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Get Your Intel PROSet/ Wireless Driver Version 14.3.0.6

Good news for the owners of Intel motherboards, as we are delivering you the latest wireless driver for a large number of wireless chipsets. The new PROSet wireless driver reaches now version 14.3.0.6. The Wake on Wireless LAN is no longer present in this version and the Novell Client support has been removed, as we...

14 January 2012
06:24 GMT

A Helpful Tool for Intel Wireless Cards Drivers

This post goes to all those who want to identify, update or just install the drivers for their Intel wireless network cards and are having troubles doing so. The main issue is that these wireless cards are sometimes discreet pieces of technology and you just can't read all the specs you need by just taking a pe...

12 December 2011
05:44 GMT

New Drivers for the Realtek Single-chip MIMO Newtork Interfaces

Realtek surfaces new drivers for two of their many network interfaces and this time it's the RTL8192DE-VC and RTL8192DU-VC. The first one is the Ethernet-based one, while the latter is the USB 2.0 interface and both of them comply with the IEEE 802.11n specification.These interfaces support dual MAC and this mea...

1 December 2011
08:56 GMT

[UPDATE] ZyXEL Goes Minimum with MWR102 Portable Router

ZyXEL released routers before, but none were as small and yet still so versatile as the new MWR102, whose product photos definitely don't really suggest it is as small as they say. New tech devices usually try to be small or wireless, with both these traits sometimes combined. ZyXEL may have just set a new st...

26 October 2011
08:45 GMT

Nokia Play To Updated with Xbox Support, Enhancements

Nokia Play To, the mobile application that was made available for devices running under Symbian^3, has just got an update, courtesy of the guys over at Nokia Beta Labs. The Nokia Play To application was designed to offer users the possibility to have photos and videos that have been taken with their handset shown on...

29 June 2011
16:41 GMT

WiFi Will Cause Sales of Wireless LAN Chips to Double in 2011

With all the changes on the IT market, iSuppli figured it would look into what may happen on the wireless front, and it found that WiFi will be a major driving force behind sales of wireless LAN chips.It would appear that, as the semiconductor market grows as a whole, certain segments will increase more than others....

17 February 2011
10:31 GMT

IEEE Amendment Brings Base IEEE 802.11 WLAN To Cars

The Base IEEE 802.11 WLAN specification has been showing up in a wide variety of mobile computers and other electronics over the past months. Still, like all evolving technologies, there is still room for improvements and for wider support to be added. Obviously, the IEEE has been putting effort into increasing the n...

27 July 2010
05:59 GMT

Nokia Sues Apple over GSM, UMTS and WLAN Patent Infringements

Espoo, Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia has announced today that it has filed a complaint against computer maker Apple with the Federal District Court in Delaware, stating that Apple's iPhone mobile device infringes patents the Finnish handset vendor owns for GSM, UMTS and wireless LAN (WLAN) standards. A...

22 October 2009
11:05 GMT

Cisco's WLAN Access Point Vulnerability

AirMagnet, a wireless security provider, has recently disclosed a vulnerability inside Cisco Access Point discovery procedure for WLANs. This allows attackers to sniff network details from existing network traffic thanks to unencrypted multicast frames or sky-jack a Cisco equipment every time an access point is conne...

25 August 2009
11:15 GMT

Take Your Wireless Connection Back: How to Secure Your WLAN

If you have ever had a bite out of a wireless network, then you must already be an addict. Wireless networking is an extremely easy way to take advantage of Internet connectivity while freeing yourself from the short leash of the Cat5E cable. In fact, connecting to your own wireless network is so comfortable that you...

27 February 2008
09:37 GMT

Cheap GSM-Enabled Wristwatch Available on the Market

Turtle Wireless is showing its first GSM-enabled device at the CES expo this year. More known as a retailer and mobile phone accessories manufacturer, the US-based company has announced its plans to launch a tri-band GSM network compatible phone that looks just like a wristwatch. After successfully selling its '...

4 January 2008
09:52 GMT

Sony Ericsson P7i - The Best Concept Phone

Oh joy, another concept phone surfaced the Internet these days. The new 'inexistent' Sony Ericsson P7i seems to be the peak of the line for the Swedish-Japanese company, at least through its technical features. The handset has been stuffed with all the latest features and technologies available at the momen...

11 December 2007
06:04 GMT

Sony Ericsson K850i Review

There's no doubt about it, the new Sony Ericsson K850i is the new star of the Cyber-shot series. After the huge success of K550i and K800i, Sony Ericsson decided to challenge Nokia's high-end N95 handset offering the same 5-megapixel camera at a lower price. Despite the fact that Sony Ericsson's K850i ...

5 November 2007
10:48 GMT

Microsoft Doesn't Want the Xbox 360 to Go Wi-Fi

It seems that Microsoft won't be delivering a Wi-Fi enabled Xbox 360 console too soon, in order to match the competition's similar offer. The Wii's got it, the PS3's got it... even the PSP's got it! However, an Xbox 360 owner is forced to buy a wireless adaptor if he plans on using wireless ...

25 September 2007
02:46 GMT

Motorola in Dispute with Aruba Networks

Motorola officially announced that Symbol Technologies and Wireless Valley Communications, two of its subsidiary companies, have filed on 27th of August a patent infringement lawsuit against the Californian company Aruba Networks. The Lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware ...

30 August 2007
10:05 GMT

Wi-Fi Alliance Starts Putting 802.11n Draft 2.0 Products to the Test

Wireless networks have come a long way since their initial development, and it would seem that they're on the brink of yet another huge leap ahead. Thus, the Wi-Fi alliance, an international organization in charge of promoting the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), has just announced that it has beg...

25 June 2007
07:59 GMT

Indoor Wireless Internet from Motorola

Motorola has just announced that they are planning to expand the MOTOwi4 service, which provides wireless and networking coverage. The plan is to bring these possibilities to the indoor spaces too from now on, in the form of WLAN Enterprise.This service opens the door to a wide range of possibilities for its users. I...

17 May 2007
02:11 GMT

NXP Provides the World's Smallest WLAN Solution for Handhelds

NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, recently announced the availability of BGM220, the world's smallest, single-package 81-pin TFBGA, Wireless LAN (WLAN) solution, with ultra low power consumption optimized for handheld applications such as feature phones and smartphones, handheld game...

23 March 2007
11:04 GMT

Nokia N95 Starts Shipping

Nokia has just announced that the Nokia N95 started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets, with expanded shipments to other markets in those regions in the coming weeks. The Nokia N95 is an all-in-one multimedia computer with a unique 2-way slide design, integrated GPS functionality, a 5 megapixe...

22 March 2007
05:31 GMT

NEC's Mobile Client Extends Unified Communications to Mobile Devices

NEC Unified Solutions, recently announced the release of the UNIVERGE Mobile Client, an enhanced applications that extends desktop telephony and messaging functionality to mobile devices and incorporates wireless LAN and cellular into a customized, user-friendly mobile format. As an addition to NEC's Assured Mob...

5 March 2007
10:07 GMT


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