General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin got another $921 million to continue working on the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (WIN-T), the Army’s new battlefield communications network.

The new wireless military communications system will link soldiers on the ground with commanders. VertexRSI antennas will provide SATCOM-on-the-move communications in a small radome installed on HMVEES, Bradley Fighting Vehicles or Stryker [...]

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Today, BelAir Networks announced their first publicly announced wireless deployment by a cable operator in the city of Billings, Montana. The wireless network is available for free to current Bresnan cable customers in Billings.

Working with Bresnan Communications and Fujitsu Network Communications, Billings is now one of the first cities in the country where wireless [...]

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SpiralFrog.com, an ad-supported Web site that allows visitors to download music and videos free of charge, was scheduled to launch Monday in the U.S. and Canada after months of “beta” testing, reports the AP.

The music service, which has arranged to pay record companies a cut of its advertising revenue, aims to lure music fans who [...]

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T-Mobile USA announced it will acquire regional operator SunCom Wireless (PDF) for about $2.4 billion in cash and assumed debt, reports RCR News. T-Mobile is paying $2.4B for SunCom’s 1.1 million customers, in effect paying over $2,000 per subscriber.
SunCom’s GSM network covers parts of the southeastern U.S. and the Caribbean. The carrier has provided [...]

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The Techcrunch40.com Web 2.0 conference starts this morning and continues through Tuesday evening. It’s organized by TechCrunch and Jason Calacanis and similar to Demo, the popular bi-annual showcase of new companies that will be held September 24-26 in San Diego.
Techcrunch40.com will upload video clips of each set of presentations, as they happen. While you [...]

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Sprint is now selling “femtocell” boxes to its subscribers for improved cellular reception in the home.
Select Sprint customers will be able to buy Samsung Electronics Airave boxes (FAQ) - also known as femtocells - that act like tiny cellular towers that boost reception and rout cellphone traffic through the home’s DSL connection. With an [...]

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The Vancouver BC Wireless Group hopes to establish a free WiFi network by installing Meraki WiFi units around town.

We had a good selection of folks come out, and I know I learned a lot. Joe Bowser is software and hardware hacker extraordinaire and taught us a bunch, while Mike West has already imported a stack [...]

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Here’s a Flash Lite tutorial from the guys at BlueSkyNorth. They have a bunch of information for the Sony Ericsson developer.
It describes How to create dynamic Flash Lite animations using phone data.
Part 1 of the Flash Lite tutorial series explained to to create efficient graphics.
Part 2 of the Flash Lite tutorial describes [...]

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Bridge Ratings says traditional and satellite radio will take a significant hit in listening about a decade after WiFi and WiMax technologies are available in-car.
Bridge Ratings surveyed consumers and device manufacturers and projects that WiFi in-car should reach more than 50% of the U.S. population after nine years of market availability.

According to Bridge, [...]

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Federal Appeals Court Judge Haldane Mayer gave a split decision in the Qualcomm Vrs Broadcom chip spat. Qualcomm and Broadcom have different takes on the split decision.
Broadcom’s suit threatened Sprint’s use of Qualcomm chips to deliver push-to-talk over their EVDO cellular network (among other things). The split decision now effectively allows Qualcomm customers to [...]

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