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RSS 802.11 in newsApple uncloaks iTunes movie downloads
News Apple overhauled its digital music and video offerings on Tuesday, introducing new iPods in three categories and announcing plans to make movies available for purchase through the iTunes store. Movies from four studios owned by The Walt Disney... [13 Sep 2006]
Next-gen wi-fi kit gets thumbs-up
News The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to begin certifying next-generation wi-fi products starting in 2007 before the 802.11n standard is fully complete, a decision that should ease consumers' concerns about buying pre-standard products. [29 Aug 2006]
Citywide wi-fi: More tricky than it sounds
News The number of cities interested in building their own wireless networks is on the rise but judging from the few cities that have begun offering service, deploying a citywide wi-fi network is more complicated than it may first appear. [02 May 2006]
Mobile WiMax: It's up to standard
News An industry standards group has approved a new specification for WiMax that includes mobility support, paving the way for chipmakers and device manufacturers to start working on new products. The standard, called 802.16e, was finalised two months... [09 Dec 2005]
Palm stamps its mark on new PDAs
News Palm updated its Zire and Tungsten handheld devices on Wednesday as part of a rebranding strategy that will now emphasise its Palm name over all others. The Sunnyvale, California-based PDA maker said its new handheld organisers dubbed Z22 and TX... [12 Oct 2005]
Wi-Fi chipmakers get together for 300Mbps+
News Leading Wi-Fi chip manufacturers will be announcing a new industry forum on Monday to help accelerate efforts to create a new, faster Wi-Fi standard, according to a source close to the companies. Atheros, Broadcom, Intel and Marvel and have... [10 Oct 2005]
Wi-Fi location system is better than GPS, says start-up
News A Boston, Massachusetts-based start-up says it has developed software that uses Wi-Fi signals to pinpoint locations better than satellite-based global positioning systems can. On Monday Skyhook Wireless announced the commercial availability of its... [21 Jun 2005]
Cisco pays $450m for wireless start-up
News Cisco will buy wireless switch start-up Airespace in a stock deal worth about $450m, the companies said on Wednesday. The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval and other standard closing conditions, is expected to close by 30 April. [13 Jan 2005]
Wi-Fi gets much-needed security boost
News A Wi-Fi security standard awaiting final approval is intended to restore confidence in a market damaged by previous weak specifications. The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers standards board will decide today whether the current... [24 Jun 2004]
CA works on its wireless bedside manner
News Computer Associates today unveiled two new customers trialling its latest foray into wireless product offerings. Wireless Site Management enables users to offer secure and managed 802.11 Wi-Fi access and is already proving popular in academic... [25 May 2004]
Wi-Fi protocol open to PDA attacks
News A vulnerability in the 802.11 wireless protocol that could allow someone with a PDA to disrupt corporate wireless communications has been discovered by The University of Queensland in Australia. More and more companies are implementing wireless... [14 May 2004]
3GSM: Intel continues to bang WiMAX drum
News Intel has been fleshing out its vision for WiMAX, the 802.16 standard often referred to as Wi-Fi's big sister. In a keynote presentation at this year's 3GSM World Congress event, Intel president and COO Paul Otellini talked about a roadmap where... [26 Feb 2004]
CIO Jury: Businesses ignore 3G hype
News The mobile operators and handset manufacturers may be talking up the imminent arrival of mass-market 3G at the industry's annual 3GSM Cannes love-in this week but in the real world corporate IT departments are still cautious about the technology. [24 Feb 2004]
Intel ready to push Centrino
News Intel wants 2004 to be the year of Centrino and the chip giant is set to launch a huge marketing campaign to make that ambition a reality. A combination of online, outdoor, print and television advertising will be geared towards increasing the... [23 Feb 2004]
Quarter of Wi-Fi kit doesn't work properly
News At least one in every four Wi-Fi products examined by the Wi-Fi Alliance has failed its certification test - a sign that many pieces of wireless equipment on the market are incapable of working as well as users are entitled to expect. [13 Jan 2004]
