Wi-Fi signal detectors should let you track down a wireless signal before booting up your notebook and wasting power. Unfortunately, early versions of the devices didn't work very well. I tested three new devices and found them dramatically more useful than previous products. Via [pcworld.com]

Mobile operator mmO2 has been sorting out where it will be setting out its stall for the alphabet soup of connectivity of the future. Via [networks.silicon.com]

Wireless operators won't earn as much from their investments in 3G wireless access because of decreasing prices for other options such as Wi-Fi, a new study says. Via [informationweek.com]

Researchers have used an advanced form of the technology used in Wifi to achieve a record wireless throughput of 1Gbit/second. Via [vnunet.com]

Intel's interest in the debate over municipal wireless is a welcome twist in an issue so bogged down in free-market rhetoric it's forgotten about the market. Via [eweek.com]

A week after acknowledging that certification of WiMAX products will take about six months longer than expected, the WiMAX Forum officially announced its certification plans on Monday. Via [commsdesign.com]

Voice is the application most likely to drive the popularity of wireless LANs in the enterprise and beyond, according to new research. Via [networks.silicon.com]

SiGe Semiconductor’s range of ICs for the Wi-Fi wireless LAN standard includes the SE2550L RF front-end module and the SE2523L power amplifier specifically for 802.11b/g WLAN systems. Via [electronicsweekly.com]

Although WiMax is still months away from its official inauguration, numerous wireless broadband proponents are announcing products. Many won't see the light of day until at least mid-2005. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Mobile computer owners can hook up to wireless Internet on maternity wards, in cafes, hotels, and even a Jerusalem shwarma stand. Via [globes.co.il]

More households now use Wi-Fi networking than Ethernet, a trend that will lead to an explosion of new applications, according to a survey released this week by Parks Associates. Via [commsdesign.com]

Intel Corp. on Wednesday introduced a new package of chips for wireless laptop computers, a move meant to increase the company's dominant position in notebook computers and expand its foothold in the consumer market. Via [latimes.com]

At the Panera Bread restaurant and bakery on Providence Highway in Dedham, Linda Daniel sat at a small table next to the fireplace one recent morning, nursing her coffee and tapping on a laptop computer. Via [boston.com]

Wireless networks giving computer users Internet access from anywhere in the home could expose them to eavesdropping and programmers should make their security software easier to use, researchers say. Via [reuters.com]

SBC Communications is moving full speed ahead with its plan to have more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hot spots available to its FreedomLink customers by the end of 2006. The latest: The company is rolling out wireless access in 85 state parks in California. Via [wirelessweek.com]