search

Archive for October, 2003

WiMax Comes Home

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 31st, 2003

Airspan Networks, announced today the launch of two new 802.16a products, the AS4030, a multi-point WiMax radio and AS3030, a point-to-point 802.16a compliant (Wi-Max) radio. Interoperability is still an issue between the vendors of early 802.16a gear, as WiFi Planet points out. The AS4030 is a high-end point to [...]

Cellular Jam Session

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 31st, 2003

Techdirt points out a New Scientist article, Cellphone software allows a musical jam.
“English engineers have found a way for groups of people to collectively create music using their cellphones. “Nick Bryan-Kinns and his colleagues at Queen Mary College (QMC) have developed daisyphone software that let will groups [...]

Horrors! Microsoft + Google?

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 31st, 2003

Here’s a horror story; Microsoft and Google Partners? Google’s search services are powered by Linux and their AdSense services are very popular with blogs (like Daily Wireless). Microsoft’s MSN is awful. Any Microsoft takeover of Google would likely be the end of civilization as we know it. [...]

Broadband Handhelds

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 30th, 2003

A Compact Flash radio for 3G will offered by NTT DoCoMo for highspeed data access by handheld and desktop computers. The card - P2402 - will enable videophone and other wireless data services offered on FOMA at speeds of up to 384Kbits/sec downstream and 64Kbits/sec upstream. It allows connections to [...]

Voice Command

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 30th, 2003

MS Mobiles reports that Microsoft Voice Command, for the Pocket PC will let you use your voice to look up contacts, place phone calls, get calendar information, play music, and launch applications. It is expected to be available in early November for $39.
The Voice Command application is said to be [...]

Sun Explodes

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 30th, 2003

Space Weather reports a second explosion in as many days has hurled a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. It will sweep past our planet on Oct. 30th or 31st and could trigger renewed geomagnetic storming. Electric utilities and communications companies are on high alert for surges and disruptions in service. [...]

$200 Wireless Handheld

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 29th, 2003

Want a wireless Pocket PC for under $200? PDA Alive says Meritline Wireless is now offering a Compact Flash WiFi Adapter for $31. The Meritline MWL-672 can be used with Pocket PC with CF type I or type II slot. It has one LED that indicates RF [...]

PCtel Roams Japan

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 29th, 2003

PCTEL, which makes client software for Wi-Fi roaming, today announced that its Segue Roaming Client software was adopted by NTT DoCoMo for Wi-Fi access service, named Mzone, in Japan. PCTEL will add several features to Mzone to enhance its usability including full Kanji capabilities, a Wi-Fi service area database [...]

Nortel Trials P2P WiFi

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 29th, 2003

Tim Higgins reports that Nortel Networks will trial a new public WLAN architecture with MIT and British Telecommunications (BT). The new public wireless LAN architecture is designed to go beyond traditional ‘hot spots’ to provide broader, more convenient service coverage for enterprises and individual users. Higgins reports [...]

Colubris Gets RSA/FIPS Security

Posted by Sam Churchill on October 29th, 2003

Colubris Networks is teaming with RSA Security to create a robust WiFi security solution for enterprises. Colubris Access Points, including the CN1050 and CN1054, are the first APs to be awarded Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification. They feature embedded VPN data encryption technology using RSA SecurID [...]