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    Bluetooth promises the world, or the operation of all within it -- that is, if you can get it to work in the first place.

  • An acronym by any other name

    The word on the street is that there's a new crisis brewing in IT. If we could only get our tongue round it.

  • Ericsson pulls Bluetooth technology

    One of the key developers of Bluetooth is shutting down the division that helped foster the personal area networking technology.

  • WirelessUSB gets cheaper - at a cost

    A technology aimed at replacing cables for mice, keyboards and other peripherals is getting an upgrade, but data speeds could be its weakest link.

  • Military's 'sneaky wave' out of hiding

    Intel, Sony and others are meeting to decide which of a slew of proposals submitted by wireless-networking companies will become a new standard to rival Bluetooth--and a military technology once known as the "sneaky wave" is making a splash.

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  • 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.

  • Wireless chips take their first steps

    Some of the first integrated circuits that create a wireless network using the very powerful, and controversial, ultrawideband wireless technique are on their way for testing by device makers.

  • Linux gets Bluetooth

    The Linux development kernel now supports wireless 'personal area networks', but ordinary users won't see the software for a while yet.

Reviews (17)

  • Palm Pre

    With webOS, Palm goes past matching its competitors and offers something more. The Pre might not be a home run, but it is an indication of good things to come.

  • Bluetooth blues

    Bluetooth promises the world, or the operation of all within it -- that is, if you can get it to work in the first place.

  • Tech Guide: Wireless glossary

    3G, GPRS, TransFlash, RS-MMC. Don't know what they mean? Check out our glossary of wireless terms.

  • WirelessUSB gets cheaper - at a cost

    A technology aimed at replacing cables for mice, keyboards and other peripherals is getting an upgrade, but data speeds could be its weakest link.

  • Corporate mobility: Six wireless e-mail packages tested

    There's an abundance of wireless-capable devices and a growing number of networks to service them. How do you make your corporate e-mail available to staff when they're out of the office?

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