slashgear.com - 12/9/2008
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Now cell phone WiFi access will get a lot more efficient , thanks to a new chip from Broadcom. The BCM4329 chip will be used in cellphones that have 802.11n WiFi in order to decrease the amount of power required to maintain that wireless connection.
Normally, WiFi on cellphones takes up a lot ...
suntimes.com - 12/15/2008
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suntimes.com —
COMPUTING | WiFi's strength - convenience - far
outweighed by dropoff in speed, quality My friends, I...
declare here and now that the usefulness of WiFi for home networking has run its course. It's time for us all to switch back to copper. Yes: wires. ...
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Want good Web? Better get wired :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES ...
technewsworld.com - 12/12/2008
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technewsworld.com —
Novatel Wireless has introduced a new line of
devices that essentially creates a mobile Take the FREE...
Motorola AirDefense WLAN Security Assessment. Click here. WiFi Latest News about WiFi cloud for users. The technology, dubbed "MiFi" will offer users ...
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Technology News: Wireless Networking: Hot Pockets: ...
jkontherun.com - 12/4/2008
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jkontherun.com —
We've talked about Truphone before. They offer low-cost
and free voice calling over WiFi for handsets like...
BlackBerries , Nokia devices and Apple's iPhone. Can you believe they now offer their service on a non-phone? Yup, as of today, Truphone ...
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Truphone enables WiFi phone calls on iPod Touch
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Broadcom BCM4329 Chip Provides Low Power 802.11n To Phones
GadgetReview —
The Broadcom BCM4329 chip adds 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, and FM tuner/receiver functionality to your cell phone and does it using less power than the previous 802.11g implementation. How it accomplishes that I do not know but expect some power efficient, very well connected smartphones in the future.
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Broadcom wireless chip does 802.11n high-speed WiFi, Bluetooth, FM radio
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... Conversations: Broadcom BCM4329 chip brings cellphones Wi-Fi without power drain [SlashGear] ...
Broadcom presentó chip “todo en uno” con WiFi, Bluetooth y FM
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... El chip BCM4329 tiene dos grandes virtudes, tendrá un menor costo de integración y que disminuirá la cantidad de potencia requerida para mantener todas las conexiones inalámbricas, aumentando la duración de las baterías. Empezará a producirse en volumen en 2009 y estará disponible en productos comerciales hacia finales del mismo año. ...
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