Personal Area Network
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NFC mobiles on track in Asia
News Payment via phones outfitted with near field communications chips will happen, industry players assure, and Asia is expected to get the technology first.
Tags: RFID, Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile commerce, Trial, Starhub, Mobile, Asia, Japan, phone
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
Pocket PC 2002: preview
Reviews Pocket PC 2002 is an evolutionary rather than revolutionary development. Nevertheless, the improvements and additions are significant and push the operating system ahead of the opposition. With Psion slipping out of the frame, Palm has some very serious competition here.
WiMedia Alliance calls it a day
News The industry group set up to develop and promote ultrawideband technology will close shop, and will pass on its technological specifications to other industry groups.
Tags: Bluetooth, UWB, Wireless USB, Wireless, USB, Bluetooth Special Interest Group, Bluetooth, Personal Area Network, WiMedia Alliance, industry
Ericsson, GMCC launch GPRS network
News Ericsson has been working with Guangdong Mobile Communication Co Ltd (GMCC) to launch what it said is the world's largest pre-commercial General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Surfing the Net from the back of a taxi? 
News By the end of the year, passengers in Singapore should be able to surf the Web, check their emails, access mapping and routing information, and even manage their stock portfolios online--all from the back of a CityCab taxi.
HP unveils vision for personal communications
News Company believes mobile workers of the future will carry a personal wireless hub to keep all their devices connected.
Tags: Cellular phones, Personal applications
Microsoft patents body power
News The software giant's latest patent explains how to use a patch of skin for a virtual keyboard.
Chips that really get under your skin
Techguide Visions of the bionic man are driving research into the combination of human tissue and silicon chips.
Secure your Bluetooth wireless networks
Insight Bluetooth functions well as a wireless personal network technology but it can increase the risk to business information assets. Here are some of the security vulnerabilities you should look for and protect against.
Tags: Business security, Bluetooth, Data security, Applications and tools
Sony Vaio PCG-C1VFK
Reviews The ultimate 'road warrior' notebook gains Bluetooth and a faster processor.
Apple PowerBook G4
Reviews With its good looks, light weight, features, and performance, the Apple Titanium PowerBook G4 has it all. If price is no object, this is a compelling alternative to just about any Windows notebook or even a desktop PC.
Acer launches Dothan and 64-bit notebooks, plus a budget handheld
Reviews Acer has refreshed its professional TravelMate series of notebooks and special-edition Ferrari model, and also expanded its range of Pocket PC handhelds.
An acronym by any other name
Insight comment The industry is facing a new crisis, one that cuts to the core of the innovation engine that drives us all: we are nearly out of acronyms.
Tags: Workplace
U.K. to take tougher line on ultrawideband
Insight A report from British regulator calls for wireless technology to be more strictly controlled than in United States.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Networking technology
