16 October 2005
Cell Phones Could Soon Recognize their Owners Movements
Scientists in Finland have developed a security sensor, which responds to a person’s movements, and is able to adapt to recognize the legitimate owner of a wireless device by the way they walk.
15 October 2005
Ericsson and Rogers Collaborate on High-Speed Mobile Technology
Rogers Communications is working with Ericsson Canada to test a new form of high-speed mobile voice, data, and audio/video technology.
14 October 2005
Nokia Introduces Enterprise-Level Smartphones
As of this Wednesday, Nokia has introduced a new line of mobile smartphones, which are primarily targeted at enterprise-level IT departments, and will become available by early 2006.
13 October 2005
New Wi-Fi Consortium is Born
A new coalition has formed, with the aim of accelerating the development of the IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi standard.
Sony Ericsson Announces New Smartphone
Sony Ericsson has announced the pending release of its newest handheld smartphone – the P990, which includes the Symbian 9.1 operating system, Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as a built in keyboard and 2 megapixel digital camera.
Nokia and Ericsson to Use Lower GSM Frequencies
Mobile giants, Ericsson and Nokia have both announced plans to begin using the 450MHz radio spectrum to operate their GSM networks.
12 October 2005
Liberals Propose Stronger Wiretapping Laws
Sources indicate that the government of Canada is pushing the telecommunications industry to integrate a higher level of wiretapping technology into their networks, allowing for round-the-clock surveillance of all telephone and (for the first time) email use of up to 8,000 people at once.
10 October 2005
HP Releases New Wireless iPAQ PDA
HP has just introduced one of its most advanced PDA models to date.
Sprint Brings Lawsuit against Vonage and Voiceglo
Sprint Nextel Corp. has recently announced that they are filing a patent infringement lawsuit against VoIP telephony providers Voiceglo, and Vonage.
09 October 2005
Motorola CEO Complains About Lack of Engineering Students
CEO, Ed Zander, of Motorola has expressed concern about the woefully low number of engineering students in the United States.
07 October 2005
Australian Evangelists Bring Scripture to Cell Phones
The Bible has just undergone its latest modernization treatment, namely being translated into text messaging slang and offered as a free SMS download for mobile phones.
T-Mobile to Launch New Web-Enabled Mobile Phones
T-Mobile UK has announced that it will be launching eight new high-speed mobile internet devices by this Christmas.
06 October 2005
Nintendo to Offer Free Wi-Fi Gaming
Nintendo’s US division has just revealed plans for a new service, which will wirelessly link Nintendo DS games across the world.
EarthLink Wins Philadelphia Wi-Fi Bid
Philadelphia has decided on EarthLink to be the provider of the new citywide wireless broadband network, which will be the largest municipal Wi-Fi network in the US.
05 October 2005
Telus Takes Cautious Approach to Residential VoIP
Over the past few months, many major telecom and cable companies in Canada, including Bell and Rogers, have begun offering Voice over IP service to residential subscribers.
Philadelphia to Build Wireless Broadband Network
Philadelphia has recently come to an agreement with Verizon, Pennsylvania’s primary telephone provider, which will allow the city to build a low-cost wireless broadband network.
Many Have the Wrong Impression about VoIP
According to a recent survey by the US-based Level 3Communications, 66% of people believe that switching to VoIP telephony services would be a hassle.
04 October 2005
Google Wi-Fi May Threaten Other ISPs
There has recently been some speculation that if the city of San Francisco accepts Google’s proposal to offer a free citywide Wi-Fi network, the new network may steal customers from already-established cable and telephone providers.
SBC to Provide Texan Credit Union with VoIP Services
SBC Communications has just obtained a three-year contract to provide VoIP telephony and network services to Texans Credit Union, a non-profit financial institution based in Richardson, Texas.
03 October 2005
Texas Instruments Announces Enterprise Level VoIP Gateway
Texas Instruments Inc. has announced today that it will be providing a new VoIP gateway platform targeted at enterprise applications.
Google Proposes Free Wi-Fi Network In San Francisco
Google spokesman, Nate Tyler, has recently confirmed that Google is proposing to provide free Wi-Fi internet access to residents of San Francisco.
Windows-Based Treo won’t Become Available Until 2006
Even though Palm has now officially unveiled its Windows-based PDA, it will likely not be available to consumers for quite some time.
02 October 2005
Kodak Releases New Wireless Camera
Kodak has started shipping its new Easyshare-One zoom digital camera, which is the first camera that allows users to email pictures wirelessly, without a computer.
30 September 2005
Cingular and RealNetworks to Launch Streaming Video Service
America’s largest wireless company, Cingular Wireless, has agreed to work with RealNetworks to offer streaming video services to subscribers’ mobile phones.
29 September 2005
RIM to Use Intel Chips in Future Devices
Soon after Palm's announcement that they are planning to release a Windows-based Treo handheld device, Research in Motion is trying to generate additional excitement about their own products.
