In their efforts to ban airlines from offering free Wi-Fi services in their lounges, officials representing Boston’s Logan Airport continue to insist that it’s not about money, but rather about public safety and management. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
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DirecTV ‘Close To Wireless Strategy’
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp, said on Monday the group’s DirecTV satellite television arm was close to deciding a strategy on how to enter the wireless high-speed internet market, with a plan due within two months. Via [news.moneycentral.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Cisco: Zensys Investment Stymies ZigBee’s Progress
Cisco Systems has revealed that it is making an undisclosed investment in Zensys, developer of the Z-Wave wireless mesh networking technology. While this move is a huge fillip for Zensys, it constitutes a setback for the development of the standards-based ZigBee protocol to which Z-Wave is an alternative. Via [cbronline.com]… Continue Reading
It’s Time To Get It Done On Next-gen WLAN
When the highly contentious IEEE 802.11n task group meets in Hawaii next week, it had better be to finalize the minutiae of how to get a 75 percent majority behind the much-awaited next generation of wireless-LAN technology. If it fails, WLAN is liable to lose ground to competing technologies, such as ultrawideband and wired home-networking… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Run By Cities: Yea Or Nay?
As more and more cities weigh getting into the broadband business, there’s no shortage of opinions on the topic. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Home Networking Meets Home Theater
With the next major wireless standard in a holding pattern, companies are broadening the features of their Wi-Fi networking products, particularly in the area of home entertainment. Via [abcnews.go.com]… Continue Reading
Samsung Shows The Way For WiMAX Handsets
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) could be subtitled “The Future is Now.” And if you think mobile WiMAX is in the future, Samsung is making it real at CES. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Continues Its Extended Coffee Break
Several years after the first coffee shops and cafes started installing wireless networks. more merchants and customers are discovering why they’re a good idea — particularly the free ones — helping to put customer butts in empty seats. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
ZigBee Alliance To Certify Product Compliance
The ZigBee Alliance said Thursday that it would begin designating products as “ZigBee Certified” to ensure that they are fully interoperable “out of box” and can easily enter into a ZigBee network. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Will Users Want Netgear’s Wi-Fi Skype Phone?
Networking specialist Netgear will try its luck in the voice over wireless LAN (WLAN) market later this year by launching a Wi-Fi only mobile handset with an integrated Skype voice over IP (VoIP) client. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Palm PDA Gets TV Via Wi-Fi
Already available from several cellular operators, the MobiTV broadcast TV service is now available to Palm PDA users via Wi-Fi. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Scotland Trials Wi-Fi Lamp-posts
Smart lamp-posts that can provide free light and Wi-Fi internet access are to be trialled in Dundee, Scotland. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
USB Cable Meets Wireless Nemesis
A cable outfit says it has come up with the technology to kill off the Universal Serial Bus cable. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Pharos Introduces GPS Pocket PC With Wi-Fi And Bluetooth
Pharos Science & Applications, Inc. introduced the Pharos Traveler GPS 525, the first Pocket GPS to include WiFi, Bluetooth, and Windows Mobile 5.0 software. The device is also among the smallest integrated wireless GPS devices in the industry. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Yahoo Brings Free Wi-Fi To Sheraton Hotels
Sick of paying an extra $10 or so for hotel broadband Internet access? Yahoo and Sheraton’s parent company, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., are pairing up to bring free hotel wifi to patrons. The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo and Sheraton are testing some wifi lounges at the hotels, dubbed Yahoo Link@Sheraton. Via… Continue Reading