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Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Source: Extremetech
Motorola, Avis Debut Mobile Phone Direction Service
Hate asking for directions? Motorola, Avis debut "Avis Assist" a Location Based Wireless Navigation Service.
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2:28:45 PM

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Source: Wi-Fi Networking News
Krystal Restaurants Get Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi in about 10 percent of Krystal's restaurants by the end of June: This is a regional chain with 425 locations; 50 will have Wi-Fi this month, available for free. They'll filter content to avoid objectionable images showing up in a family environment -- just as Schlotzsky's does with their service -- but it's otherwise wide open. The restaurants are located throughout the south. Early locations include Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee, and one in Texas. [link via Jim Sullivan]...
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1:15:05 PM

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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
Broadening Chip Markets
Leading Wi-Fi chipmakers Broadcom and Atheros have made announcements today that each hopes will get them major play in different areas of wireless.
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12:13:17 PM

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Source: Fool News
AOL's Aggressive Push
A two-month ad campaign begins to push "AOL for Broadband."
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12:13:16 PM

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Source: Wi-Fi Planet
Wi-LAN Acquires Patent Portfolio
The company's recent acquisition of 17 patents related to the MAC layer of WiMAX systems may give it a strategic advantage in deploying wireless broadband products next year.
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9:06:55 AM

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Source: Wired.com
Security-Free Wireless Networks
Wi-fi is hot, but security is not. Most home users don't enable basic encryption or other protections against connection theft, eavesdropping and network invasion. Why? Set-up is easy, but activate security and the headaches begin.
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2:47:25 AM

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