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    Intel announced on Wednesday that its next generation of wireless chips will support the latest software extensions for Cisco's Wi-Fi access points.

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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.

  • Mini Wi-Fi chip fits in mobiles

    Texas Instruments has developed a Wi-Fi chip small enough to go inside mobile phones and handheld devices.

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    Texas Instruments plans to unveil its first Wi-Fi chips specifically designed for mobile devices, such as mobile cell phones and PDAs.

  • Is TI's "turbo Wi-Fi" losing steam?

    Texas Instruments' "turbo Wi-Fi" technology may be downshifting out of the wireless networking fast lane, analysts say.

  • Apple: There's no "a" in Wi-Fi

    Apple Computer has joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

  • WiMax in the wings

    A key electronics industry group has approved a significant standard for wireless broadband specifications known as "WiMax," giving a boost to a technology proclaimed as a breakthrough for cheap high-speed Internet access.

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    Texas Instruments plans to unveil its first Wi-Fi chips specifically designed for mobile devices, such as mobile cell phones and PDAs.

  • Intel gears up for Prescott, wireless

    The company plans to launch Prescott, its next big desktop chip, in addition to its wireless wave-riding Pentium-M chip Dothan, later this year.

  • Apple: There's no "a" in Wi-Fi

    Apple Computer has joined a growing band of companies giving the cold shoulder to 802.11a, marking another setback for the wireless standard designed to replace 802.11b as the dominant way to create home and office wireless networks.

  • Intel sets the bar at 4GHz

    Intel is striving to break the 4GHz barrier for its chips.

  • The difference between A and B

    Confused about the whole 802.11a/802.11b divide? Check out our guide to the differences between the two standards.

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