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Prepping for (finally!) a standard 11n world

New attack cracks common Wi-Fi encryption in a minute; Microsoft's new OneApp: turning feature phones into smarterphones
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Prepping for (finally!) a standard 11n world

As the IEEE 802.11n standard approaches ratification, expected in two weeks, mainstream enterprises will become more serious about investing in the high-throughput Wi-Fi technology. Read full story

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