Wireless News articles from February 2002

Wireless News archives from February 2002

Hughes Licenses Bluetooth Kit.(Extended Systems licenses Bluetooth development software to Hughes Network Systems)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Extended Systems announced Wednesday that it has licensed its Bluetooth development software to Hughes Network Systems. Hughes Network Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Miami-Dade Upgrades to Wireless Balloting.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com A Nebraska firm has landed a $24.5 million deal to provide Miami-Dade County, Florida, with wireless voting machines. Miami-Dade was at the center of controversy during the...

Calling Costs Drop in California.(Cell phone costs)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Cell phone costs are going down in the United States and particularly in California, according to a new study by a Los Angeles-based economic research and consulting firm. ...

Move May Boost Payphone Blues.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com A national trade association for the payphone industry is applauding the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for a move it says will help assure service for the estimated...

Traces of Anthrax Found at FCC Mail Facility.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday said traces of anthrax found at its off-site mail processing facility were "scant" and "the amount of contamination was too...

iPAQ Gets Bluetoothed.(TDK Systems introduces snap-on Bluetooth adapter for Compaq's popular iPAQ handheld device)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com TDK Systems on Thursday unveiled a snap-on Bluetooth adapter for Compaq's popular handheld device, the iPAQ. Called the bluePAQ, TDK Systems says the adapter will allow iPAQ...

Hughes Licenses Bluetooth Kit.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Extended Systems announced Wednesday that it has licensed its Bluetooth development software to Hughes Network Systems. Hughes Network Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

Miami-Dade Upgrades to Wireless Balloting.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com A Nebraska firm has landed a $24.5 million deal to provide Miami-Dade County, Florida, with wireless voting machines. Miami-Dade was at the center of controversy during the...

Calling Costs Drop in California.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Cell phone costs are going down in the United States and particularly in California, according to a new study by a Los Angeles-based economic research and consulting firm. ...

Move May Boost Payphone Blues.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com A national trade association for the payphone industry is applauding the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for a move it says will help assure service for the...

Traces of Anthrax Found at FCC Mail Facility.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday said traces of anthrax found at its off-site mail processing facility were "scant" and "the amount of contamination was too...

iPAQ Gets Bluetoothed.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com TDK Systems on Thursday unveiled a snap-on Bluetooth adapter for Compaq's popular handheld device, the iPAQ. Called the bluePAQ, TDK Systems says the adapter will allow iPAQ...

Bluetooth on Security Duty at Denmark Airport.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Electronic tags embedded with Bluetooth technology are being tested as a security solution for the world's airports. Currently under trial at Billund, the second largest...

Cell Phone Use Focus of Accident Probe.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Officials are investigating the role a cell phone might have played in the fatal two-car accident Friday that killed five people, including the woman caller. The accident...

Epson Debuts Bluetooth Palm Printing.(Epson America)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Palm users will be able to print out their memos via a new Bluetooth solution from Epson America. The technology is linked from a Bluetooth card in the Palm to a Bluetooth...

Sun, CSL and Mobilitec Team for Data Services.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Sun Microsystems, CSL and Mobilitec have formed an alliance to roll out next-generation data services in Hong Kong. The services, featuring hardware from Sun and mobile...

ConStat: Consumers Still Not Connecting Mobile Dots.
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Think mobile devices are easy to understand and use? Think again. That's the message potential customers conveyed to research firm ConStat. "Although the market for wireless...

Public Safety Wireless Network Helps Secure Winter Games.
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com When the 2002 Winter Olmpics officially open Friday night, Salt Lake City public agencies will be working with a beefed up radio communications game plan. The radio...

Public Safety Wireless Network Helps Secure Winter Games.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com When the 2002 Winter Olmpics officially open Friday night, Salt Lake City public agencies will be working with a beefed up radio communications game plan. The radio...

Sun, CSL and Mobilitec Team for Data Services.
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Sun Microsystems, CSL and Mobilitec have formed an alliance to roll out next-generation data services in Hong Kong. The services, featuring hardware from Sun and mobile...

ConStat: Consumers Still Not Connecting Mobile Dots.
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Think mobile devices are easy to understand and use? Think again. That's the message potential customers conveyed to research firm ConStat. "Although the market for...

Bluetooth? on Security Duty at Denmark Airport.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Electronic tags embedded with Bluetooth technology are being tested as a security solution for the world's airports. Currently under trial at Billund, the second largest...

Cell Phone Use Focus of Accident Probe.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Officials are investigating the role a cell phone might have played in the fatal two-car accident Friday that killed five people, including the woman caller. The accident...

Epson Debuts Bluetooth Palm Printing.(Brief Article)
February 8, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Palm users will be able to print out their memos via a new Bluetooth solution from Epson America. The technology is linked from a Bluetooth card in the Palm to a Bluetooth...

San Diego Co. Answers SOS for SMS.(SMS.ac)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com SMS is getting a boost in the fragmented U.S. network market from a San Diego company that says its solution is aimed at giving users what they're clamoring for -- text-talking...

Chipping Away at Andy Rooney.(chip under Rooney's skin?)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator on TV's "60 Minutes" news magazine, has been challenged to "chip" his words. Rooney quipped during his segment on the February 10...

Bluetooth Chugging Ahead, Security Won't Derail Adoption.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Security issues are not likely to derail Bluetooth as the wireless networking standard moves into the mainstream, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Noting...

Mobile Instant Messaging Across Devices a Step Closer.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Ericsson on Wednesday announced the successful test of what it hopes will soon become a reality: mobile-based instant messaging. The demo used Ericsson's Instant Messaging...

A 'Smart Shirt' Designed for Battle.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The next market for wearable-computing could be the battlefield -- and the computer itself could be something as mobile, and comfortable, as a mesh undershirt. Announced...

San Diego Co. Answers SOS for SMS.(short message service)(SMS.ac)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com SMS is getting a boost in the fragmented U.S. network market from a San Diego company that says its solution is aimed at giving users what they're clamoring for -- text-talking...

Chipping Away at Andy Rooney.(Applied Digital Solutions Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Andy Rooney, the curmudgeonly commentator on TV's "60 Minutes" news magazine, has been challenged to "chip" his words. Rooney quipped during his segment on the February 10...

Bluetooth Chugging Ahead, Security Won't Derail Adoption.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Security issues are not likely to derail Bluetooth as the wireless networking standard moves into the mainstream, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Noting...

Mobile Instant Messaging Across Devices a Step Closer.(LM Ericsson Telephone Co.)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Ericsson on Wednesday announced the successful test of what it hopes will soon become a reality: mobile-based instant messaging. The demo used Ericsson's Instant Messaging...

A 'Smart Shirt' Designed for Battle.(United States. Air Force. Institute of Technology)(VivoMetrics)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The next market for wearable-computing could be the battlefield -- and the computer itself could be something as mobile, and comfortable, as a mesh undershirt. Announced...

Scooby Doo's Spooky Fun Goes Mobile.(Cartoon Network and Digital Bridges Ltd. form a partnership for mobile games based on 'Scooby Doo')
February 21, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Scooby Doo and The Gang will be bringing their brand of spooky fun to mobile phones soon via a partnership between the Cartoon Network and Digital Bridges Ltd. The two...

Bluetooth SIG Adopts Solutions to Drive Wireless Adoption.(Bluetooth Special Interest Group)
February 21, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The Bluetooth Special Interest Group is adopting two new application specifications to help drive global adoption of wireless technology. The specifications, announced...

Summus Unveils BlueFuel Map for Wireless Phones.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2003 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com What's the point of location-based services without a map? That's the question that mobile solutions provider Summus is hoping to answer with BlueFuel Map, its new mapping...

Summus Unveils BlueFuel Map for Wireless Phones.
February 21, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com What's the point of location-based services without a map? That's the question that mobile solutions provider Summus is hoping to answer with BlueFuel Map, its new mapping...

Bluetooth SIG Adopts Solutions to Drive Wireless Adoption.(Bluetooth Special Interest Group)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com The Bluetooth Special Interest Group is adopting two new application specifications to help drive global adoption of wireless technology. The specifications, announced...

Scooby Doo's Spooky Fun Goes Mobile.(Cartoon Network)(Digital Bridges Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2002... WIRELESS NEWS-(C)1999-2002 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com Scooby Doo and The Gang will be bringing their brand of spooky fun to mobile phones soon via a partnership between the Cartoon Network and Digital Bridges Ltd. The two...