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Topic: Wireless Technology

  
TECHNOLOGY   |  Comment

Fast Cities Struggle to Go Wireless

BY Elise Waxenberg
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 11:07 AM

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»

BLOGJAM 2006   |  Comment

Wireless Message in a Bottle


Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Aug 14, 2006 at 4:43 PM

Riders of public transport in Chicago or Oslo know RFID technology. Just bump your wallet at the turnstile and off you go with no fumbling to swipe cards. Skiers at some ski resorts know it too. And many drivers know the technology ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  Comment

Wireless City, Redux

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jun 1, 2004 at 5:24 PM

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»

RE:CON WTF 2004   |  Comment

Wireless Wonderland: Unlicensed Wireless Broadband in North America

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Sat Apr 3, 2004 at 4:24 PM

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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Look Ma, No Cables: Wireless Networking for<br></br> Small and Medium Businesses

BY LeeAnn Kriegh, Technology Reporter
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:18 AM

Put aside your assumptions about wireless networks and properly evaluate whether they're right for your business.READ»

CONSUMER PRODUCTS   |  Comment

Sprint Launches WiMax in Baltimore

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 9:58 PM

It's been a long time coming, but Sprint Nextel [S] finally flipped the switch on its long-delayed WiMax hotspot in Baltimore today, as well as revealing its first WiMax devices, made by ZyXEL [TPE:2391] and Samsung [SEO:005930]. ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  1 comment

Wireless for the Clueless

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:39 AM

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

BALTIMORE   |  Comment

Toshiba’s Refreshed “Satellite” Packs WiMAX

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Oct 9, 2008 at 1:30 AM

Now that Sprint [S] has announced its big WiMAX launch in Baltimore, bunches of companies are scurrying to announce products that will incorporate the wireless broadband technology. As of this week, the XOHM network in Baltimore ...READ»

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Making Mobile Manageable

BY Jena Wuu
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:19 AM

Wireless technology is fast becoming an essential facet of doing business for both large and small companies. Here's how it can improve the way you do business.READ»

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WIMAX   |  Comment

Samsung Leaks the First U.S. WiMax Device

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Mar 27, 2009 at 11:09 AM

Samsung's really betting on the future recently--first there's news of its next-gen HDTVs, and now its leaked details on what's due to be the first dedicated WiMax gadget to hit the U.S. market. It's excitingly dubbed the SWD-M100 ...READ»

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Sprint Vaults Ahead in 4G Race, But Verizon is Close Behind

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Nov 11, 2009 at 5:36 PM

A year ago, I demanded 4G wireless from the powers that be. Just last month, the FCC set about fast-tracking carrier rollouts. This week, 4G operator Clearwire came closer to making my dream come true, pushing even further ahead ...READ»

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MOBILE BROADBAND   |  2 comments

Global Broadband Dongle Proves Verizon Is Merely After Your Cash

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jun 18, 2009 at 11:59 AM

Verizon's just expanded its range of USB mobile broadband dongles--this new one is designed with the global traveler in mind. And while that may sound all nice and helpful, it's not necessarily. The annual fees tot up to ...READ»

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4G NETWORK   |  Comment

The Insanely Byzantine Radio Spectrum Map [Graphic]

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jul 2, 2009 at 6:15 PM

This week, Comcast announced it would begin the first official commercial rollout of 4G wireless broadband in the U.S. in Portland, Oregon, after using Baltimore and Atlanta as test markets. The company plans to bundle the WiMAX ...READ»

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Beyond the Bar Code

BY Daniel Del'Re
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:19 AM

Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID, has been adopted by large companies, such as Wal-Mart and IBM, but is now emerging as a viable way to manage a supply chain and sales transactions in smaller companies.READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Ubiquitous Mobile Broadband

BY Dilithium VideoSpace
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Nov 4, 2009 at 12:59 PM

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TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  1 comment

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


Relevancy Score: 98
Fri Jul 27, 2007 at 6:58 PM

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»

INTERNET + WEB   |  10 comments

Apple Hits The Living Room


Relevancy Score: 95
Tue Aug 3, 2004 at 12:52 PM

After the runaway success of its iTunes music software and iPod music player, Apple Computer has added a new gadget to its digital music kit -- the Airport Express, a wireless networking device aimed at turning your living room into ...READ»

INTERNET + WEB   |  Comment

Tireless Wireless

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 91
Mon Feb 2, 2004 at 11:48 AM

Muniwireless is a wonderful online guide to municipal wireless network projects. Provided by Lemon Cloud BV, an Amsterdam-based legal and consulting services company, the service addresses "simple downtown hotspots," as well as ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  2 comments

Wireless Networks to Go: Useful or No?

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 91
Fri Nov 12, 2004 at 10:11 AM

This week I tried a nifty new gadget from Netgear -- the Wireless Travel Router WGR101. It's an 802.11g wireless router that's about the size of an iPod; add it to the power adapter and ethernet cable inside a slim black case, and ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  Comment

My Way or the... Wi-Fi Way

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 91
Mon Dec 29, 2003 at 9:56 AM

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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AIR CARRIERS   |  Comment

Work/Life: Have Mobile Tech, Will Travel

BY Owen Wild
Relevancy Score: 90
Wed May 14, 2008 at 7:07 PM

While business travel has taken a hit from the recent up tick in ticket prices, increase in air traffic congestion and a decrease in passenger comfort, I see mobile technologies as one ray of sunlight on the road warrior's ...READ»

ONLINE BUSINESS   |  1 comment

Wireless in San Diego

BY Alison Overholt
Relevancy Score: 87
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:44 AM

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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2009   |  1 comment

The Six Tech Marvels We Had Better See In 2009

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 87
Wed Dec 31, 2008 at 5:05 PM

As 2008 comes to a close, here are the six tech marvels that are ready to explode into ubiquity. And after a year of almost-breakthroughs -- fast-but-spotty 3G; cheap-but-slow netbooks -- we deserve them. After all, this is the future, isn't it?READ»

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SMART CANE   |  Comment

Smart Cane Makes it Easy for the Blind to Get Around

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 86
Mon Aug 3, 2009 at 4:49 PM

Canes and guide dogs are useful for the blind, to be sure, but they're far from perfect. Enter the next generation of guidance for the blind: the Smart Cane, a cane-like device that senses obstacles and provides navigational tools ...READ»

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AT&T   |  Comment

ISPs to Add Mobile Broadband to Service Plans

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 86
Mon Sep 28, 2009 at 2:22 PM

Internet providers like Comcast and Time Warner are beginning to offer mobile 3G service as a bundle with home Internet, reports the New York Times. The goal: undercut wireless providers like Verizon and AT&T, who sell such ...READ»

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