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- PARIS - Alcatel was set to complete its $11.6 billion acquisition of Lucent Thursday, creating a new global telecom equipment maker that could cash in on fast-growing "triple-play" services offering phone, TV and Internet on a single wire. |
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- I know these are probably like Gold Dust, but is there any way to aquire tickets for this event, as I am in London that weekend? A long shot I know, but you dont ask, you dont get! Thanks in advance. Anthony Harris |
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- Armed Assault German retail patch v1.01 |
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- Sam & Max Episode 2: Situation: Comedy section with screenshots |
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- Sword of the Stars retail patches v1.2.1 |
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- Air Conflicts English patch v1.43 & Czech/Hungarian patch v1.52 |
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- Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars movie |
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- Stoked Rider: Alaska Alien screenshots |
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- Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning movie |
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- Battlestations: Midway movie |
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- Warhammer: Mark of Chaos European retail patch v1.3 |
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- IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 movie |
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- Supreme Commander tutorial movies |
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- War Front: Turning Point multiplayer demo |
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- RTL Winter Games 2007 screenshots |
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- Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter retail/download patch v1.35 |
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- Dawnspire: Prelude updated client & movie |
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- Call of Juarez retail patch v1.1.0.0 |
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- Bet on Soldier: Black-out Saigon German demo |
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- Charles City canine competing in national dog showMason City Globe Gazette, IA - 34 minutes ago… The breed first appeared in the Westminster Dog Show seven years ago, Cooper said. Turner, who breeds Spinones with her sister, Chris Smith of New Hartford … |
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Dbuys.com (Nov 30 2006 18:58 GMT) - Price: $509.00; Rating: 4. |
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- Price: $559.00; Rating: 4. |
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- From Foreign Policy Watch (emphasis not added) Despite my earlier post outlining an effective way of engaging diplomatically with Syria, the White House seems to have failed to visit my blog today. |
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- http://www.statcounter.com/ As Stephen pointed out, a little while ago this blog began launching annoying pop-up windows on visitors' browsers. Unbeknowst to me, the free stats program that I had used had a little clause in its user agreement that stated at any time it could choose to use the tracking image and code embedded in your page to launch advertising. |
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Alibris (Nov 30 2006 18:57 GMT) - Price: $19.41; Rating: 3 |
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- Ein wenig besser könnte sie schon sein, die Stimmung in Berlin. Ein paar bloße Zahlen, sie mussten nur schlecht genug sein, reichten aus, um den Fans die Laune zu vermiesen. 55,4 Mio. Euro Verbindlichkeiten ... |
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- Värden för miljoner gick upp i rök men det spelade mindre roll. För landslagsryttaren Lotta Schultz var de 14 hästarnas död det värsta. 2006 har varit året då sorgen efter branden blandats med glädjen över framgångarna. Lotta har gjort sin bästa säsong och i helgen tävlar hon, för första gången sedan 1995, i Globen. |
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- Jeremy has a humdinger of a post with his 15 suggestions to Microsoft. Jeremy raises a good point: why do we have to wait for Vista to even hope to get certain simple upgrades? Ranging from simple productivity boosters to general common sense ideas, JT's list is worth the read.... |
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- Back in June 2003, Weird Al performed his song “eBay” (from Poodle Hat) for the ebay Live! special promotion and charity auction. I’ |
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- Bristol extends pilot Wi-Fi network: The network currently covers three square km. Cityspace will expand this to business districts, "disadvantaged" neighborhoods, and along transportation routes. The current network sees 15,000 users a month. (I'm always a bit dubious about whether in citations like this that the uniqueness extends to 15,000 sessions or 15,000 users. |
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- Some ISPs think it's better to share and share alike: Remember the kerfuffle a few months ago when Fon was announced, and said that part of its business model relied on people sharing a broadband connection--typically wireline--over Wi-Fi for allcomers to use? And recall that they had a short list of ISPs that supported the practice at the time, and created a bit of confusion by including Speakeasy, a Seattle-based broadband company that I use for DSL at home and work, in that list. The confusion made sense in retrospect. Speakeasy is one of the few ISPs that allows any subscriber to share any connection at no additional cost. |
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- Houston moves forward with two finalists: The city will consider EarthLink and a firm with local ties, Convergent Broadband; there hasn't been a formal announcement yet. The network would span 600 square miles, and although this article it's "expected to be the biggest in the country once it's completed in 2008," that involves a tense rarely found in English (or even Icelandic). By 2008, there will likely be dozens of networks worldwide that span more than 600 square miles using a variety of technology to achieve broadband speeds. |
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- The WiMedia Alliance has started certifying radios: The PHY (physical layer) of UWB packages moves forward with certification status. The certification means that multiple chipmakers have been able to provide interoperable silicon at the radio level. Most trade groups won't certify a standard or allow it to move forward until at least three companies have working silicon. In this cases, six firms passed: |
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- Those who claim that Wi-Fi gives them hives, the clap, finger-touching sensations, or shortness of breath have a choice: You can't simply assert that electromagnetic radiation causes you problems. Asserting something repeatedly without proof or with, in fact, contrary evidence would be one of the definitions of insanity. Sanity requires proof. If this were a matter of religious faith, I would not be challenging you. |
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- You've asked for it, and here it is: I've finally created an RSS 2.0 newsfeed that combines all six blogs that I update on wireless data: the flagship Wi-Fi Networking News site you're reading here, and five others on cell data, public safety wireless, WiMax, voice over wireless LAN, and 802.11n/MIMO. |
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- The socket seekers heads an article about the need for travelers to find juice, not just Internet service: Yes, people are power mad in airports as they carry more devices they need recharging before and between flights. Used to be that you'd see one or two laptop owners near convenient plugs. Now, the well-equipped traveler brings a power strip with them to make friends. (Hey, now that spawns a lot of new pick-up--or plug-in--lines. |
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- UK hotspot builder The Cloud is in talks with 30 cities: The company had previously announced their intent to unwire city centers in about 10 UK metropolitan areas; they already operate service in The City of London, the square mile famous for finance, as well as the newer Canary Wharf district. The new deals include Stuttgart, Germany, and Karlskrona, Sweden. The company says it is talking to many other towns, too.... |
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- Wayport operates McDonald's Wi-Fi service in a unique arrangement: iPass will now resell access to its mobile corporate customers to the 7,500 unwired McDonald's locations in the U.S. that Wayport services. iPass offers typically metered access to Wi-Fi, dial-up, and other broadband that contrasts with subscription-based, per-user services. |
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- At the CES show in January, Ruckus Wireless will demonstrate its streaming media, voice, and data wireless solution with 802.11n incorporated: The company has often trash-talked claims that 802.11n's increased bandwidth produces a natural solution for moving media and integrating many kinds of communication over the same wireless network. They have a point. |
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- Pittsburgh's downtown service tested: The local paper, the Post-Gazette, published a chart showing signal strength across many of the covered areas in the downtown Pittsburgh free Wi-Fi network, which is run by the Downtown Partnership. The group says that 3,200 users have signed up to use up to two free hours a day--this in the face of apparently quite cold weather coupled with heavy rains. The reporter notes that the service wasn't built with indoor use in mind, but they were able to gain access at a number of public locations within walls. The paid version of the service runs $8 a day, $15 per month, and $120 per year. |
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- Philadelphia launches their network with a party on Nov. 30: Muniwireless.com notes that the network will have a launch party after Thanksgiving. The Philadelphia launch is a $200 per person event sponsored by Wireless Philadelphia in a fancy penthouse apartment (see Muniwireless site for a PDF of the invitation). |
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- Two schools in UK turn off Wi-Fi: A few scattered complaints resulted in a school in England and another in Wales turning off their Wi-Fi networks. The lack of evidence of harm appears to be no reason to not disable the networks. One teacher reported ill health effects, but it doesn't appear that any effort was taken--it's not cited--to determine whether those effects resulted from something else. It's vanishingly unlikely that the symptoms this teacher had could be caused by microwave radiation of any kind, even at extremely high doses, and not effect those nearby. |
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- The head of EarthLink, Garry Betty, will take medical leave due to a "serious form of cancer": Betty has led the company's move away from the dwindling dial-up account business into partnerships with DSL and cable provides, voice over IP (VoIP) services, and, significantly for this blog, metro-scale Wi-Fi networks in Anaheim, Philadelphia, and other cities. Mike Lunsford will take over during the "undetermined leave of absence." EarthLink doesn't appear to have any split in terms of direction the company is heading, so it's unlikely Betty's absence will affect strategy. As someone who beat cancer back in 1998, I can only sympathize with Betty, his family, friends, and colleagues, and wish him a safe and rapid recovery. |
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- Before we hear too much about how cell, WiMax, and Wi-Fi networks aren't as fast as promised, let's cast a steely eye on wired services: Whether fiber, coax, or phone lines are involved, the New York Times reports on how variables service can be at higher data rates. Wireless, of course, has more difficulties because wireline service tends to be consistent, with congestion being a secondary problem after basic line conditions. If the line is good, it's typically good for as long as the wire or glass is intact. The route out to the Internet at the ISP then becomes the next important factor, and we already know service provider dramatically oversell the ratio between downstream bandwidth to customers and their downstream feed from the Internet--ratios can vary from 20 to 100 to 1 oversell. |
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