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• Google Races to Speed up the Web Google is in a really big hurry to make the Web experience faster.
• Wireless Gift Guide for Last-Minute Shoppers Check out these suggestions for last-minute (or late) gifts for the wireless technology lover on your shopping list.
• MiFi: The Best Product of 2009 This year's game-changing product is from Novatel and it is called a MiFi, a super small card that's about the size of a third of a pack of playing cards.
• Free Wi-Fi Guide for Holiday Travelers Here's an overview of eateries and other businesses that offer free wireless broadband -- useful when you're on the road (or escaping from relatives).
• Ford Plans Wi-Fi On Board Go Wii -- and whoops! -- with Internet access built into 2010 Ford cars and trucks.
• Bluetooth 4.0 Spec Finalized, Designed Around Energy Efficiency The latest iteration of Bluetooth technology is designed to reduce power consumption.
• Why Don't Tech Media Mavens Understand Satire? The amount of bloviating on Dan Lyons’ satirical movement to bring AT&T’s network to its knees has been astounding.
• 5 Questions About Palm's 2010 Phone Plans Palm hopes to turn the ship around and make money next year, but much depends on its partners.
• Cisco's UCS Powers Taser Police Video Service Cisco's UCS data-center architecture provides the backbone of a service from Taser International that collects and stores video from police cameras.
• Customers to AT&T: Choke on This My post last week about how AT&T treats its customers like losers got quite a rise out of readers. It even provoked a response from AT&T itself.
• Mobile Internet to Dominate Within 5 Years -- Study Morgan Stanley report states we're "now in the early innings" of mobile Internet development, which is growing faster than previous tech cycles, including the evolution of the desktop PC.
• 4G Mobile: Europe Snickers at U.S. Foot-Dragging Sweden and Norway are now enjoying 100 Mbps 4G mobile data with the latest LTE deployments -- and it looks more and more like stateside WiMax has been sidelined.
• Broadcom Pushes Mobile Video, Bright Outlook Broadcom announced a cell-phone chip with 1080p video capability on Tuesday.
• Google Claims its URL Shortening Service is More Secure Google claims its new URL shortening service is more secure than other because it warns them of malware before clicking.
• Namebench Helps You Find the Fastest DNS How good is your Domain Name System provider? A newly-released utility, called Namebench, is designed to help users answer that specific question and optimize...
• Will Google Phone Change the Wireless Industry? When Google released its own Nexus One phone to its employees to play with this weekend, it served notice that it plans to push the Android brand aggressively...
• Verizon Business Lights up 100G Backbone in Europe Verizon Business has deployed 100Gb-per-second equipment on a commercial fiber link between Paris and Frankfurt.
• AT&T: On the Decline? Rate hikes, network hassles, bad ads -- AT&T is having trouble on land and in air.
• Wireless Standards: Too Many Choices Three standards groups are developing the next-generation wireless technology; what's with that?
• In-Flight Wi-Fi Explained An interview with Aircell's Niels Steenstrup on PC World Podcast Episode 57.
• AT&T's Data Crackdown: I'm Calling a Bluff Analysis: AT&T says it might slap extra charges on the bills of heavy data users, but I think they're just trying to scare us.
• AT&T May Charge Heavy Data Users More AT&T is considering special usage fees to heavy data users, including those with iPhones and other smartphones.
• 802.11ac Standard Will Bring Gigabit Speeds to WiFi The upcoming 802.11ac standard will bring WiFi speeds inline with ethernet, just in time for the end of the world (if you believe in that sort of thing).
• Cisco Still Open to IBM Partnership Cisco is still open to a partnership with IBM, Chairman and CEO John Chambers said Tuesday.
• Wireless HD Video Standard Finalized - Promises 1080p Support Ever wanted to experience full HD, wirelessly in your own home? The now finalized WHDI specification is making just that a forthcoming reality.