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Souped-up Wi-Fi handset includes Web browsing and email
News The Wi-Fi phone market is set to heat up, with a maker announcing a handset that can do Web browsing and email, in addition to voice. However, the 7920 will have a wireless handset that uses an office's Wi-Fi network to connect.
[July 2, 2003, 9:19]
Skype and Netgear join forces for Wi-Fi launch
News Networking products maker Netgear and Internet telephony provider Skype on Wednesday unveiled the first Wi-Fi phone designed to work on the internationally popular VoIP service. The so-called Wi-Fi phone, which will allow Skype users to access the...
[January 5, 2006, 9:35]
Wi-Fi hotspot phone launched by Samsung
News It supports Wi-Fi as well as GSM and GPRS, so it can be used to make calls at a public hotspot, or over a home or office wireless network. UMA devices offer a potential threat to mobile operators, as users can avoid running up mobile bills by using...
[July 19, 2006, 16:20]
Wi-Fi phone promises seamless switching
News A representative said the CN620 Wi-Fi cell phone is expected to be commercially available by fall or early 2005, making it among the first entries in a new class of mobile communications devices that promise to stir up the cellular industry by...
[July 27, 2004, 8:50]
New Wi-Fi challenges 3G
News Communications equipment maker Proxim became the latest company to sell high-powered Wi-Fi networks that travel long distances, essentially providing buyers with an "ISP in a box", the company's chief executive, Jonathan Zakin, said last week.
[September 30, 2002, 7:50]
Wi-Fi to become common mobile feature
News Converged Wi-Fi and VoIP phones are still a drop in the handset ocean this year - but don't rule them out as the next big thing yet, a new report has suggested. Revenue from Wi-Fi/VoIP handsets totalled $54.7m (£31.1m) last year with 130,000 units...
[July 21, 2005, 17:00]
Wi-Fi phone promises seamless switching
Talkback Is there any providers of just Wi-Fi phones without any of the complications of having to deal with the GSM interface at the handset level? I have a very large application for such a device. Oscar oscar@worlddata.com
[July 30, 2004, 13:55]
HTC Touch gets 3G, loses Wi-Fi
Blog The company's just announced the sequel to the Touch (a.k.a.the iPh*ne-killer) and, interestingly, the new handset will have HSDPA (a new addition to the range) but - unlike the Touch - no Wi-Fi. Not that I'm wanting to harp on about public Wi-Fi's...
[August 30, 2007, 11:54]
Siemens attacks Wi-Fi-only phones
News Handsets that offer only Wi-Fi connectivity have been a failure, according to the director of home and office communications devices for Siemens. Wi-Fi-only mobile phones have been on the market for nearly two years, and are marketed as an easy way...
[June 26, 2007, 15:18]
Wi-Fi standards face patent claim
News And many mobile handset makers are starting to introduce phones that can switch between Wi-Fi and cellular technology. Just the access points that provide the actual Wi-Fi signals in local area networks are expected to generate $1.9bn in 2006...
[November 21, 2006, 7:49]
MmO2 to roll out Wi-Fi across UK
News The operator said it was planning to enable more than 1,000 Wi-Fi wireless LAN hotspots around the UK, as well as extending its current Wi-Fi offering in Germany from 30 sites to more than 100. MmO2 already offers Wi-Fi services in Ireland.
[July 2, 2003, 8:53]
Phone giants dial up Wi-Fi mobile
News The companies have formed the Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance in order to speed up development of devices such as the Wi-Fi cellphone. The expensive and difficult-to-find device uses both a cellphone network and -- through the use of voice over...
[July 15, 2004, 10:35]
Nokia: Firms hot on Wi-Fi, cold on 3G
News Niininen explained that chief information officers and IT managers want their staff to use cellular GPRS networks when they are on the move, and switch to the corporate Wi-Fi network when in the office.
[November 3, 2004, 16:38]
Chipmakers to debut low-power Wi-Fi
News Chipmakers Broadcom and Philips Semiconductors are set to announce on Monday smaller and more power-efficient Wi-Fi chips, a move that could revitalise the prospects of the popular 802.11b standard and allow Wi-Fi to be used in a wider variety of...
[September 8, 2003, 12:15]
Intel calls the shots for next-gen Wi-Fi
News As they often do when they're not happy with the way things are going, a collection of tech-heavy hitters led by Intel may be trying to take control of an important standards process — in this case, for next-generation Wi-Fi.
[October 13, 2005, 16:55]
BT Fusion gets Wi-Fi upgrade
News BT's fixed-mobile convergence system, Fusion, has now gone Wi-Fi, effectively linking it up with the provider's UK hot spots, municipal wireless networks and — potentially — global hot spots. Whereas previous versions of BT Fusion relied on...
[December 14, 2006, 12:49]
Motorola launches Skype alliance
News The world's Number three handset maker plans to add Internet phone software from Internet telephony provider Skype to a select number of Motorola phones that can link to the Internet using Wi-Fi. Motorola said on Monday that it is developing mobile...
[February 15, 2005, 8:50]
Vopium for Symbian Wi-Fi
Downloads Vopium automatically detects when you dial an international number and routes your call in the cheapest possible way.Send international SMS through Vopium to as low as 0,1 euro a SMSMake free Wi-Fi calls:>Vopium not only gives you cheap...
[March 30, 2009, 8:00]
BT moves into smartphone market
News Being dual-mode, the handset uses Wi-Fi when in the user's office or at a BT Openzone hotspot, and a cellular connection at other times. BT has announced it will be launching Wi-Fi-enabled smartphones from HTC and HP, based on Windows Mobile 6, for...
[February 13, 2007, 12:22]
Vopium for Nokia E75
Downloads Send international SMS through Vopium to as low as 0,1 euro a SMSMake free Wi-Fi calls: Vopium not only gives you cheap international calling alternatives but also provides Free Calling in Wi-Fi hotspots (Note that this feature requires Wi-Fi...
[October 7, 2009, 8:00]
