|
Last updated: April 6, 2007 6:16:00 PM Pacific Time
NY Times: Google Bids to Help San Francisco Go Wireless. The proposal, which is one of a range of proposals being submitted both by large communications firms and small start-ups, is in response to a TechConnect program proposed by the city's mayor, Gavin Newsom, this year. Mr. Newsom has positioned the program as a way to offer universal and affordable broadband Internet access to the city's residents and businesses. BusinessWeek: A New Wireless Order. Sounds like science fiction, but a world where many different types of wireless networks coexist and compete for traffic is just around the corner. And nobody is pushing harder to make it happen than Finnish giant Nokia Corp., maker of nearly one-third of the world's mobile handsets. NY Times: IPod Phone Isn't Perfect, but It's a Start. And it's certainly true that financial interests of the three collaborators - Apple, Motorola and Cingular - have hog-tied the Rokr in a lot of unnecessary ways. The phone would be so much better if it held more music, let you buy songs directly online and let you use songs as ring tones. NY Times: A Baby Step Toward Wi-Fi Photos. All this and more awaits the consumers who embrace the first fully functional wireless digital camera. Unfortunately, the Nikon P1 is not it. Incredibly, the P1 can't connect to the Internet at all, even when its Wi-Fi signal-strength indicator has more bars than a federal prison. EE Times: Intel-led alliance stirs angst over future wireless spec. By working independently of the IEEE's 802.11n next-generation task group, Intel has angered task group members who accuse the Intel-led alliance of everything from co-opting the IEEE process to outright antitrust violations that could draw Federal Trade Commission scrutiny. eWEEK: Researchers Chase Away Worms, Wi-Fi Bandits at Intel. The computer chip giant here at its Intel Developer Forum on Thursday discussed technology designed to head off computer worms and virus attacks in PCs, by stopping the agents before they can begin to spread and attack other systems. Washington Post: Lost a BlackBerry? Data Could Open A Security Breach The ability to carry vast amounts of data in small but easily misplaced items such as computer memory sticks and mobile e-mail devices has transformed the way Americans work, but it has also increased the risk that a forgotten BlackBerry or lost cell phone could amount to a major security breach. PC World: IEEE Starts Weaving Mesh Network Standard. Nortel Networks and other vendors already sell wireless mesh networks, but an access point from one vendor can't necessarily join in a mesh with gear from other makers, he said. A standard would give customers a choice of mesh vendors, ease the work of product developers and lower product prices... News.Com: Reading phone text one word at a time. The technique, known as Rapid Serial Visual Presentation, or RSVP, makes up for the tiny screens on mobile phones by presenting just one word at a time in the center of the screen for a fraction of a second before moving on to the next word. NY Times: Music to Your Cellphone. The cellphone has acquired a host of new features in recent years, from text messaging to video. Now cellphone makers and wireless operators are shifting their attention to music, taking a swipe at the iPod and other stand-alone music players. NY Times: The Awkward Smart Phone Grows Up. In the latest exciting installment, PalmOne has bought back the name Palm from the struggling PalmSource, whose future is in doubt. By year's end, PalmOne will once again be called Palm, making you wonder if the whole thing was a nine-year-long dream.
| 