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Friday, October 20
Chicago Tribune : SOME BELIEVE THE RISE OF WIRELESS MEANS WE'VE ENTERED THE POST-PC ERA "The PC for a long time had no competition in terms of providing information services to individuals," read more...
Chicago Tribune Small screens limit the amount and quality of information that can be presented to inquiring consumers. Merchants are trying to figure out the best way to convey vital information--item descriptions, prices and sizes--in the tightest of spaces. read more...
Chicago Tribune Only 200,000 of Sprint PCS' customers have signed up for Web service. Similarly, AT&T Wireless estimates that just 100,000 of its subscribers tap into the wireless Web. read more...
Roam : Making WAP a winner During its brief existence, the Wireless Application Protocol has been severely criticised. First, WAP was said to stand for 'Where Are the Phones?', and more recently it has been unkindly described as 'the Betamax of the mobile communications industry'. read more...
Chicago Tribune "Even when I'm home with a computer in the other room, I often use my phone to get the amount of a check I've written and see if it's cleared," said Hatfield, a Glencoe school teacher. read more...
BBC : Mobile web : Faster sells better Mobile phone companies in Japan have seen a sharp rise in the number of people using handsets with Wap browsers after the service got faster. read more... Thursday, October 19
AnywhereYouGo: Wireless Data Finally Growing in U.S. Wireless Net access is finally growing in the U.S., but a new study concludes that services that are successful elsewhere won't necessarily be embraced in North America. read more... Tuesday, October 17
TotalTelecom : Clinton orders 3G wireless acceleration President Bill Clinton on Friday ordered government agencies to work with the Federal Communications Commission and the private sector to hasten adoption of high-speed wireless communications technology. read more...
TotalTelecom : J-phone focused for 3G mobile Internet Japanese mobile operator J-Phone, fighting with DoCoMo's i-mode for consumer mobile Internet subscribers, plans to launch 3G services in December 2001. read more... Monday, October 16
FT.com : US to clear airwaves for 3G The US took a first step on Friday towards freeing part of its radio spectrum for third-generation wireless services, raising the spectre of big wireless auctions similar to those conducted in Europe. read more...
Builder.com : WAP for Web Developers WAP is pretty easy, and if you know HTML, you can become a WAP expert fast. This three-part tutorial will get you started, and soon you will be able to add WML to your resume. read more... |
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| " it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires and were it possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value." Boston Post 1865 |