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• Two Approaches to NFC Battle for French Hearts and Mobiles French network operators are counting on their SIM cards to put NFC in phones, while Twinlinx offers a self-adhesive Bluetooth device with similar functions.
• China Mobile Still in Talks to Sell IPhone China Mobile is still in talks with Apple about offering the iPhone in China its CEO said Wednesday
• NTT DoCoMo Moves up Date to Shut off 2G Mobile Japan's biggest wireless service provider plans to shut off its 2G mobile phone network in March 2011.
• Wipro Uses Wireless to Monitor Patients Remotely Wipro has designed a gateway that allows remote collection of patient information using wireless and wired communications.
• Cisco Ups Offer for Videoconferencing Firm Tandberg to $3.4B Cisco has raised its bid for Norwegian video conferencing vendor Tandberg to about US$3.4 billion. The previous offer was US$3.0 billion.
• AMD and Intel Patch Things Up, HP Buys 3Com We had a blockbuster deal this week, with Hewlett-Packard saying it plans to buy 3Com, and a blockbuster settlement, with Advanced Micro Devices and Intel ending...
• DNS Problem Linked to DDoS Attacks Gets Worse ISPs are distributing consumer modems that could be used in DDoS attacks, researchers say.
• Wall Street Beat: Big Tech Deals Stir Market Acquisitions and legal deals among vendors sparked investor interest this week by potentially altering the shape of the tech market.
• HP-Cisco Battle Spreads to China With 3Com Deal HP's purchase of networking gear vendor 3Com could unlock sales opportunities for its other hardware and services in China, where 3Com has a strong base.
• How to Deny Service to a Federal Wiretap Researchers have discovered flaws in the wiretapping standard used to define how switches should transmit wiretapped information to authorities.
• HP Heats Up Cisco Rivalry with 3Com Purchase HP is intensifying its rivalry with Cisco. The purchase of 3Com signals that the gloves are off and the battle for the data center is getting hot.
• HP to Buy 3Com in Networking, Data Center Bid Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for about US$2.7 billion.
• HP to Acquire 3Com for $2.7 Billion HP to acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion
• Logitech Moves to Big Leagues with LifeSize Logitech is purchasing LifeSize for $405 million. The acquisition puts Logitech in the big leagues for enterprise video-conferencing.
• Cisco Showcases Big Bets on Collaboration Unveiling 61 new products and features, Cisco Systems executives emphasized the importance of collaboration at an event in San Francisco on Monday.
• Clearwire Claims 173,000 WiMax Users Wireless broadband provider Clearwire had about 173,000 WiMax subscribers at the end of September, the company said Tuesday.
• Google's Free Holiday Wi-Fi Beats Airport Grinches Google is providing free Wi-Fi at 47 U.S. airports until Jan. 15. The deal makes Google look good and airports bad.
• Intel Readies 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax Support With Kilmer Peak Intel has begun production of a wireless chipset, called Kilmer Peak, that will support the 2.3GHz and 3.5GHz versions of WiMax.
• Cisco Undervalues Tandberg, Investment Firms Say An investment firm wants Cisco to offer Tandberg shareholders at least 11 percent more, according to the Wall Street Journal.
• RemoteSight Turns an ISight Into CCTV Do you wish your iSight were more like the unblinking, ever-vigilant Eye of Sauron? Then you might be interested in Ben Software's new RemoteSight, an...
• Acadia Gets Cloud Computing Venture Rolling in Asia Cisco, EMC and VMware hope to soon sign the first Asian customers for their cloud-computing partnership and Acadia joint venture.
• Huawei Promises Series of Android Phones China's Huawei will release a series of mobile phones using the Google Android OS in Europe, the Asia Pacific and Latin America.
• Cisco to Buy Chinese Set-top Box Business Cisco Systems will buy a Chinese set-top box maker as the country works to digitize all cable television by 2015, creating market opportunities.
• Cisco Lays out Why It Might Let Tandberg Go Free In a blog entry on Monday, Cisco publicly hinted it might let its Tandberg acquisition bid expire.
• SMC to Expand Edgecore Brand, Higher-end Gear SMC Networks will rebrand most of its products and introduce some higher-end gear in North America, expanding the Edgecore brand.