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Thursday, August 28, 2003

Improving wireless handoffs. Is there any way to improve the effectiveness of a roaming handoff when the signal is dropping on the associated access point while there is an adjacent access point with a stronger signal? [Network World on Wireless and Mobile]
6:09:10 PM

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Dell Unleashes New Inspiron Multimedia Notebook. The computer makers in Round Rock tap into all the popular features -- Wi-Fi, lots of video memory, and CD/DVD burning to combat similar offerings from HP and Apple. [News]
5:52:32 PM

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Intel cuts off wireless networking gear. The chipmaker quietly exits the market for wireless networking products to focus its efforts on its Centrino technology. [CNET News.com]
5:43:25 PM

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Free White Paper: Separating Truth from Myths - Public Hot Spots

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FatPort's Business Model. FatPort's CEO discusses their cash flow, growth: Sean O'Mahoney talks about the road to profit and the cash demands needed to carry his Canadian firm through the next few years. It's fascinating to read about how the bottom-up firms work: small investments, significant growth, and a business model they believe will sustain them into a larger firm with good returns.... [Wi-Fi Networking News]
11:34:33 AM

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Daewoo taps Vixs for Wi-Fi chip [CNET News.com]
11:15:38 AM

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Free Wi-Fi Circles Microsoft. The cities of Bellevue and Kirkland, Washington, consider free Wi-Fi: These are the two adjacent cities to Microsoft's Redmond, Wash., home, and they've pooled some resources to unwire community locations. This is part of a larger telecommunications overhaul that might also include upgrading fiber-optic service run by the cities. As in Palo Alto and Tacoma, Wash., municipal fiber optic connections could be a key in attracting businesses by reducing their local loop charges and other recurring and capital expenses. I recently used free Wi-Fi at the Crossroads Mall mentioned in the article. I had an hour or so to kill before meeting colleagues for lunch and found the Starbucks near the entrance to Crossroads. I couldn't get the T-Mobile connection to work, but I saw a network labeled KCLS. Figuring it was a radio station promo network, I connected with no problem. Turns out it's the King County Library System (KCLS!) branch across the street from Crossroads.... [Wi-Fi Networking News]
11:14:40 AM

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Philips partners with telcos to tout home WLANs. Bringing broadband to consumer electronics [The Register]
10:04:12 AM

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