID managed service

Posted May 23, 2006 - 4:12 pm

AT&T Inc. wants to make RFID (radio frequency identification) easy for enterprises, teaming up with some big-name partners on Tuesday for a managed service and technology development.
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San Francisco to push Google on privacy

Posted May 22, 2006 - 3:07 pm

San Francisco will push Google Inc. and EarthLink Inc. for greater privacy protections than the companies outlined in their proposal for a citywide wireless Internet service, officials said Friday.
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San Francisco Wi-Fi plan to face more heat

Posted May 22, 2006 - 10:29 am

Privacy advocates and activists for digital inclusion were set to raise alarms about San Francisco's proposed wireless broadband service at a hearing Friday afternoon before a city oversight body.
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Sony unveils new Walkman phones

Posted May 22, 2006 - 10:24 am

Sony Ericsson will soon complete the worldwide roll-out of Walkman-brand cell phones with the launch of its first model for Japan, it said Monday.
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802.11n works -- and could be extended

Posted May 22, 2006 - 9:52 am

While the delivery of draft 802.11n products may be controversial, Broadcom has shown that its Intesi-fi draft 802.11n fast wireless chipset works -- and promised it would upgrade to the standard.
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China Mobile in search talks with Google

Posted May 19, 2006 - 11:30 am

The top executives at China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Google Inc. have discussed how to make Internet search capabilities available to mobile-phone users, an executive confirmed Friday.
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Blog: Sony Ericsson 3G phone can go for a swim

Posted May 18, 2006 - 12:43 pm

Sony Ericsson has quietly slipped out a new FOMA handset for the DoCoMo 3G network in Japan. The SO902iWP+ is basically the same phone as the SO902i we reviewed in March but with a totally useless twist.
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Competing With Free

Posted May 17, 2006 - 12:00 pm

Telecommunications is close to being a trillion dollar industry in the US. What would happen if a big portion of those telecommunication services were suddenly free? We're about to find out. Skype, a provider of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, has announced that its US and Canadian-based customers can now make free calls to traditional landline and mobile phones in the US and Canada. Free SkypeOut calls to the US or Canada will be available to US and Canadian-based Skype users until at least the end of the year.
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HP launches Wi-Fi rival to Cisco

Posted May 16, 2006 - 3:07 pm

Hewlett-Packard has launched a Wi-Fi switch module for its ProCurve 5300 edge switch, intended to compete with the wireless modules Cisco released for its switches last year.
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