Mobilog

Friday, June 20, 2003

How code-division multiple access (CDMA) technology emerged as the world standard for mobile phones.
7:58:16 PM

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Will enthusiasm for wireless networking translate into profits?
7:48:26 PM

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The longevity of Ethernet has lessons for today's information technologists.
7:47:02 PM

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The Marriage of Wi-Fi and 3G. While few wireless analysts agree on the specifics, most do concur that the future of hotspots is one that will be closely tied with both the current and future generations of cellular wide area networks. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
7:42:17 PM

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Brief: Wi-Fi hype contrasts with reality, says IDC. IDC analysts have described the Wi-Fi hot-spot market as a "technology gold rush," and warned that despite promises it is still in the early phases of deployment. [Computerworld News]
7:31:08 PM

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Why America's car industry is an endangered species.
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KDDI, Japan's second largest network operator, is launching a new service which enables users to charge purchases of physical goods to their cellular accounts. Premium EZ Payment will be supported by a new shopping portal designed mobile devices, which will launch on 3rd July 2003. KDDI is working with a range of partners to facilitate the launch. It has setup a partnership with eCash Corporation to enable retailers to rapidly make their goods available for purchase through KDDI's mobile portal. It is also working with Yamato System Development to offer a logistics service for delivering physical goods to users once the purchase has been completed.
4:40:39 PM

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Moto to make hybrid WLAN phones. OMAP-based [The Register]
4:37:55 PM

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NTT DoCoMo: 3G catching on. Third-generation mobile phone use is starting to surge in Japan as the network coverage and phone quality improves, an executive from Japan's top mobile phone service provider says. [CNET News.com]
4:31:36 PM

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DoCoMo spotlights wireless success [IDG InfoWorld]
4:27:00 PM

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SJ Mercury: Wide world of laptops. This is the flipside to our national romance with gadgety technology -- cell phones, remote controls, GameBoys. While business laptops are getting thinner, lighter and more connected, the laptops for the rest of us have wider screens, bigger processing engines and bigger batteries to power it all. [Tomalak's Realm]
4:26:06 PM

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Agreeing with a recent report from IDC, Gartner says handheld shipments are down from 2002 - but the two appear to disagree on the point of by how much.
4:25:22 PM

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The latest report from analyst firm eTForecasts says increasingly popular smartphone sales now impact handheld sales -- but will not take over completely.
4:24:38 PM

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Entrepreneurial Spirit Leads Middelhoff to Investcorp. Thomas Middelhoff, forced out of Bertelsmann nearly a year ago, has signed with a firm known for buying and selling gilded brand names. By Mark Landler. [New York Times: Business]
1:58:58 PM

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Handspring raises curtain on Treo 600 series. Smaller and more compact than previous models, they have faster processing speed for graphics and a built-in camera. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
1:57:35 PM

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CeBIT panel: Critical wireless apps slowed by maturity, standardization issues. CIOs and CTOs who chaired a wireless panel discussion at CeBIT America 2003 want more mature technologies and greater network reliability before committing mission-critical applications to these platforms. [Computerworld Mobile/Wireless News]
1:48:59 PM

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CIOs Still Concerned by Wireless Standards, Security. A panel at CeBIT America says, with the millions of dollars they're investing in mobile technologies, availability and integration with multiple platforms are still hot topics. [allNetDevices Wireless News]
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