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  • Toshiba goes wireless on home networks

    The electronics giant will soon unveil new chips for televisions, stereos and DVDs -- as well as for laptops and modems -- allowing such devices to wirelessly exchange information.

  • Microsoft heads for home networking

    Microsoft is looking to uncork a bottleneck for its software and services in the home by selling networking products, starting this spring, company representatives said.

  • Wi-Fi rival calls it quits

    The HomeRF Working Group will no longer be developing its wireless networking specification, although university partners may continue the work.

  • Wi-Fi to climb aboard modems

    A combination communications-802.11b semiconductor will help build a set-top box that creates its own wireless network instead of just connecting to an outside wireless network.

  • Microsoft stitches up net glitches

    The technology giant unofficially releases an update to help prevent its wired and wireless hubs from disconnecting computers from the Internet.

Features and Case Studies (3)

  • Wireless hits notes in 802.11a, b and g

    Just when consumers have learned to use--and pronounce--the wireless networks known as 802.11, along comes a few new versions that threaten to confuse the market.

  • Outsourcing will bite in 2004

    Sending jobs offshore will generate even more angst next year.

  • 802.11 options: Supporting wireless users

    Whether you want to go wireless with four or five PCs in a small office or you need walk-around connectivity for a thousand corporate users, vendors offer a number of options that can provide the proper access.

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  • Microsoft heads for home networking

    Microsoft is looking to uncork a bottleneck for its software and services in the home by selling networking products, starting this spring, company representatives said.

  • Wi-Fi rival calls it quits

    The HomeRF Working Group will no longer be developing its wireless networking specification, although university partners may continue the work.

  • Whither Wi-Fi?

    As chairman of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance Dennis Eaton has a birds eye view of an industry he says is gripped by a tug-of-war over speeds and standards.

  • Wireless hits notes in 802.11a, b and g

    Just when consumers have learned to use--and pronounce--the wireless networks known as 802.11, along comes a few new versions that threaten to confuse the market.

  • Will Wi-Fi take over the airwaves?

    As wireless home networking catches on, the climate is right for growth in the Wi-Fi market, according to a new study.

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