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Links To Wireless NewsThe International Telecommunication Union has re-ignited the battle between 4G technologies, writes Unstrung, by approving the technical requirements for next-generation mobile broadband technology, IMT-Advanced. With the general specifications now set for IMT-Advanced -– ITU-speak for 4G -– candidate technologies can be submitted to the ITU starting this October. The WiMax camp (backed by the IEEE) and the [...] Shuttleworth: On the Launchpad After the technical sessions concluded on the first day of OSCON, some attendees headed across town to see Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, give a presentation to local Portland group Legion of Tech. Shuttleworth, who traveled to space in a Russian Soyuz craft in 2001 after selling his company Thawte to Verisign, is [...] Today Amimon, Hitachi, Motorola, Samsung, Sharp, and Sony announced the formation of the WHDI working group with the goal of establishing the WHDI standard for Wireless HDTV connections. The group’s intention is to complete the new standard in 2008. WHDI operates in the 5GHz unlicensed band (FAQ) to enable robust wireless delivery of “uncompressed” HD video [...] You’re nothing but a deck of cards! - Alice in Wonderland Whether you call it a cellphone, a “Palmtop”, smartphone, or a converged device — pocket-sized computing devices took center stage at the first-ever O’Reilly Open Mobile Exchange held this week at Oscon 2008, in Portland, Oregon. With more than 3 billion cellular users world-wide, “open” handheld [...] Icomera, a Swedish supplier of Internet connectivity to trains, is buying Moovera Networks, based in the UK. The move should create the largest provider of in-vehicle Internet access technology – encompassing trains, buses, coaches, trucks and ferries. In 2008, Moovera Networks’ Moovbox M Series Mobile Broadband Gateway was selected by Swebus Express, Arriva Scandinavia, Trent Barton, [...] The Google LatLong Blog today announced walking directions on Google Maps. Now they’ll give you step-by-step directions for the portion of your trip on foot and point you to public transit in your area. Walking directions are a new feature for Google, and while I’m pretty excited about it, there are some rough edges that compel us [...] In the pointless rumor department, MacDailyNews says an Apple tablet could be coming this October. Think MacBook screen, possibly a bit smaller, in glass with iPhone-like, but fuller-featured Multi-Touch. Gesture library. Full Mac OS X. Slot-loading SuperDrive. Accelerometer. GPS. Sounds like a wish list. Michael Harrington has his own; We Want A Dead Simple Web Tablet For [...] Copps: Life, Liberty and Broadband “No matter who you are, or where you live, or how much money you make … you will need, and you are entitled to have these tools [broadband Internet] available to you, I think, as a civil right,” said FCC commissioner Michael Copps during a Monday appearance at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. With online video, [...] Qik has opened its beta program, letting anyone with a compatible cell phone broadcast their own videos on the Web. Qik (pronounced “quick”) opened its doors to all comers Monday, moving from the invitation-only alpha it began late last year to an open beta program. The company also announced new features, distribution partners and supports [...] Verizon Wireless has announced mobile banking for BlackBerry users. The carrier introduced a mobile banking application that works on BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphones. The mobile banking application also is available on several Get It Now-capable phones, said the company. The application allows customers to view account balances and transaction [...] |
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