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Articles tagged with: Google and Wifi
Zeroing in on Wi-Fi 'dead zones'
Rooting out Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities is an expensive proposition. Pre-deployment testing is so costly that most WiFi providers simply build their networks first and fill in the gaps later. But even that isn't easy, due to the paucity of inexpensive techniques for mapping out precisely which areas lack coverage. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, cisco, mobicom, hp, rice-university
Google Co-Founder Makes Pitch for Unused Airwaves Access
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- google Co-Founder Larry Page this week made an unprecedented appeal to policy makers for access to unused television airwaves. more
Related Tags: microsoft, rural, yahoo, fcc, white-space, philips, washington, nab, national-association-of-broadcasters, television,
Mobile VoIP Application Embeds Social Networking Connectivity
VoIP provider, Nimbuzz has an application which the company says offers an all-in-one solution for free mobile VoIP calling, conference calling, instant messaging, chat and group chat, and photo and file sending across multiple IM communities, including Skype, MSN, google Talk, Yahoo!, AIM, Jabber and ICQ, plus 23 social networks, including Facebook and Myspace. more
Related Tags: samsung, skype, voip, symbian, facebook, free-mobile, mobile-voip, nokia,, nimbuzz
HTC Unveils its New Windows Mobile TouchScreen Phone
Taiwan based HTC has unveiled its new Windows Mobile based flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond, which includes a 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D. The handset supports both HSDPA as well as the high speed uplink, HSUPA as well as Wi-Fi connectivity. more
Related Tags: orange, wi-fi, windows-mobile, wcdma, qualcomm, bluetooth, gps, hspa, hsupa, htc, hsdpa, web-browser, maps, usb, era, 3d
TECH TALES: WiMAX is Still a Risky Investment
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- The next-generation wireless technology, known as WiMax, is full of potential to drive cheaper, high-speed wireless data, voice and video communications, or a dismal failure, depending on who you talk to. more
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Is iPhone's Wi-Fi Based Location Finder Better than GPS?
This week, Steve Jobs announced that the iPhone will feature Skyhook Wireless' Wi-Fi location technology in a joint development with google. It is easy to write this off as a stop gap solution for GPS, but for me, this is a first step towards the next generation of cellular location technology. more
Related Tags: steve-jobs, steve-jobs, lbs, skyhook, gps, ims-research, navteq, ims, navigation
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