An active downconverting RF mixer from Linear Technology can be used in 3G mobile basestations with its operating frequency range of 3.7GHz. Via [electronicsweekly.com]

Wireless hot spots and services offering mobile access to the Web, e-mail and corporate networks are spreading across Canada faster than mosquitoes in spring -- and for information technology workers, they can be just as pesky. Via [theglobeandmail.com]

Wi-Fi must move away from the laptop and onto smaller devices, according to industry experts. Via [vnunet.com]

Several companies are about to begin vying to win control of your home. They don’t want to tell you what to do. Rather, they want to come in where home automation vendor X10 left off. They want to automate your light switches, thermostat, security system, and sprinkler system. They want their chips in your universal...

Citing the increased risk posed by mobile workers and wireless networking technology, Microsoft Corp. and VeriSign Inc. said on Wednesday that they are teaming up to help organizations secure Wi-Fi networks. Via [eweek.com]

Companies are finding themselves forced to roll out Wi-Fi to solve problems caused by frustrated employees who are doing it themselves, anecdotal evidence suggests. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

David Hagan has spent the past four years deeply enmeshed in the business of Wi-Fi hot spots. The reason? Hagan, CEO of aggregator Boingo, sees a future where the hot spots will become part of a broader wireless convergence. Via [forbes.com]

The telco fears that media reports about wireless security dangers could drive customers away. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Wireless LAN equipment vendor Telabria unveiled a public-access point that can use 3G cellular data service to connect users to the Internet, allowing access by Wi-Fi-enabled devices from unusual locations. Via [informationweek.com]

If you ever either drink or drive, you're probably indirectly familiar with Commercial Alcohols Inc. Via [eweek.com]

Less than a week after the Zigbee Alliance announced its first compliance awards, competing vendor Zensys has come out with its second-generation chip. Via [reed-electronics.com]

With Intel's Rosedale chip now out, the UK's incumbent telco predicts that it will soon be offering self-installation WiMax kit. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Good news for wireless users in Islington - they can now get free wireless Internet access. But will commercial hot spot operators be pleased? Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

QuickLogic and Atheros Communications have jointly developed an 802.11 a/b/g connectivity platform linking the former's uWatt Programmable Bridges and Atheros' WLAN chipsets. Via [eetimes.com]

An illuminating posting on Slashdot today reveals that Texas is moving to prevent the dissemination of net porn via public Wi-Fi networks. The act "relating to prohibiting wireless Internet access to obscene materials on public property" declares: "A state agency that provides wireless Internet access on state property may not allow access to obscene materials...