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Archive for August, 2006

My-Cast Weather

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

Digital Cyclone has announced that its My-Cast mobile weather service now includes the ability to track tropical storms and hurricanes.
The Hurricane Tracker allows users to see the projected path of a hurricane in real-time with satellite cloud loops focused directly on the eye of the storm. [...]

Moto in MobileWiMAX Chips

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 29th, 2006

Motorola today announced a strategic initiative to develop mobile WiMAX chipsets for use in Motorola’s next-generation WiMAX devices. Motorola is a leader in end-to-end WiMAX solutions, from infrastructure and handsets to the core implementation of WiMAX in chipsets.
Motorola’s initial chipset will focus on core 802.16e mobile WiMAX [...]

Washington’s HiWay WiFi

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2006

Just in time for Labor Day weekend, the Washington Department Of Transportation is offering Wi-Fi at 28 of the state’s 42 rest stops. It’s free to access to road conditions and highway information.
This service is provided by a private contractor, Road Connect, at no cost to the Washington State [...]

Dogfight at WiFi Corral

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2006

Nintendo says its Wi-Fi Connection online gaming service has just passed the two million unique players mark. The last milestone for the service was 1 million Wi-Fi unique users, reached in March, at which point more than 27 million game sessions had been launched.
Nintendo’s handheld leadership is expected to continue unabated with today’s launch of [...]

Katrina: 1 Year After

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2006

One year ago (archive.org), on Aug. 27, 2005, Hurricane Katrina became a major hurricane, with 115 mph winds elevating it to Category 3 status. By 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time, a hurricane watch had been issued for New Orleans and surrounding areas. By 10 p.m. CDT, a hurricane warning had been issued for [...]

Minneapolis Goes Local

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2006

MuniWireless reports the city of Minneapolis has chosen US Internet, a local ISP (pdf and FAQ), to build out and run its citywide network, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune:
US Internet would build and operate the roughly $20 million Minneapolis Wi-Fi network and would offer consumers high-speed Internet service for $20 a month. [...]

Atheros: Cheaper MIMO

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2006

Atheros, one of the major providers of pre- IEEE 802.11n chipsets, announced a new chipset and networking processor today that may enable equipment vendors to sell pre-802.11n access points for less than $100, reports Infoworld.
They are not expected to be fully compatible with the final standard, coming next year or in 2008, but will likely [...]

Laptop Core 2 Duos

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 28th, 2006

Intel launched their desktop and mobile Core 2 Duo processors on July 27, but said their Core 2-powered notebooks, featuring the low-power “Merom” wouldn’t ship until late August. Today, right on schedule, Intel announced Core 2 Duo processors for notebooks are shipping.

Intel Core 2 Duo processors [...]

PersonalTelco Field Day

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 27th, 2006

Russell Senior, Secretary of Portland’s Personal Telco Project, writes up the club’s field day this August 26th, in News For Neighbors.
The Field Day has been an annual event of Seattle Wireless.
Portland’s field day was a two-hop affair, connecting one group on Portland’s 1,000 foot high Council Crest park, overlooking the West side of [...]

Plan B from WirelessDBS

Posted by Sam Churchill on August 25th, 2006

Wireless Newsfactor says the entity formed by rivals EchoStar and DirecTV (Wireless DBS), is activating plan “B”. Wireless DBS withdrew from the auction on Aug. 16, although they paid nearly $1 billion upfront on a deposit to bid on AWS frequencies near the cellular PCS band.
The FCC’s AWS auction has now generated more than [...]