The IEEE standards body quietly published the 802.11r roaming specification last month, allowing handoffs between Wi-Fi access points in the same way cellular phones shift between base stations.
The IEEE 802.11r-2008 standard was ratified on July 15.
While most cellular phones need to shift between basestations with ranges measured in the hundreds or thousands of yards, a [...]

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More than a third of mainstream consumers over the age of 30 experience deep frustration associated with their cell phone’s interface according to a study revealed today by Bowen Research, a firm that researches and evaluates consumer attitudes and behavior about high tech products, software and electronics.
The study indicates a digital divide between people under [...]

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In the wireless world, competing for customers is seemingly a full contact sport these days. With millions of “smart” phones now rolling of the assembly lines every year, many wireless business users are beginning to use their wireless phones and wi-fi enabled laptops as virtual offices - blasting through bandwidth like its going [...]

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A potential strike against Verizon Communications Inc. has been avoided — at least for the moment.
Two unions representing Verizon workers have agreed to continue negotiations without implementing a strike. They said that enough progress had been made to justify continuation of talks.
Members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical [...]

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