Toshiba is to release a laptop containing both the well-loved Wi-Fi standard, 802.11b and the less popular Bluetooth. The company claims Bluetooth's function as a cable replacement plus Wi-Fi's use as a wireless, high-speed connection to LANs is a...
Communications equipment maker Proxim has become the latest company to sell high-powered Wi-Fi networks that travel long distances, essentially providing buyers with an "ISP in a box". These versions of wireless networks using the Wi-Fi, or 802.11b...
As Wi-Fi starts showing up on smart phones, the most compelling use is voice over IP. The plan is particularly pertinent as Motorola is soon to release the MPX, a smart phone supporting Wi-Fi. BT's Project Bluephone also mixes Wi-Fi and voice.
Five wireless products have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance as compatible with other 802.11x kit The Wi-Fi Alliance has given its backing to the first batch of mobile devices that offer support for both cellular and 802.11x networks.
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...
It utilises Nortel mesh technology, with an initial infrastructure that includes eight core nodes and 50 access nodes, to bring wi-fi to the major parts of the island and also indoors. Tourists and locals on the Greek Island of Patmos will soon be...
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