Texas Instruments Inc. has announced a collaboration with Ember Corp. to unveil the lowest power consuming ZigBee networking and microcontroller platform. Via [eetimes.com]

Vodafone will join forces with wireless Internet provider The Cloud to offer Wi-Fi wireless broadband Internet in Germany, the companies said in a joint press release. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]

Troubled wireless networking firm Proxim announced today that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement which effectively sells "substantially all its assets" to networking group Moseley Associates. Via [vnunet.com]

Taiwan lags behind South Korea, Japan, Finland and the US in wireless infrastructure, and as such could miss out on some business opportunities. Via [taipeitimes.com]

A year after German carrier Lufthansa premiered onboard wireless Internet access on some flights, at least eight other international airlines are following its lead. Via [usatoday.com]

Sony Ericsson has announced their new 3G/Wi-Fi wireless PC card which blends both Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity into the one card. The GC99 works with both 80211g and 802.11a access points on the Wi-Fi end. On the 3G end it has the capability to connect to regular GSM (quad-band) dial up, and GPRS packet-switched communications....

In a bid to attract more subscribers, Net phone operator Vonage announced Monday that it's giving away Linksys Wi-Fi access points to U.S. residents who sign up for Vonage calling plans by July 23. Via [news.com.com]

Tech enthusiasts find inspiration in a Pringles package. Via [signonsandiego.com]

Microsoft is working on software to make Internet access cheaper for remote locations. Via [informationweek.com]

Aruba Networks has won a major wireless contract with Microsoft, beating out Cisco Systems. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Wi-Fi has seen its share of success and failures. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

Network equipment maker Alcatel said it will offer network operators access to the technology, which in turn will enable them to offer subscribers a broader range of choices for accessing various mobile services, including mobile voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) calling, data services and mobile commerce. Via [technewsworld.com]

Mobile phone and network company Nokia and chip giant Intel said on Friday they would step up their efforts and collaboration to make WiMAX a new standard in mobile broadband Internet access. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]

One-to-one softphone voice calls placed through VoIP providers such as Vonage generally perform well over true broadband cable and wireless 802.11 links. But when participating in three-way or multiway conferencing sessions, softphone calls can, at times, be plagued by annoying delays and dropouts. Via [cio-today.com]

Networking firm Linksys today unveiled a range of high-gain antennas designed to boost the effective range of Wi-Fi networks. Via [vnunet.com]