Networking equipment manufacturer Buffalo Technology is preparing new products it hopes will ease the No. 1 concern of Wi-Fi gear buyers: lack of range. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
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US Researchers Turbocharge Wi-Fi Roaming
The time it takes roam between Wi-Fi wireless networks can be dramatically shortened thanks to software developed by two computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Neonode To Launch Smartphone With Wi-Fi
Swedish company Neonode is introducing Internet via wireless LAN (WLAN), into their mobiles. The company has been working with Philips Semiconductors to develop a mobile with low power consumption and WLAN support. The launch of the new Neonode mobile is planned for the second half of 2005. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
Built-in Wi-Fi No Longer Printer Novelty
Printers often get left behind when Wi-Fi comes to a home; the cables needed to link them to a PC may wind up anchoring at least one computer to a desk. Printing from any other machine then involves fussing with printer sharing (always an adventure in Windows) or transferring individual files to the one machine… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Switch Makers Search For Standard
As large companies install Wi-Fi in their offices, equipment suppliers are challenged to come up with a new standard that will allow gear from different companies to work together. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Nintendo Revolution Will Get Built-in WiFi
In an interview with Japanese weekly Nikkei Business, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reveals the next generation Nintendo console will have built in WiFi and innovative controllers. Via [news.designtechnica.com]… Continue Reading
Colubris Networks Acquires Wi-Fi Company
Colubris Networks joined this week’s telecom merger-fest by acquiring Kiwi Networks, a supplier of advanced cellular technologies for next-generation Wi-Fi and WiMax deployment. The deal strengthens its portfolio of Wi-Fi and WiMax-based wireless local area network solutions. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Extreme Networks Debuts Combo Gigabit Switch For Wireless, VoIP
Extreme Networks has unveiled a new line of Level 3 fixed Gigabit Ethernet switches designed to provide high availability for wireless, voice-over-IP and converged networks. Via [eetimes.com]… Continue Reading
Startup Xirrus Aims To Simplify WLAN Rollouts
New wireless technology vendor Xirrus is launching this week, pledging to deliver enterprise WLAN products that provide up to 16 times greater capacity and four times the coverage of competitors’ offerings. Via [crn.com]… Continue Reading
Nortel, Trapeze Join On Wireless LAN Technology
Nortel Networks is teaming up with Trapeze Networks to start reselling the company’s wireless LAN (WLAN) equipment by midyear and later co-develop products with embedded Trapeze technology, the companies announced Wednesday. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
MediaCell Ready To Spread Its Wireless System
After bringing an innovative wireless fidelity system to residents of Munich, Germany, Denver-based MediaCell is slowly turning its sights on the rest of the world. Via [msnbc.msn.com]… Continue Reading
Slim Devices Adds 802.11g To Wireless MP3 Player
Slim Devices will ship the second generation of its Squeezebox wireless music device at the end of the month, the company revealed this week. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
A WiFi Detector With A Little More Oomph
Last year, we saw the emergence of the keychain-sized sensor that can detect the presence of an active WiFi network. These handy devices, which look like car alarm remotes, alert you when they sense radio signals in the 2.4GHz band that 802.11b and 802.11g networks use. Via [blogs.pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Switches Find Their Voice
In the wake of much industry consolidation, WLAN switch startup Meru Networks Inc. is working to stay in the game with a focus on voice traffic and related partnerships. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Stretching Wi-Fi
Do you have a love/hate relationship with your home Wi-Fi network? One reason might be that the network is unable to reach every spot you want it to–the sunny patio, the upstairs bedroom, or the kitchen, perhaps. Now, new routers and adapters labeled “Pre-N” or “MIMO” promise to address the dreaded dead-spot dilemma while doubling… Continue Reading