A Significant IEEE Standards 'Variation' 14 Oct 2005 16:01 GMTIn what can be mildly termed a significant 'variation' in the IEEE standards process, 27 companies including chipset vendors Atheros, Broadcom, Intel and Marvell announced Monday the official formation of the Enhanced Wireless Consortium (EWC) in an effort to speed up the IEEE 802.11n standards process.
Source: Mobile Pipeline New Blackberry Offers GPS 14 Oct 2005 15:36 GMTThe new BlackBerry 7100i Wireless Handheld is the first -- and currently only -- member of the BlackBerry 7100 family that provides real-time GPS navigation.
Source: Mobile Pipeline In Brief: ZTE makes handsets in Africa 14 Oct 2005 15:20 GMTChinese telecommunications equipment company ZTE has kicked off the distribution of the first locally assembled mobile phones in Africa.
Source: InfoWorld HP Recalls Some Laptop Battery Packs 14 Oct 2005 14:47 GMTThe recalls are due to 16 reports that the packs overheated and melted; laptop models involved include the HP Pavilion, Compaq Presario, and Compaq Evo.
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