> Cohda Wireless has begun a trial wireless deployment of the company's mobile broadband wireless technology in Adelaide. Report [1]
> Kansas may not be leading the nation in WiFi deployments, but it is not as far behind other states as you would be led to believe. Report [2]
> Samsung is to release a plasma TV with a built-in hard drive and a WiFi receiver (HP-TS064) in the coming CES 2007 show. Report [3]
> Beceem Communications has completed certification by Microsoft for its chipsets running on PCs and laptops with the Windows operating system. Unstrung report [4]
> We have reported that BT was interested in bidding on WiMAX-suitable spectrum OFCOM will be auctioning off. The question [5] for Peter Judge is whether BT will be allowed to do so.
And finally... The ALF (Acoustic Liberation Front) strikes again: Nutzipper, a Swedish clever hacker, claims to have successfully hacked not only the DRM scheme of the Zune, but also its WiFi-based music sharing aspects. The hacker's "Zukebox" allows a Zune owner to browse and download any songs from any other WiFi-enabled Zune's in a given area. It then strips the pilfered MP3s of their DRM restrictions. Report [6] (By the way: There is no such thing as ALF; we have just invented it.)
Links:
[1] http://www.digitalmediaasia.com/default.asp?ArticleID=20542
[2] http://www.fhsu.edu/currentevents/display_event.php?id=3099
[3] http://www.smarthousenews.com.au/CES/?article=/CES/F4Q6M9C2
[4] http://www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=112999&WT.svl=news2_1
[5] http://www.itworldcanada.com/a/News/d1fe1a22-2d3b-491c-af16-44a1830a3c51.html
[6] http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/15/zunes-drm-wifi-opened-by-swedish-teen/