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News that's changing the Wireless World!
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Wednesday, October 01, 2003 |
Source: Userland.com
Parking-Lot Etiquette for the Wireless Keyboard
Some wireless devices are like rude houseguests, always interfering with other gadgets under the same roof. But Apple's new cordless keyboard and mouse are models of decorum, discreetly taking the measure of their environment and bending over backward not to get in the way.
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6:22:55 PM 
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
No Charges for the Wi-Fi ZONE
The Wi-Fi Alliance's hotspot program has jumped to 6000 locations, perhaps because of the fact that any venue can now be certified and listed as part of the program for free.
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3:12:47 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
Xybernaut's Mobile Server/Access Point Debuts
The new ServicePoint product is intended as more than a wearable server with Wi-Fi built in -- it's meant to fill the gaps in a wireless network and, if needed, create instant WLANs for communication.
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1:05:35 PM
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Source: C|Net
A feast of handhelds, but who's biting?
Though the PDA market is sluggish, Dell and Sony Electronics are updating their product lines with new units that range from simple and sleek to advanced with wireless capabilities.
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12:34:36 PM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Apple Opens UK Hot Spots?
Apple posts job for UK hot spot evangelist: The description says that the evangelist would support hot spots opening in high-profile places, but it's unclear whether someone else is opening the hot spots and the evangelist is just...evangelizing them. [via BoingBoing]...
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11:19:38 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Wi-Fi vs. 3G
This article is really hard to decipher: But the point seems to be that SkyNetGlobal, a Wi-Fi operator in Australia, is preparing to support voice on its network by working with a clearinghouse, HotSpot Global. It seems that the clearinghouse will support roaming for users of Wi-Fi enabled phones, but it's not clear if the idea here is to let customers roam from one operator's network to the next or just to let customers roam within one service provider's network. Regardless, the interesting point about the article is that SkyNetGlobal is eager to enable voice on its Wi-Fi network as competition to 3G cellular networks....
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11:19:37 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Denmark Gets Wi-Fi
Redspot is targeting young people in Denmark with its wireless Internet offering (link in Danish): The service is aimed at areas that can't get DSL or other broadband access. There are a variety of tiers of service depending on what the user wants to use the connection for. The lowest level is just for chat and voice and the highest offers 2 Mbps and allows filesharing and VPN. The service is available in Aarhus but not everywhere in town. Apparently Redspot says it needs 20 subscribers to cover a new area. The Web site is all in Danish. Maybe someone can tell me if Redspot is a reference to a Shakespeare play, but actually I may be forgetting details—was Macbeth set in Denmark? I tried hard to come up with some sort of play on the "out, out damn spot" line, but I've failed....
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11:19:36 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
New Take on Bass Station
Some people have turned an old boom box into a Wi-Fi-enabled stereo: They've added music sharing and community-driven playback software into the machine. It looks great--you gotta love the old school boom box they used....
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11:10:15 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Polish Folks Go 110 Km
Some Wi-Fi aficionados in Poland say they've demonstrated that Wi-Fi at 2.4 Ghz can travel 110 km: The site with details of the experiment is all written in Polish, so if anyone can read it, feel free to offer some more details!...
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10:59:24 AM
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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Meta Group Says There's a Landgrab
The research firm has noticed that service providers are scrambling to be the first to build Wi-Fi in choice locations: The firm also says that enterprises would do well to choose Wi-Fi service providers based on their abilities to offer bundled services that might include cellular and Internet service. At this stage there's not much of a choice seeing as T-Mobile is the only cell operator that has significantly built hot spots. The report also suggests that usage-based plans are more cost-effective than monthly deals for most customers....
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10:59:21 AM
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Source: Scripting.com
Imagine my surprise when I went to configure my LinkSys wireless router, it now has a password. Oooops. Shouldn't have left that open. So now I have to change the password, that one of my neighbors must have set. Or a wardriver. So is there some magic incantation to reset the router, or do I have to buy a new one?
7:20:07 AM
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