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Stories by: Peter Judge

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New Androids march into view 01/01/2009 01:37:00

New vendors are lining up to deliver an Android phone in 2009, while Google is planning an update to the software -- and gave around 18000 of the first-generation phones to its staff as a Christmas present.
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Analyst: WiMax market will decline in 2009 15/12/2008 07:38:00

The market for WiMax is predicted to decline in 2009, as mobile WiMax is hit both by the economic squeeze and competition from the LTE standard for 4G networks, according to an analyst report.
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IEEE to set up patent pools to simplify standards adoption 09/12/2008 08:05:00

New technologies could be developed into products more quickly and cheaply if new "patent pool" licensing programs set up by the IEEE Standards Association are a success.
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Huawei to launch Android and Symbian smartphones next year 10/11/2008 08:09:00

Chinese network company Huawei Technologies is planning to launch smartphones based on the Android and Symbian operating systems in the first half of 2009, according to James Chen, director of marketing for the company's terminals division. It will also launch a new embedded 3G module at the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress this month, he said.
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IEEE considers Gigabit Wi-Fi 10/09/2008 08:02:00

The IEEE is considering two possible technologies which could take Wi-Fi to Gigabit speeds by 2012 - even though the standards body won't finally publish the 802.11n fast Wi-Fi specification until November 2009.
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IPhone 2.0 gets open source email 17/06/2008 07:33:48

Funambol has delivered an open source email client for the new iPhone, and has won new funding for its bid to offer a free alternative to the Blackberry.
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How important is the 3GPP femto standard? 11/06/2008 11:54:47

Last week's announcement of a standard for femto cells took a lot of people by surprise. How did it happen so fast, and how important will it be? And are there other issues that might cause problems in future?
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Femto cells get a surprise standard 06/06/2008 08:40:45

Operators and vendors have agreed a standard which could speed up the arrival of femtocells -- the indoor base stations which are designed to improve coverage of 3G networks indoors by piggy-backing on home and office broadband.
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Siemens claims 802.11n power problem cracked 24/01/2008 12:10:05

Siemens is launching a wireless LAN system that it claims can run full 802.11n on normal power over Ethernet, but refuses to divulge how it has managed a trick that is beyond other players including Cisco.
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Bluetooth picks Wi-Fi as UWB drags along 02/11/2007 14:19:56

The Bluetooth community has decided to make a fast version of Bluetooth running over the Wi-Fi protocol, because handset makers and operators are increasingly frustrated by the wait for ultra-wideband (UWB) to finally appear in handsets.
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Truphone to launch 'no-click' voice on Wi-Fi 19/10/2007 10:23:04

Voice on Wi-Fi specialist Truphone will update its software to offer "no-click" access, which will allow the automatic logging-in at public hotspots and make Wi-Fi voice more like a mobile phone.