Tuesday, October 22, 2002|
Lotus founder preps Outlook alternative. Mitch Kapor is heading a project to build a free, open-source equivalent of Microsoft's ubiquitous e-mail, calendaring and contacts application. [CNET News.com] 6:21:15 PM  comment
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Via has ultra small PC mobo - now, where do you put it?. The challenges of building markets for Mini-ITX [The Register] 5:47:23 PM comment
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Microsoft Teams with Orange to Lauch Smartphone. Microsoft announced today that its Smartphone software is now shipping, and that French-owned operator Orange SA will offer the first phone to use the much-anticipated platform. [allNetDevices Wireless News] 5:44:45 PM comment
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Sprint to enter Wi-Fi business: Alan Reiter reports from the Wireless Airport Association that Sprint said they'll be entering the Wi-Fi market. Alan also notes that airlines have distinctly different interests in and concerns about wireless networks in airports than the authorities that run those airports and the wireless ISPs trying to install them there. Good reporting from Alan as always. [80211b News]5:42:48 PM comment
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Nokia, HP go machine to machine. The companies unveil a cigarette box-size "cell phone" and other equipment that let machines wirelessly communicate with other devices. [CNET News.com] 5:42:03 PM comment
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Good Experience: Interview: Marissa Mayer, Product Manager, Google. All of us on the UI team think the value of Google is in not being cluttered, in offering a great user experience. I like to say that Google should be "what you want, when you want it." As opposed to "everything you could ever want, even when you don't." [Tomalak's Realm] 5:38:34 PM comment
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Smart Fatigues Hear Enemy Coming. What's better than a bullet-proof vest? How about one that warns you that a bullet's coming your way? Special fabric could soon alert soldiers to pending danger. By Katie Dean. [Wired News] 5:37:53 PM comment
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Nextel to enter Wi-Fi world: They don't say how, they just say soon. [80211b News]5:34:05 PM comment
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Why incumbent, failing telecoms should be allowed to fail: An enormous number of the brightest minds in my firmament signed the letter at the above link to FCC Chairman Michael Powell urging him to let the past bury itself in bad debt, and not have the US government throw taxpayer money at supporting obsolete infrastructure and modes of business. It's a good read, not quite on par with the original Cluetrain Manifesto, but it's the start of what should become the Busy Signal: a clear roadmap to clearing circuit-based communications off the map, except for niche purposes. [80211b News]5:33:24 PM comment
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(update) HP, Nokia team up on remote asset management. Package integrates management over wireless links [InfoWorld: Top News] 5:26:34 PM comment
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Intel to invest $150 million in Wi-Fi companies. Funding aimed at companies developing 802.11b, other wireless networking products [InfoWorld: Top News] 1:59:03 PM comment
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BroadSoft Introduces IP Voice for PDAs Within Wireless Networks. BroadSoft, a provider of voice applications and servers, today announced that enterprise users of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services based on its BroadWorks solution can now add voice services to any 802.11-enabled device, including PDAs, laptops and business phones. [allNetDevices Wireless News] 1:48:37 PM comment
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Interlink Ships Authentication Tool for Wireless Networks. Interlink's Secure.XS is designed to be an easy-to-implement, Linux-based authentication tool for Wi-Fi networks. [allNetDevices Wireless News] 1:45:34 PM comment
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