Author: Wayne Slavin
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Wi-Fi is on the rise. With at least seven locations in McKinney and nearly 50,000 worldwide, wireless internet hotspots are becoming as ubiquitous as the corner McDonald's ... literally. Via [zwire.com]
Britain's first Wimax service, with the potential to offer broadband to mobile devices, is launching in Kent in early 2005. Via [vnunet.com]
NETGEAR Inc. has unveiled a wireless device that bridges the gap between PC digital content and home-entertainment systems utilizing 802.11 technologies and a wealth of hardware connections and file formats. Via [techweb.com]
The 11a flavour of Wifi is faster in practice than 11g even though both are rated at the same 54Mbits/sec, according to wireless-networking pioneer Symbol Technology. Via [vnunet.com]
The Open Park Project’s free, WiFi hotspot on Capitol Hill has drawn support from members of Congress and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration as the organization begins to raise funds for expansion. Via [gcn.com]
Car makers BMW, Audi, Daimler Chrysler, Volkswagen, Renault and Fiat have won a German government grant to help develop the basis for a standard method for car-to-car wireless data. Via [theregister.co.uk]
Claiming to be the nation's first "real" mobile city, Kaohsiung City yesterday inaugurated wireless Internet connections in parts of the city to provide free access in the public. Via [taipeitimes.com]
A second man has been convicted in the trial that saw a 21-year-old sentenced to the longest ever prison term for a hacking conviction. Via [management.silicon.com]
Lori-Lee Savage was shocked on a recent Christmas shopping trip when her debit card was rejected for insufficient funds. Via [business.bostonherald.com]
Wi-LAN Inc., the Calgary, Alberta-based vendor of fixed wireless broadband services, has tapped media gateway maker Quintum Technologies Inc. as its integration partner for its voice-over-IP services. Via [eweek.com]
In 2004, cities started treating wireless broadband like sewage and water, converged devices started flying off the shelves and the U.S. wireless industry got smaller. Via [commsdesign.com]
U.S. airline travelers may be able to use their mobile telephones as well as get high-speed Internet service while in the air under plans launched by U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday. Via [olympics.reuters.com]
One of three Michigan men who hacked into the national computer system of Lowe's hardware stores and tried to steal customers' credit card information was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in federal prison. Via [freep.com]
A network of community computer centres, linked by wireless technology, is providing a helping hand for poor farmers in Peru. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]
Atheros Communications has combined a network processor with an 802.11g wireless LAN radio, baseband and media access control to realize the first single-chip 802.11g access point. Via [commsdesign.com]