Mobile Computing & Wireless Networking

Techworld Mobility and Wireless is your essential resource for all the latest cellular (GSM, GPRS and UMTS) news, wireless LANs news and other mobile communications news

• Cisco to dive further into mobile comms
  Bringing smartphones to business.
• New version of Symbian nears beta testing
  But there has been 'issues'.
• Apple to patch serious iPhone vulnerability
  SMS flaw identified.
• O2 wins exclusive rights to Palm Pre
  But US owners complain of poor build quality.
• EU ends mobile 'roaming-rip off'
  Reding no longer on operator's Xmas card list.
• Carriers told to give away netbooks for free
  Linux guru says machine costs could be cut to zero
• IBM looks to cut apps development time
  Open source compiler speeds up process.
• Firefox 3.5 now available to download
  But comes with the odd bug.

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• WiGig may change the face of Wi-Fi
  There have been several fast wireless standards competing for attention over the past few years but WiGig may just have the best chance of cracking the market.
• Cheaper or better? Vendors fight for 802.11n
  Did you think 802.11n was done and dusted? Aruba claims it can get massive speed boosts without breaking the standard, while Ruckus says its architecture allows it to slash prices
• The rise and fall of the ultraportable
  Devices like the Asus Eee have changed our expectations of mobile computing. Or have they? We take stock of the real impact.

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• How to ... transfer data between BlackBerry devices
  Your company has upgraded its Blackberries and now everyone wants to know the quickest way to transfer data from a previous phone to a new one. Here's the answer.
• Predict Wi-Fi performance and plan your wireless LAN
  Radio is fundamentally uncertain, and even the best site survey only goes so far in setting up a good network.
• Bring the new iPhone into your business
  Last year's iPhone was dismissed by IT as unsuitable for the enterprise. This time round, Apple has fixed the holes and created a device with the features we need

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• Remote Support Solutions to Enhance University TeachingNew
  Remote support isn’t just an efficient way to ensure unmatched uptime. It can also enable university lecturers to connect more effectively with their students to enhance teaching.
• Removing Barriers to Better Server Virtualization EfficiencyNew
  This Forrester Research paper looks at the common obstacles to virtualization, and explores some of the best practices for furthering virtualization.
• Optimising infrastructure controlNew
  This paper outlines the nature of infrastructure integrity, change auditing, and compliance solutions.

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• Open source and OLPC could boost wireless mesh
  The finished IEEE standard for wireless mesh networks is still a way off - but open source and the OLPC look like getting it into use quickly
• A guide to Wi-Fi power-save technologies
  Saving power on client devices may not always work well, but the industry has come up with plenty of ways to do it.
• Testing Wi-Fi's Power Save Mode
  If you tell your laptop's radio to switch off when possible, are the power savings worth it? Craig Mathias investigates.

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• DECT Forum says don't worry 
  
• Surprise - Xirrus is still there 
  
• Intel gets possessive about Wi-Fi 
  

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• Samsung NC20 netbook
  It's smaller than a conventional laptop but bigger than today's netbooks. Is this, in fact, genius?
• DiVitas Client and Server
  Unified communications is one of those phrases that has a variety of meanings. DiVitas take it as a way to make your mobile work overtime by doubling as your work phone too. And despite the limited number of phones that the software supports, it's a technology that works very well.
• Palm Treo Pro
  Windows Mobile is the Marmite of mobile operating systems: some users love the ease with which it enables access to business, while a good many more hate it. One self-proclaimed fan found that this phone uses Windows to fine effect.
• BlackBerry Bold 9000
  So here it is; the most anticipated BlackBerry handset to date. The BlackBerry Bold 9000 is a quad-band handset with both HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access) 3G and GPS navigation that its maker, Research In Motion, hopes will cause as much of a furore as the iPhone 3G.
• Truphone v4.0 VoIP-over-mobile
  Here's an interesting idea. Millions of people make VoIP phone calls over the Internet from their PCs, or using special handsets, so why not do the same thing with a humble mobile phone? Truphone is one such application.

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• What's really happening at Bluesocket?
  The wireless LAN vendor that refused to die is still confident - we spoke to the CEO about 802.11n and staff cuts
• Proxim plans to buck the standards
  There's no hurry for 802.11n Wi-Fi, and no need to stick to the WiMax standards, says Proxim's chief executive, Pankaj Manglik
• The challenges of in-building wireless coverage
  Attempts to make buildings more energy-efficient in terms of heating and cooling could backfire badly on the networking front, if radio expert Daniel Lewing is to be believed.

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• How Wi-Fi eased the classroom crunch
  Schools are less likely than universities to adopt Wi-Fi - but at Heathland School in West London, teachers saw the need and went for it.
• Barts Hospital adopts co-operative Wi-Fi
  Healthcare has led the charge for centralised Wi-Fi. A leading london takes a contrary position and plumps for Aerohive's controller-free system
• Microsoft: the world's largest WLAN
  It started out as optional, now it's essential. The software giant has covered all its offices in Wi-Fi

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