When Apple unveiled the iPhone, it set the whole mobile industry talking -- not just about the device but about the unusual agreement between Apple and mobile operator Cingular. Jo Best says it's the pact between these two tech heavyweights that really makes the iPhone stand out.
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WiMax, the controversial long range wireless broadband technology, is set to spread across rural Australia from next year -- but despite the outgoing Howard government's ambitious project, both fixed and mobile variants of the technology are already being deployed around the world.
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If the sale of the SingTel Optus HFC network to the National Broadband Network Company goes ahead, it could mark the first significant strategic victory by the company since it lost the cable wars a decade ago.
In the United States, the shift to low-cost Internet calling has cost the old-line phone giants dearly. Someday, this could happen in Australia.
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The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.
3G, GPRS, TransFlash, RS-MMC. Don't know what they mean? Check out our glossary of wireless terms.
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