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• Rare Confirms Viva Pinata DS with Details

  Published: July 31, 2007, 4:53 pm

  Tags: Nintendo, Gamer Life, Games Industry, Games, Game Companies, Rare, Sand Box, Stylus Control, Viva Pinata, Viva Pinata Ds, Wi Fi

  in the original game, a Wi-Fi option so you can trade pi atas with your pals, plus the obvious stylus control so you can nurture, instruct, protect and care for your garden and animals through direct touch. Episodes will also be included to tie-in with the television series. No word on a release date, so keep in touch and we will fill you

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• Can Bundles Save Free Wi-Fi?

  Published: August 1, 2007, 11:49 am

  Tags: News, Ad Serving, Digitas, Jiwire, Online Ads, Web Sites, Wi Fi Networks

  of advertisers to work with small town advertisers may have found a remedy. Wi-Fi networks are being bundled to sell ads in bulk. Jiwire, an ad firm out of San Francisco reported that ad space in Wi-Fi networks allow brands to operate with more room than a conventional online buy. Wi-Fi networks lack the ad clutter on landing pages that

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• Wireless: American Airlines to Test In-Flight Wi-Fi in 2008

  Published: August 1, 2007, 3:30 pm

  Tags: Airlines, American, American Airlines, In Flight, Internet Access, Plane, Planes, Wi Fi, Wireless

  broadband service. The wireless net access will be available to all classes—yes, even us poor people—for a price. There will be three antennas outside the plane to transmit your 802.11a/b/g "Lolz im on a plane" messages to your buddies. No word on when this will move to widespread deployment. [AA - Thanks Mike]

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• Why Nintendo Has Failed the Online Revolution (Again) with the Wii

  Published: July 29, 2007, 8:40 pm

  Tags: Revolution, Wi Fi, Nintendo, Wii, Psn, Xbox Live, Video Game

  10. Nintendo had dubbed the Wii with the codename Revolution, which is heavily misleading. Sure the controller is revolutionary and this with the combination of games. But an overall revolutionary console would require a drastic change from their prior gaming models, a huge step forward. With the Wii, Nintendo has edged its toe forward one inch.

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• More News from the Air: Alaska and Row 44, Southwest's Plans

  Published: August 3, 2007, 2:33 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  In a Journal article about the pitfalls of using cell phones during flights--the social problems, not technical ones--the reporter slips in some interesting news at the end: Nearly a year ago, I wrote "Would You Fly in Chattering Class?" for the Economist about the perils and potential for in-flight voice and data calling... Permalink:

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• More News from the Air: Alaska and Row 44, Southwest's Plans

  Published: August 3, 2007, 2:33 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  In a Journal article about the pitfalls of using cell phones during flights--the social problems, not technical ones--the reporter slips in some interesting news at the end: Nearly a year ago, I wrote "Would You Fly in Chattering Class?" for the Economist about the perils and potential for in-flight voice and data calling... Permalink:

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• Drowning in a sea of microwaves

  Published: August 5, 2007, 3:12 pm

  Tags: Wi Fi

  consumption is fairly high. Wi-fi is not secure, and worries about health risks of microwaves from mobile phones are growing (see main text). Wireless explosion out of control There are now more than 250 000 public hotspots for wi-fi worldwide [2]. Wi-fi is available in millions of homes, corporations, and university campuses. According to one

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• Milwaukee Network May Not Be Built

  Published: August 10, 2007, 1:17 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  Wisc.'s long-delayed Wi-Fi network faces a further elongation of the schedule to as late as "never": Midwest Fiber Networks agreed to build the city's network as part of a deal that would allow them to leverage their fiber infrastructure and services... Permalink: Milwaukee Network May Not Be Built See all of FM Tech

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• T-Mobile Might Make Home VoIP Play on Top of Converged Calling

  Published: August 13, 2007, 7:06 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  are reporting on the FCC filing by T-Mobile for a VoIP/Wi-Fi router: The filing shows an unannounced Linksys WRTU54G Wi-Fi router, much like the ones that T-Mobile is selling along with its HotSpot@Home service to ensure the best quality of service and battery performance for their Wi-Fi/cell handsets when used in the home...

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• Metro Round-Up: Flounder for Breakfast; SF's Bottoms-Up Network; Long Island Select Provider; Short Delays in Minneapolis, St. Louis Park

  Published: August 16, 2007, 3:39 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  BusinessWeek about the flat-fish nature of the current municipal wireless market: Kharif plays the kazoo--as I have been--at the pre-wake for the idea of freely built city wireless network that may or may not offer free access to residents and visitors... Permalink: Metro Round-Up: Flounder for Breakfast; SF's Bottoms-Up Network;

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• Metro Round-Up: Flounder for Breakfast; SF's Bottoms-Up Network; Long Island Select Provider; Short Delays in Minneapolis, St. Louis Park

  Published: August 16, 2007, 3:39 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  BusinessWeek about the flat-fish nature of the current municipal wireless market: Kharif plays the kazoo--as I have been--at the pre-wake for the idea of freely built city wireless network that may or may not offer free access to residents and visitors... Permalink: Metro Round-Up: Flounder for Breakfast; SF's Bottoms-Up Network; Long

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• Open Devices, Not Just Handsets in Swath of 700 MHz

  Published: August 17, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  Forgive me for taking a week to read the FCC's order governing the licenses for the 700 MHz band they'll auction off a few months hence: The FCC put out its press release two weeks ago about how the terms by which licenses would be auctioned and usage of them regulated for a bunch of "beach-front" spectrum... Permalink: Open Devices,

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• Counterpoint to Muni-Fail: Outside Out, Not Outside In

  Published: August 21, 2007, 4:15 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  cities of 500,000 or greater will find fewer bidders and less interest due to political pressures... Permalink: Counterpoint to Muni-Fail: Outside Out, Not Outside In See all of FM Tech

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• Wee-Fi: Zune for $150, Another WI-Fi Arrest

  Published: August 23, 2007, 6:12 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  The clear-the-inventory site Woot offers 30 GB Zune for $150: They might be out by now...but maybe not. There are three reasons for Microsoft to clear the shelves. First, they have a new model coming and want to empty the inventory. Second... Permalink: Wee-Fi: Zune for $150, Another WI-Fi Arrest See all of FM Tech

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• Wee-Fi: Mountain View Usage; Tri-Cities, Ill., Wi-Fi; UWB Shortage

  Published: August 28, 2007, 3:46 am

  Tags: Wi Fi Networking News

  cities were negotiating with MetroFi months ago, but opted out in April after the firm pressed its need for an anchor tenant service contract... Permalink: Wee-Fi: Mountain View Usage; Tri-Cities, Ill., Wi-Fi; UWB Shortage See all of FM Tech

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