| Universal chargers to finally become a reality An initiative backed by both mobile phone manufacturers and operators will result in a universal charger based on the Micro-USB interface for new mobile phones. Why the Universal Charger Won't Work The GSM Association announced the creation of a universal cell phone charger that will function with most mobile phones by 2012. The technology is based on the popular micro-USB interface. Not-so-curiously absent from ... Mobile phone chargers are energy vampires A group of mobile phone makers is out to raise awareness that charging devices consume energy when left idle but plugged into an outlet. Proposed law might make Wi-Fi users help cops A proposed U.S. law would require Internet service providers to store information about every user of their services and keep that data for at least two years, in a bid to crack down on Internet-based predators and child pornographers. LTE-WiMAX contest winner could be HSPA+ for now Equipment vendors are trying to convince mobile operators to spend money upgrading their networks to deliver faster Internet access, with two technologies battling for the bucks: LTE (Long Term Evolution) and WiMAX. However in the short term the winner could be an intermediate technology, HSPA+, as operators look for ways to wring more out of their existing networks with less capital outlay than LTE requires. Guidelines for securing IEEE 802.11i wireless networks A useful free document, one not requiring registration and having 162 pages, is "Establishing Wireless Robust Security Networks: A Guide to IEEE 802.11i," which is Special Publication 800-97 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. AT&T hopes to rollout 4G technology by 2011 If you didn't know what to get your love for Valentine's Day, you can thank AT&T for getting you better wireless service--well, in two years, anyway. Hopefully your significant other will take a raincheck. Clearwire readying game plan as LTE gains steam When Verizon Wireless announced this week that it would roll out LTE (Long-Term Evolution) mobile broadband in two cities by year's end, rival Clearwire responded, as usual, by saying it has a better network with WiMax today than Verizon will have with LTE next year. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
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