Mobile Users Are Less Mobile, Survey Finds   16 Aug 2005 13:15 GMT
New survey finds that two-thirds of voice and data minutes in Western Europe are used at work or at home, although some users have an 'insatiable' demand for mobile data.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Vendors Claim World Record For Wireless Transmission Distance   16 Aug 2005 12:59 GMT
A mountaintop-to-mountaintop distance of more than 137 miles is achieved for a fixed wireless transmission, two vendors say.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

Windows Mobile Treo Gets Premature Support   16 Aug 2005 12:31 GMT
Even though a Windows Mobile Treo is still officially a rumor, one vendor says it will support enterprises that transition mobilized applications developed for the Treo to the Microsoft platform.
Source: Mobile Pipeline

VeriSign to pilot Wi-Fi, wide-area roaming   16 Aug 2005 12:00 GMT
VeriSign on Tuesday announced trials at three major universities aimed at integrating on-campus Wi-Fi with any wide-area wireless carrier network, enabling data and voice roaming between networks.
Source: InfoWorld

Handsets are the last frontier for Linux   16 Aug 2005 11:00 GMT
We’ve all heard the Microsoft pitch a thousand times -- if you’re running Windows on the server and the desktop, it only makes sense to run it on the handheld. But if that argument is valid then perhaps Microsoft is soon to be hoisted on its own petard.
Source: InfoWorld

Appeal filed over Net phones' E911 rule   16 Aug 2005 01:35 GMT
Federal requirement forcing Internet phone companies to provide 911 service to all their customers by November draws legal challenge.
Source: ZDNet

McAfee readies home Wi-Fi security tool   15 Aug 2005 23:36 GMT
All home Wi-Fi gear comes with the bricks and mortar to put up at least a basic security wall against intruders and eavesdroppers, but McAfee wants to sell consumers a better trowel for building it.
Source: InfoWorld

AOL Launches Mobile Storefront (TechWeb)   15 Aug 2005 20:45 GMT
TechWeb - America Online launches a storefront for consumers to get product news on mobile phones, compare prices and features, download games and learn how to access AOL services.
Source: Yahoo

FCC wants to tap into wireless   15 Aug 2005 19:34 GMT
Commentary--Declan McCullagh explains why you'll be tracked wherever you go if the federal government has its way.
Source: ZDNet

Review: Japanese Handset Tunes In Analog TV   15 Aug 2005 18:00 GMT
Some countries get to have all the fun. The Sharp V402SH cell phone sports a built-in analog TV, so that users can tune in to news or a favorite rerun while waiting for that important call.
Source: Mobile Pipeline