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Nokia's low-power Wibree to become Bluetooth standard

Nokia's low-power Wibree to become Bluetooth standardNokia is operating in a vacuumI can tell you first hand that the LAST thing we want is a low powered shorter range version of Bluetooth - we want exactly the opposite - a higher power, longer range version of Bluetooth with faster speed...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Wibree, Bluetooth Standard, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

At the hands of Nokia's Wibree, could Bluetooth be on the ropes?

At the hands of Nokia's Wibree, could Bluetooth be on the ropes?Bluetooth is great except....I have a UT Starcom PPC6700, when i turn on and actually use the capabilities for the device such as Bluetooth or wireless networking the unit battery barely lasts an hour ?Useless.

Tags: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Nokia Wibree, Wibree, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-10-04

Bluetooth SIG director Foley: Don't confuse Bluetooth and Wibree

Bluetooth SIG director Foley: Don't confuse Bluetooth and WibreeAll those radio waves...Has anyone given serious consideration to all those radio waves passing through our bodies as we continue to put these wireless devices all over our body?!

Tags: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth SIG, Wibree, radio wave, Bluetooth

Discussion threads 2006-10-04

Bluetooth SIG director Foley: Don't confuse Bluetooth and Wibree

Mike Foley, the executive director of the Bluetooth SIG (the multi-vendor special interest group that plays chaperone to Bluetooth standards), has responded in his blog to a post of mine yesterday about whether or not Nokias Wibree wireless technology is a gauntlet, one that could end up being substituted for...

Tags: Bluetooth, Wibree

Blog posts 2006-10-04

At the hands of Nokia's Wibree, could Bluetooth be on the ropes?

Now this is interesting. In an incredibly bold move that has all the makings of a gauntlet, Nokia, a company known for including Bluetooth support in its handsets, has released what appears to be a Bluetooth substitute that its calling WiBree. According to a Reuters story that were carrying on...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Bluetooth, Wibree

Blog posts 2006-10-03

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News to know: Patch day; Jobs hostile Windows takeover; Solaris and GPL3

Notable headlines:Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3.Ryan Naraine: 'Critical' Vista, IE 7 patches highlight MS security updates. Microsoft advisory. Gallery right: How to run Internet Explorer securely.The great iPhone hunt of 2007. Ed Bott: Is Jobs planning a hostile takeover of the Windows desktop?Mary Jo Foley: Windows Home...

Tags: News to know, General

Blog posts 2007-06-13

Will Aussie patents turn Wi-Fi into a house of cards?

Get ready for the WiFi tax. Theres no way vendors can back away from the Wi-Fi "standard" (in other words, this is a house of cards that probably wont come down) even though it appears as if the 54 mbps Wi-Fi standards 802.11a and 802.11g as well as the...

Tags: Wireless LANs, OFDM, WIRELESS, CSIRO, patent, Wi-Fi, Tyler

Blog posts 2006-11-21

MobileTechRoundup show #73; Vote for one of the 3 contest finalists

Listen here (MP3, 33MB, 34 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS The whole gang is back for MobileTechRoundup show #73 and this show kicks off with informing our listeners of the 3 finalists of the Name...

Tags: Podcasts, MobileTechRoundup, podcast

Blog posts 2006-10-16