Author: Wayne Slavin
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For anyone with a laptop computer, what happens in Vegas needn't stay in Vegas. Visitors waiting for flights out of town can share their exploits over a public wireless LAN in the airport—for free. Via [eweek.com]
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based wireless networking equipment provider Proxim Corp. today lowered its financial guidance for Q4. Via [reed-electronics.com]
Broadband wireless access network provider Airspan Networks Inc. reported Wednesday that it intends to purchase ArelNet Ltd. in a $8.7 million cash and stock deal to reinforce its position in the Internet telephone and wireless markets. Via [forbes.com]
Samsung Electronics announced that it has become a principal member of the WiMAX Forum. Via [techtree.com]
Tiny Force Field Wireless is selling paint laced with aluminum and copper that it claims will keep wireless-network traffic within company walls. Via [informationweek.com]
The long sought after dream of the digitally connected home will have the best chance yet in 2005, thanks to some wireless technologies coming of age. Via [reed-electronics.com]
Wi-Fi promises to broaden its horizons as PalmSource looks to Linux, Symbian eyes the mass market and Microsoft mixes it up in the mobile market. Via [eweek.com]
No longer just for gadget geeks, phone calling over the Internet -- known as Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP -- is going mainstream, driven by consumer market entry of such telecommunications giants as AT&T and entertainment heavyweights like Comcast. Via [mercurynews.com]
The wireless fidelity revolution is about to take over downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe. Via [msnbc.msn.com]
Electronic health record devices don't interfere with heart pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, says a new Mayo Clinic study. Via [forbes.com]
According to IDC, wireless mesh networking will be the next step in WiFi development. Although wireless mesh is now mainly offered by start-up companies, IDC expects established network vendors to follow Nortel and Motorola and announce their own mesh solutions, or cooperate with one of the mesh start-ups in the near future. Via [linuxelectrons.com]
Analysts see a down year for chip sales in 2005, but not for the ones that enable wireless networking. Via [kansascity.com]
Rural communities will be offered increased choice of wireless broadband options following a government decision to open up more of the spectrum. Via [vnunet.com]
Canary Wireless LLC, a Chicago start-up, has launched the first hand-held device that not only detects Wi-Fi hot spots and measures how strong their signals are, but can tell whether they are open for subscribers or available for a free ride to check e-mail. Via [suntimes.com]
Open sesame. The magical command Ali Baba used to open the door of a robbers' den has taken on a new meaning at a Canadian law firm. Via [theglobeandmail.com]