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  • Samsung to add payment function to cell phones

    Posted August 31, 2004 - 9:53 am

    Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV are teaming up to incorporate Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology in future cell-phone models from Samsung, giving users the ability to use their phones to make payments, the companies said Tuesday.

  • Opera to launch browser for Windows Mobile

    Posted August 31, 2004 - 9:33 am

    Norwegian browser developer Opera Software ASA has developed a product to run on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system, with plans to ship demonstration versions to mobile phone operators and manufacturers in the coming weeks.

  • Lost? Your phone knows a way out

    Posted August 30, 2004 - 12:33 pm

    SMB travelers may soon benefit from affordable navigation systems that can run on mobile phones. Already available in Europe on a small group of mobile "smartphone" models, the technology is catching on and smartphone sales are outpacing those of PDAs.

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    Intel formally introduces tri-mode Wi-Fi chip

    Posted August 26, 2004 - 5:07 pm

    As expected, Intel Corp. introduced its tri-mode wireless chip Thursday with several software enhancements to the product to help improve security and reliability. The first notebooks with the chip will be introduced in September, Intel said.

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    Lastest Wi-Fi doubles coverage

    Posted August 26, 2004 - 4:28 pm

    A new wireless networking standard, 802.11n, promises to be at least twice as fast as 802.11g, with throughput speeds of at least 100 megabits per second. Although the standard has yet to be ratified, Belkin Corp.'s Pre-N Router and Network Card is ready and waiting.

  • Does wireless technology herald a revolution?

    Posted August 26, 2004 - 1:21 pm

    Wireless technologies are rapidly maturing and becoming relevant to the small and medium business. Early business applications are already in place, particularly in Europe and in the Far East with cell phones. And later applications... well, they're becoming visible too.

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    Nokia, Vodafone push for mobile Java standards

    Posted August 26, 2004 - 11:21 am

    The world's largest mobile phone manufacturer and Europe's largest wireless operator have launched an initiative to simplify Java standards for mobile devices in a move aimed to help developers create software for multiple Java-enabled devices.

  • Evolution of the personal communicator

    Posted August 25, 2004 - 5:08 pm

  • Ultra-Wideband Communications: Where Does It Fit?

    Posted August 25, 2004 - 2:57 pm

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  • 802.11g: New PHY on the block

    Posted August 25, 2004 - 1:56 pm

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    Intel to launch tri-mode Wi-Fi chipset

    Posted August 25, 2004 - 9:47 am

    Fulfilling a long-time goal, Intel Corp. is set to introduce on Thursday its first chipset that supports all three current forms of Wi-Fi, according to sources familiar with the announcement.

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    NTT DoCoMo, Motorola tie up on 3G handsets

    Posted August 25, 2004 - 8:59 am

    NTT DoCoMo will release a handset compatible with non-Japanese cellular networks and with its own 3G mobile network early next year. The handset will be made by Motorola Inc. for DoCoMo and will also support wireless LAN, the two companies said in a statement on Wednesday.

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    Mobile plan is a must

    Posted August 24, 2004 - 9:46 am

    Network managers have had to adjust to a number of changing dynamics over the last decade when it comes to keeping their corporations and organizations connected. A bombardment of new software products, constant upgrade requirements, the revolutionary model of online communication, heightened security threats -- the list is nearly endless. Perhaps no other technology revolution has impacted the day-to-day lives of network pros, however, than that of the so-called mobile office.

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    Wi-Fi brings broadband to rural Washington

    Posted August 24, 2004 - 8:56 am

    Technologies that extend the range of Wi-Fi wireless LANs are making that low-priced technology an option for broadband Internet access in U.S. rural areas with limited broadband options. An electric power cooperative in southeastern Washington deployed access points and other equipment from Vivato Inc. to spread 2.4GHz Wi-Fi service across a 3,700-square-mile region, Vivato announced Monday.

  • Another look at wireless-LAN management

    Posted August 23, 2004 - 4:56 pm

    It suddenly occurred to me that in my column and White Paper on Multi-Site Wireless-LAN Management I hadn

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    Samsung opens 4G technology forum

    Posted August 23, 2004 - 11:33 am

    Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today kicked off a two-day private forum on fourth-generation (4G) mobile telecommunications technology. The meeting brings together representatives from academia, standards setting bodies, telecommunication equipment makers and telecommunication carriers to discuss standards and technology for 4G systems.

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    Microsoft enhances mobile searching

    Posted August 20, 2004 - 10:39 am

    Microsoft's Japanese unit, working with Japanese mobile content company Cybird Co. Ltd, has launched the MSN Mobile Search service. Mobile phone or PC users can access the service through a common URL to search about 80,000 mobile Internet sites.

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    Wireless sensor networks looking to Zigbee Alliance

    Posted August 18, 2004 - 3:50 pm

    Imagine a golf course that can sense rainfall, and adjust the automatic sprinkler system to delay a scheduled watering session or focus on parts of the course that didn't get as much rain as others. Or a hotel that can detect when a room is vacant, and turn off the heating or cooling systems in that room to save energy. Later this year, vendors will start releasing products based on a wireless standard called Zigbee that enable these types of sensor networks.

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    BlackBerrys versus terrorism

    Posted August 18, 2004 - 11:00 am

    Long an indispensable gadget for businesspeople, the BlackBerry wireless handheld device from Research In Motion Ltd. has been drafted into the United States' war on terrorism. Massachusetts State Police officers patrolling Boston's Logan International Airport are using BlackBerrys to perform background checks on suspicious persons and vehicles, comparing information in the field to an Internet-based XML database from LocatePlus Inc., the company that provides the devices.

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    Japanese bank taps RFID for document security

    Posted August 18, 2004 - 10:28 am

    NEC Corp. has signed a contract with a Japanese bank for an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) -based document management system, the company said Tuesday in a statement.

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    How wireless works

    Posted August 17, 2004 - 2:00 pm

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    Sybase upgrades PowerBuilder, plots RFID move

    Posted August 16, 2004 - 5:13 pm

    Sybase Inc. released a new version of its application development tool on Monday, called PowerBuilder 10, and outlined plans for an upgrade to its database software, Adaptive Server Enterprise, which will go into beta at the end of this month and is due for release next year.

  • Wireless LAN Security: Issues and Options

    Posted August 12, 2004 - 11:50 pm

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    Social networking hits Singapore cell phones

    Posted August 12, 2004 - 12:37 am

    A social networking service called BEDD, which might best be described as "Friendster on cell phones," has launched in Singapore. The service lets you knew when your friends are in Bluetooth range of your phone. The service will be expanding to Europe and North America soon.

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    Airespace enhances 802.11i security

    Posted August 12, 2004 - 12:33 am

    The enhanced 802.11i security standard is barely out of the gate, but security never sits still. Airespace is already selling a Wi-Fi offering that extends the 802.11i standard, plugging a few new holes.

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