Ed Sutherland

Wi-Fi, long known for extending the wired office to laptops, PDAs and street-level cafis, is developing its next platform. From badges to rings to

Could a new technology from the creators of compact discs turn Bluetooth into the wireless equivalent of eight-track tapes? As so often happens, depends

Is Wi-Fi shedding its blue jeans for pin stripes as 802.11 looks to go commercial? Analysts and those in the trenches of fee-based hotspots see an

Dallas, TX-based Texas Instruments made waves with a flurry of announcements unveiling chips aimed at the burgeoning demand for 802.11 networking at home

The sorry state of Wi-Fi security has become one of the most well known secrets of the 802.11 networking standard. The ease of setting up a wireless

Wi-Fi, the 802.11b 11Mbps wireless networking technology so popular in the United States, has definitely jumped the 'pond' to the United Kingdom and other

With Wi-Fi networks at the office, the home and the corner restaurant, a number of efforts are being made to allow users to move, or "roam" between the

Wi-Fi enabled laptop and notebook computers seem to be everywhere. From public hotspots where you order a steaming cup of mocha latti alongside a wireless

Remember the days of tightly woven neighborhoods? It wasn't uncommon to ask a neighbor for a cup of sugar, borrow the hedge clippers or to use the

Along the banks of Boston's Charles River, visitors to a luxury hotel are on a guided tour of an art gallery. But this tour is different. Instead of a

As an increasing number of handheld computers/PDAs and cell phones adopt Wi-Fi so users can continue roaming, the question arises of how mobile devices

Wireless networks are going to the head of the class as universities nationwide embrace 802.11b networking and the Wi-Fi standard. From coast-to-coast