RFID heading to cell phones   19 Sep 2007 20:24 GMT
On Wednesday, presenters at RFID World in Boston focused on using second-generation active and passive RFID tags to provide advanced security and authentication, as well as ways to broaden the reach of the technology.
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Intel adds WiMax, 3G support to Linux device plans (InfoWorld)   19 Sep 2007 18:35 GMT
InfoWorld - Laptops aren't the only computers slated to get support for WiMax next year.
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EC backs $4.7 billion in funding to salvage Galileo GPS project   19 Sep 2007 15:54 GMT
Satellite navigation boxes using the GPS (global positioning system) are no longer the preserve of luxury car owners in Europe. Now you see them in the humblest vehicles on the Continent's highways.
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Apple unveils German winner of iPhone contract (AFP)   19 Sep 2007 15:46 GMT

AFP - US technology giant Apple picked mobile phone operator T-Mobile on Wednesday to launch its iPhone handset in Germany, with deals in more countries expected as the group prepares for the European roll-out of its latest gadget.

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Nokia expands enterprise, security offerings   19 Sep 2007 14:03 GMT
Nokia, the world's largest handset maker, is well known for its consumer devices but maintains a range of enterprise products. Mary McDowell is executive vice president and general manager of Nokia's Enterprise Solutions, a division that deals with products from the E Series phones to security appliances to software such as the Intellisync Mobile Suite, designed to manage a fleet of enterprise devices. She spoke with IDG News Service about Nokia's direction in several enterprise areas. The following is an edited transcript.
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D.Telekom's T-Mobile wins iPhone deal (Reuters)   19 Sep 2007 10:56 GMT
Reuters - Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) mobile phone division, T-Mobile, said on Wednesday it won a deal to sell Apple's iPhone and said the price would be 399 euros ($558), as reported last week by Reuters.
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Hacker finally publishes notorious Apple Wi-Fi attack   19 Sep 2007 00:01 GMT
More than a year after claiming to have found a way to take over a Macintosh computer using a flaw in the system's wireless card, David Maynor has published details of his exploit.
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No delay in wireless spectrum auction: Prentice (Canadian Press)   18 Sep 2007 22:22 GMT
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - It's all systems go for the government's plan to sell off more frequency space for cellphone networks, says Industry Minister Jim Prentice.
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Sprint teams with Microsoft on search (AP)   18 Sep 2007 20:33 GMT
AP - Finding the closest pizza parlor may now be as easy as typing the question into your mobile phone.
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Fear of insider threats hits home   18 Sep 2007 17:42 GMT
The more money that companies spend on securing their IT operations from external attack, the more it seems they become aware that the potential threat posed by their own employees remains their most significant risk.
Source: InfoWorld