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News F is for FMC PC maker and services company Elonex is to launch a £99 laptop aimed at students, at an upcoming educational conference. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus [19 Feb 2008]
Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID
News F is for FMC Heathrow airport is trialling RFID tracking technology that will help make the nightmare of lost and mishandled luggage a thing of the past for travellers. Passengers flying to and from Dubai out of Terminal... [13 Feb 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Tuesday
Comment F is for FMC It's day one proper of the Congress and the queues just got tails. Long tails. I arrive at the Fira early to struggle through the be-suited throng and get my seat at the big name keynotes. [13 Feb 2008]
Android rocks up at Mobile World Congress
News F is for FMC Prototypes of the first mobile handsets using Google's Android software debuted at the GSMA's Mobile World Congress. Google launched Android, an open development platform in November last year. [12 Feb 2008]
Vodafone CEO warns of Apple, Google threat
News F is for FMC Vodafone CEO Arun Sarin has warned the industry to get creative about mobile services or risk becoming marginalised by the arrival of new kids on the block such as Apple and Google. In his keynote speech at... [12 Feb 2008]
Nokia launches 'mobile sat-nav' for walkers
News Cheat Sheets ¦ Mobile location-based services ¦ FMC ¦ 3G Nokia has launched the second generation of its mobile mapping technology which now includes a 'Walk' application for navigating around cities on foot. [11 Feb 2008]
Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts
News F is for FMC The European Union (EU) has threatened to introduce regulation if mobile operators fail to bring down mobile data roaming costs voluntarily by July this year. EU commissioner for information society and... [11 Feb 2008]
Careless homeworkers increase security risks
News F is for FMC Careless remote and home-working staff are opening up corporate IT networks to an increased risk of damaging security breaches. A survey by Cisco this week found a lack of discipline and vigilance among home... [08 Feb 2008]
BT wi-fi phones fail to light a fuse with consumers
News F is for FMC BT has reportedly abandoned, for the moment, attempts to market its dual-mode wi-fi handsets to consumers, despite the relative success of the device among business customers. Wireless from A to Z [07 Feb 2008]
Why O2 isn't willing to share
News F is for FMC T-Mobile and 3 may have done it - and Orange and Vodafone may be talking about doing it - but O2 isn't planning on getting into bed with fellow operators to share network resources anytime soon. [05 Feb 2008]
Virtual tech will 'kill the office'
News F is for FMC F is for FMC Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email G is for GPS H is for HSDPA [31 Jan 2008]
Which gadgets make it into your suitcase?
News Cheat Sheets Mobile location-based services FMC 3G It seems we're increasingly unable to get away from our gadgets - with many of us happily packing them for our holidays too. [29 Jan 2008]
Nokia to buy Trolltech and keep it on the Qt
News F is for FMC Nokia is to buy Trolltech, the company whose Linux-based Qt application-development framework is at the core of many PC and mobile applications. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… [28 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Getting thinner fast
Comment F is for FMC During the past 15 years I have seen one generation of laptop after another get faster and more expansive with a consequential loss of facilities that just seems to go unnoticed. First it was the floppy... [28 Jan 2008]
First Direct banks on Apple
News F is for FMC First Direct is now offering its online banking services through Apple's Safari web browser, as well as on the recently launched iPhone and iPod Touch. The service became fully compatible with Safari last... [24 Jan 2008]
