Bluetooth to Use 802.11 Radios to Burst Data
The Bluetooth SIG announced Monday that it will allow the short-range protocol to piggyback off of the established 802.11 wireless protocol for high-speed data transfer. What does this mean? If your phone has both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, you could be transferring data a lot faster.
Source: feeds.ziffdavis.com
Starbucks Will Offer Free Wi-Fi With AT&T
Starbucks Corp. is teaming up with AT&T Inc. and will start offering a mix of free and paid wireless Internet service in more than 7,000 of its U.S. coffee shops beginning this spring. (in KLTV - Community)
Source: www.newsisfree.com
Zeemote Offers Wireless Remote for Mobile Gamers (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Zeemote has shown a wireless remote control for playing games on mobile phones
Source: news.yahoo.com
Report: Motorola, Nortel in wireless infrastructure talks (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)
Nortel Networks on Monday declined to comment on a news report that the company is negotiating with Motorola to combine wireless infrastructure units.
Source: news.yahoo.com
T-Mobile USA gets FCC’s OK for SunCom Wireless deal (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
T-Mobile USA Inc. said it’s received approval from the Federal Communications Commission for its $2.4 billion purchase of SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
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