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Wi-Fi-free iPhone officially lands in China
News While China saw nothing near the frenzy of the first iPhone launch day in the U.S., crowds there did honor the tradition of lining up for the phone hours in advance. But price--and a lack of Wi-Fi--could prove a deterrent.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Phone, China Mobile Ltd., Telecommunications, China Unicom, 3G, Wi-Fi, China
New Wi-Fi spec challenges Bluetooth
News The specification, called Wi-Fi Direct, turns gadgets into mini access points and could hurt Bluetooth's dominance in gadget wireless connectivity.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Device, Phone, router, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi access point, P2P, Wireless, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth to co-exist within device
News New Wi-Fi specs that enable direct connections won't replace Bluetooth. Instead, both wireless protocols will likely be supported in the same device, says analyst.
Tags: Bluetooth, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Development/design, Mobile processors, Specification, Wi-Fi Alliance, mobile, Gartner Inc., photograph, Bluetooth
802.11n Wi-Fi standard finally approved
News After seven years, the new, faster standard for wireless networking finally makes it past the draft stage.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Wireless, wireless networking, IEEE 802.11n, Draft-N, WLAN, Wi-Fi, blog, Mobile/Wireless
Certification to boost 802.11n adoption
News Finalization of Wi-Fi standard is expected to encourage wide adoption and migration of enterprise deployments to 802.11n, says Wi-Fi Alliance.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, Network standards/protocols, Certification, Wi-Fi Alliance, network, Access Point, Aruba Networks, Manufacturing, Wireless
Wireless@SG still 'growing'
News Operators say Singapore's government-initiated free Wi-Fi service is still seeing new subscribers signing on, including a sizable portion of tourists.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, SingTel, Boingo Networks, Wireless, Spokesperson, Singapore, Service, IDA, Wi-Fi, network
Aust kicks off free bus wireless trial
News State transport authorities in Australia has kicked off six-month trial in South Australia to outfit one bus with a raft of multimedia equipment and free wireless Internet access.
Tags: IT Management, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax, Trial, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless, Australia, Internet Connection, technology company, wireless Internet
Femtocells still years away from mainstream
News The wireless technology is not likely to hit consumers for next few years and still needs to find edge over Wi-Fi to appeal to users, says analyst.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Business broadband, Ovum, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Broadband, 3G Network, Environment, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi's success relies on ubiquity
News Current adoption of the wireless technology will help ensure its continued existence in light of emergence of cellular broadband, experts say.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), ABI Research, Wireless, Singapore, Broadband, 3G Network, 3G, Wi-Fi, 4G
Wi-Fi won't replace mobile broadband
News In spite of the economic recession, free Wi-Fi hotspots are not expected to take much business away from mobile broadband, which is becoming mainstream.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile Broadband, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Wi-Fi Hotspot, Broadband, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, Apple iPhone
Skyhook teams up with Texas Instruments
News Skyhook's hybrid Wi-Fi/GPS location technology will soon be used in Texas Instruments chips for mobile devices to get more accurate location information.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile processors, Apple Inc., Satellite, Texas Instruments Inc., Positioning, GPS, Skyhook Wireless, phone, Wi-Fi
Texas Instruments sheds 3,400 jobs
News The job cuts follow a 95 percent year-on-year drop in quarterly profits, largely attributable to declining sales of chips for mobile phones.
Tags: Layoffs, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Texas Instruments Inc., Semiconductor, Wireless, digital signal processor, processor, job, revenue
True sees Wi-Fi as key to iPhone sales
News True Move touts strength of nationwide Wi-Fi coverage as main focus in promoting first authorized iPhone 3G handsets when they reach Thai market this month.
Tags: Handhelds, 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Web sites, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Thailand, Sales, True Move, customer experience
Intel puts more funding behind WiMax
News Chipmaker's investment arm has pumped about US$42.7 million into UQ Communications's mobile WiMax network in Japan.
Tags: Network infrastructure, 802.11/Wi-Fi, WiMax, Investments, Intel Corp., Mobile, Chip Company, Japan, mobile industry, 3G
What's next for SIM cards?
Videos Adding sensors to SIM cards
Tags: Mobile processors, Development/design, Java, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile applications
