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Mobility Network Systems Tuesday announced that its unifying client connection management software works with the Sierra Wireless AirCard 750 PC card to provide Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) authentication for notebook users accessing Wi-Fi or GPRS/EDGE networks.SIM authentication is the the standard for subscribers accessing GSM/GPRS networks. To provide SIM authentication to the network carrier when […]

Sharp Systems of America Monday unveiled two new notebook computers with built-in wireless LAN support, and also introduced a docking cradle that allows workers to synchronize their files between their desktop and laptop computers. The Actius MM10 is the first Sharp laptop to ship with the Sharp Connection Cradle. Combined with the SharpSync software, jointly […]

Microsoft on Monday stepped up its efforts to secure a piece of the mobile phone market as it announced new products and partnerships at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France. The Redmond, Wash., software giant announced the concept design of its Smartphone that was first announced with Intel at last year’s 3GSM show, is […]

A sluggish global economy hasn’t prevented the European hotspot market from exploding. According to a new report from research firm IDC, the number of hotspots climbed 327 percent last year, from 269 locations at the end of 2001 to 1,150 at the end of 2002. The growth is in part due to a change in […]

Intermec Technologies today announced it has licensed TeleSym’s Internet telephony software for use in its Pocket PCs. Under the agreement, Intermec and its partners and distributors will become providers of the SymPhone System, which includes the software components required to connect voice calls between handheld computing devices and to and from the public network.The addition […]

Microsoft and Samsung today announced a concept design for Pocket PCs that they say will greatly reduce costs and development time for manufacturers of the devices. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant hopes that the design will prompt more companies to create low-cost handhelds based on its Pocket PC 2002 platform. “We’re enabling a broader set […]

Nokia Monday announced seven new phones, including one that doubles as a game console, as well as new tools for mobile privacy and security, at its Mobile Internet Conference in Munich, Germany. In a move that is seen as a challenge to Nintendo’s Gameboy Advance, the Finnish cell phone giant introduced the Nokia N-Gage. While […]

The ultrawideband (UWB) community must come together to define a standard for the technology in order for it to thrive, according to a release issued this week from Allied Business Intelligence. Paul Marcik, an analyst at the Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based research firm, said that the stage is set for a long fight between wireless carriers […]

The wireless Internet market is growing at a steady pace, according to industry research. A new report from In-Stat/MDR predicts that the number of wireless subscribers worldwide will increase from 74 million people at the end of 2001 to more than 320 million by the end of 2006. The larger messaging market will grow at […]