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FCC Starts Up Its Radio White Space System, New Wireless Tech En-Route

After a year of dithering, controversy and retro-thinking government meddling, the FCC has finally begun the process of enabling new whitespace broadband Wi-Fi devices. Good news. But if it makes you scratch your head, then let us ...READ»

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Wireless City, Redux

Last January I wrote about San Diego's move to become the most wireless city in the USA -- based on the city's history of playing host to a number of telecommunications pioneers, and on the unique and creative applications for ...READ»

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Apple Admits iPad Wi-Fi Connection Troubles, Suggests Fixes

Some iPad users have been reporting troubles connecting (and staying connected to) Wi-Fi networks, and today Apple both admitted that there's a problem and suggested a few ways to fix it.READ»

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Fast Cities Struggle to Go Wireless

Whether it's delivering Internet to low-income people, busting up a high-speed monopoly, rebuilding a battered community or making their workers more efficient, hundreds of the nation's cities are itching to build wireless networks, often with noble goals in mind. But cities moving too fast to make fast connections are finding some unexpected roadblocks along the way. READ»

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Wireless Wonderland: Unlicensed Wireless Broadband in North America

Patrick Leary is chief evangelist for Alvarion, a manufacturer dealing in point-to-multipoint broadband wireless access. Steve Stroh is editor of Focus on Broadband Wireless Internet Access. Their talk at WTF 2004 incorporated ...READ»

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EarthLink's Rethink: Build It and They Will Come?

For cities that do it right, citywide Wi-Fi is cooler than just being able to check your e-mail while sipping a latte downtown – it could save money, save time, and maybe even save lives, when used by first responders and other ...READ»

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My Way or the... Wi-Fi Way

In July, Charles Fishman took a look at how transportation and logistics companies are using GPS technology to better manage their businesses. In Saturday's Chicago Tribune, Jeanette Borzo considers how long-haul trucking companies ...READ»

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Wireless in San Diego

For a view of how wireless telecom will change the way we work and live, head to San Diego--where everyone from pharmacists to real-estate brokers is now coming unplugged.READ»

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Airport, Data Port IV

This edition of Transit Authority is the last installment in the airport-by-airport Internet access guide announced in the June 14, 2004, Airports of Call edition. That column offered handy information on airports with Wi-Fi access, ...READ»

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The Culture of Innovation

In 1991, 37% of top management surveyed by McKinsey and I&TM reported they wanted to be innovation leader in their category. By 1999, that innovation strategy had jumped to 95%. This marked shift signals one of the fundamental changes ...READ»

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Nothing but Net

Future Tense: 802.11b Wireless Networking TechnologyREAD»

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Sprint Ad Uses the iPhone to Show Off Its 4G Network (Yes, That iPhone)

Sprint's new ad suggests you "make your iPhone 4G." It's a snappy headline, and grabs eyes better than "make your Motorola Cliq 4G"--and it's real, even if it's not particularly practical.READ»

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Routers and Tips. What’s all about?

Internet is one of the greatest discoveries of the century and at the moment almost everyone uses it at home or at the office or even at a home office. We like to call it “surfing the Web”, like we were born doing it and we know everything about it. READ»

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Does the White House Have Wi-Fi?

Is the White House more of a museum than a working office? Does it even have WiFi? MSNBC has reported that on their first day on the job, Obama's White House staffers suffered from downgrades on every front. During the campaign and ...READ»

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Who Is the Unlikely Winner of the Wi-Fi Revolution?

The quickest way to business success is to identify an underserved constituency or market and provide it with products that are satisfying, convenient, or necessary. BlackBerry was Research In Motion Ltd.'s solution for people who ...READ»

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Tireless Wireless II

A recent survey done by InsightExpress found that 10% of online Americans currently use wireless technology. More than three in five (61%) home Wi-Fi users indicated that they are more productive, and almost two in five (38%) say ...READ»

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So many kinds of Wholesale Multi Function Cell Phones for Select

So many kinds of Wholesale Multi Function Cell Phones for Select With the development of electronic technology, it seems to the public tend to select multi function cellphones instead of buying a monotonous function mobile phone ...READ»

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Wireless for the Clueless

Everything you need to know to get untethered, at home and on the road.READ»

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Who Needs a Femtocell?

During the last presidential election, two major mobile phone carriers parked portable antennas at John McCain's Arizona ranch, as it was out of range of the nearest tower. If you live in a dead spot, you can get a smaller ...READ»

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Google's Silliest-Named Android Version Yet, Froyo, Brings iPhone-Baiting Features

Froyo, guys? Really? What about Flan, or Fudge, or Fig Newton? But beyond the oh-so-'90s codename, there's a lot happening, including Flash, streaming audio, and speed, speed, speed.READ»

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FCC Approves "Wi-Fi On Steroids"

Nearly a year after the FCC began issuing experimental licenses for the technology, the Feds have officially made the so-called white space spectrum available for wireless broadband. Let the gold rush begin.READ»

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Dowsing for a Signal

Hunting for wireless connectivity, a good signal remains hard to find.READ»

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How Congress Can Avoid Delaying the Digital TV Transition

Democrats in the Senate have introduced a bill to delay the nation's transition to digital television from February to June. Senate Republicans have blocked the bill, saying a deadline extension would confuse consumers and delay ...READ»

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FCC's Whitespace Ruling: The Real Wi-Fi Revolution Is About to Happen

We live in a Wi-Fi age surrounded by impressive wireless gizmos, thanks to relaxed rules about wireless transmission. Now the FCC is about to open up lots more "whitespace" radio bands. The real wireless revolution may be in-bound.READ»

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Dodge's New Ram Is a WiFi Hotspot, Too?

As Detroit feels the noose around its neck, everyone says it's getting what it deserves for years of crappy cars. And it is. But you wouldn't know it by looking at the new Dodge Ram, which is replete with more tech toys than most ...READ»