Wireless IDS solutions range from handheld products that are designed for on-the-spot troubleshooting at a point in time, to capabilities integrated into existing access points and managing switches, to distributed fleets of sensors that provide round-the-clock coverage. Via [eweek.com]

Cellphone makers plan to release so-called Wi-Fi phones ahead of schedule, bringing new threats and opportunities to wireless carriers and traditional phone service providers. Via [insight.zdnet.co.uk]

Borrowing a neighbor's unsecured Wi-Fi signal could be against the law. Or it might be legal. The law is unclear, said cyberlawyer Mark Rasch. Via [internetweek.com]

Intel could be closing the door on the emerging 802.20 mobile broadband wireless access standard after the company admitted to uncertainty surrounding the working group's ability to put aside self-interest. But the chip giant has finally accepted the rise of the Bluetooth short-range wireless technology, which will shortly be accommodated in its wireless LAN chipsets....

Cell phone makers plan to release so-called Wi-Fi phones ahead of schedule, bringing new threats and opportunities to wireless carriers and traditional phone service providers. Via [news.com.com]

Three Michigan men have pleaded guilty to charges that they conspired to hack into the national computer system of the Lowe's home improvement chain to steal credit card information, federal authorities said Wednesday. Via [usatoday.com]

Lantronix on Tuesday introduced its WiBox external device server, which it says brings 802.11 wireless network capabilities to "virtually any device with serial connectivity." Via [zdnet.com.com]

Revenues for the second quarter of 2004 rose to a record $48.8 million. CEO Zvi Slonimsky: Last week's interWAVE acquisition provides extremely valuable core mobile technology for us." Via [globes.co.il]

The FCC has recently issue a Report and Order (R&O) which will restructure the 2500-2690 MHz Band to create two new services: BRS (Broadband Radio Service) and EDS (Educational Broadband Service).

As soon as next month, Nantucket could be known as a hotspot for another reason: high-speed wireless Internet access. Via [boston.com]

At last week's DefCon 12 -- the annual underground hacking confab -- AirDefense again monitored the airwaves looking for hacker habits. What it found wasn't pretty. Via [techweb.com]

Mobile warriors having trouble making a wireless connection across the hall might want to give some Ohio teens a call. This weekend they were able to make a 55-mile Wi-Fi connection. Via [wired.com]

An initiative supported by Intel is in the final stages of outlining a method to disable the radio transmitters of handheld devices during aircraft takeoff and landing. The development should help pave the way to greater freedom to use wireless-enabled mobile devices while in the air. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Now, consumer-electronics companies want to turn televisions into wireless gizmos. The trend began in Japan, and for the past few weeks, I've been test-driving the first model to hit U.S. shores, Sharp's Wireless Aquos. Here's how it works: Connect your cable and up to three other video sources -- DVD, TiVo, and the like --...

Is it really any wonder that wireless LAN service providers continue to struggle to generate a sustainable revenue stream when they pay so little attention to the needs of the end users they are targeting? Via [computerworld.com]