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Wireless carriers are backpedaling on unlimited service offerings as smart customers figure out how to patch their phones to their laptops to take undue advantage of the all-you-can-eat data deals. To get customers turned on to its cell-phone-based wireless data services, Sprint PCS last fall started offering several new plans for its third-generation network that […]

A year after being reborn under new ownership, the formerly defunct wireless data network known as Ricochet is slowly bouncing back. The high-speed data service went dark in August 2001, when Metricom Inc., the former owner, filed for bankruptcy. Having spent more than $1 billion building out a network of wireless radios but never offering […]

Wireless carriers are backpedaling on unlimited service offerings as smart customers figure out how to patch their phones to their laptops to take undue advantage of the all-you-can-eat data deals. To get customers turned on to its cell phone-based wireless data services, Sprint PCS in the fall started offering several new plans for its 3G […]

Corporate integration software company Sybase Inc. is planning to acquire wireless communications company AvantGo in a cash merger valued at approximately $38 million, the two companies announced on Friday. Sybase intends to operate AvantGo under its iAnywhere Solutions subsidiary, which specializes in remote access software. The acquisition is expected to be completed during the first […]

Top-selling handheld computer maker Palm Inc. on Wednesday announced a profit for the fiscal second quarter, which the company attributed to the introduction of two new product lines along with a fair amount of cost-cutting. The Milpitas, Calif., company said it had a net income of $3.5 million, or 12 cents per share, compared with […]

Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced that the company is buying, for approximately $750 million in cash, 50 PCS licenses and related network assets from Northcoast Communications LLC, a Long Island, N.Y., wireless company largely backed by Cablevision Systems Corp. The deal is expected to close during the second quarter of 2003. The licenses cover markets […]

Intel Corp. on Wednesday announced funding in two companies involved in “Wi-Fi” wireless LAN technology. Through the Intel Communications Fund, the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker is investing a minority stake in IP telephony software company TeleSym Inc., as well as providing additional funding to wireless network access company STSN Inc. Intel first invested in […]

The Federal Communications Commission is answering a call from some of the biggest names in IT, which are seeking permission for unlicensed use of airwaves to expand budding wireless LAN technologies. In their quest for spectrum, companies including Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. are looking to expand options for wireless data networks. […]

iPass Inc. on Monday announced a multi-year deal with Intel Corp. to collaborate on products for business travelers. For starters, the two companies plan to ensure interoperability between iPass iPassConnect network access client and Intels upcoming Banias processor for notebook computers, due out early next year. Intel also is developing network adapters that will enable […]

Network Associates Inc.s Sniffer division is adding support for high-speed wireless LAN networks. Starting this week, the companys Sniffer Wireless protocol analyzer will be able to trouble-shoot both 802.11b and 802.11a networks. Previously, the Sniffer Wireless line of wireless security management products supported only 802.11b networks, which offer data transfer rates of up to 11M […]

Ever-optimistic backers of Bluetooth are pinning their hopes on advances they claim will help make the nascent wireless protocol cheaper and easier to combine with other, more popular wireless platforms. Five years into its development, the much-hyped Bluetooth still struggles for acceptance. But the latest improvements, due at the Bluetooth Developers Conference in San Jose, […]

Handspring Inc. on Monday announced a deal in which customers can buy a Treo 180 or 180g communicator for $99 if they also sign up for wireless service through T-Mobile. Handspring and T-Mobile will offer $150 rebates to customers who buy a Treo 180 or 180g along with a set amount of GPRS (general packet […]