Fujitsu-Siemens is apparently gearing up to hop on the Blackberry-clone bandwagon, following Motorola's Q, Nokia's E61, HP's iPaq hw6500 series and Palm's Treo family with a keyboard-equipped smart phone of its own in Q3. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has completed a major deployment of wireless internet technology, and now plans to extend the project to other airports. Via [vnunet.com]

After months of squabbling, the new, faster Wi-Fi standard that got derailed late in 2005 could finally be back on track, say people involved in the standards process. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Elmer Fudd has been trying to keep that ''wascally wabbit'' Bugs Bunny out of his carrot patch since before Remington Rand built the first UNIVAC. But, when you start talking about how to keep those wascally hackers out of your wi-fi network, you'll soon find yourself sounding like Mr. Fudd himself. Via [itmanagement.earthweb.com]

After long dismissing online play as not being central to gaming, Nintendo is fast becoming one of Web-enabled multiplayer's biggest boosters. Today, the Japanese game giant announced the latest game that will be playable via its wireless gaming network, the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Via [gamespot.com]

ST Microelectronics and Ember Corporation have teamed to develop complete solutions, including hardware, software and tools, for the fast growing ZigBee wireless networking market. Via [eetimes.com]

Wireless internet access should be installed in parts of the Houses of Parliament to allow MPs access to information on the move. Via [silicon.com]

In their efforts to ban airlines from offering free Wi-Fi services in their lounges, officials representing Boston's Logan Airport continue to insist that it's not about money, but rather about public safety and management. Via [eweek.com]

Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corp, said on Monday the group's DirecTV satellite television arm was close to deciding a strategy on how to enter the wireless high-speed internet market, with a plan due within two months. Via [news.moneycentral.msn.com]

Sick of paying an extra $10 or so for hotel broadband Internet access? Yahoo and Sheraton’s parent company, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., are pairing up to bring free hotel wifi to patrons. The Wall Street Journal reports that Yahoo and Sheraton are testing some wifi lounges at the hotels, dubbed Yahoo Link@Sheraton. Via...

Cisco Systems has revealed that it is making an undisclosed investment in Zensys, developer of the Z-Wave wireless mesh networking technology. While this move is a huge fillip for Zensys, it constitutes a setback for the development of the standards-based ZigBee protocol to which Z-Wave is an alternative. Via [cbronline.com]

When the highly contentious IEEE 802.11n task group meets in Hawaii next week, it had better be to finalize the minutiae of how to get a 75 percent majority behind the much-awaited next generation of wireless-LAN technology. If it fails, WLAN is liable to lose ground to competing technologies, such as ultrawideband and wired home-networking...

As more and more cities weigh getting into the broadband business, there's no shortage of opinions on the topic. Via [news.com.com]

With the next major wireless standard in a holding pattern, companies are broadening the features of their Wi-Fi networking products, particularly in the area of home entertainment. Via [abcnews.go.com]

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) could be subtitled "The Future is Now." And if you think mobile WiMAX is in the future, Samsung is making it real at CES. Via [wirelessweek.com]