RFID in China

While many agree that China will become the largest market for RFID, few know of what is going on there or even companies involved in the sector. Therefore IDTechEx technical consultant Ning Xiao has toured China visiting RFID companies, users and the government to uncover the latest developments. IDTechEx has discovered progress from dozens of Chinese companies and surprising major RFID activities. In this article Ning Xiao summarises his learnings, which can be read in full in the IDTechEx journal Smart Labels Analyst.

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TeleNav Launches Only Mobile-Phone-Based 3D GPS Navigation Service in the US

TeleNav Inc., the leading provider of wireless location-based services (LBS), today introduced TeleNav GPS Navigator(TM) 5.0, the first GPS application on mobile phones that provides US consumers with full-color three dimensional (3D) moving maps, creating a more realistic and easy-to-follow visual navigation experience.

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AT&T gets into municipal WiFi business

Municipal WiFi networks seem to be all the rage these days. Despite all the attention they get, very few are actually up and running. Some of those still in the planning and discussion stage have faced significant opposition from telecoms who don't want competition in what are monopoly or duopoly markets.

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Is 3G going extinct?

The impending fate of 3G technology is unbelievable. Despite the hype on its impressive capability, 3G has few takers on a global scale and it’s now being threatened by the emergence of new wireless technologies, including WiMAX. Even before it has taken off the ground, 3G may go all the way of the dodo, which is virtual extinction.

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Bluetooth: Is Its Radiation Harmful?

Is using a Bluetooth-enabled cell phone dangerous to your health? Not according to the experts

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Where is Bluetooth going?

Remember how strange it looked the first time you saw people walking down the street alone, apparently talking to themselves? We now know they aren
â??t crazy but are wearing nearly invisible Bluetooth cellphone headsets.

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Bar-coded SMS to make tickets redundant

You may no longer have to bother collecting your ticket from an airline office or carry a printout of the ticket downloaded from the internet.

Even going to a cinema hall to book a movie ticket could be a thing of the past. Bar coded SMS will now verify details of your tickets.

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VoIP quality claimed to beat PSTN - worldwide

According to testing company, Minacom, VoIP phone service worldwide "now sounds better and connects faster than the standard public-switched phone network (PSTN)." However this achievement does not extend to the likes of Skype and GoogleTalk.


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Ebay and Google form VoIP partnership

Google and Ebay have announced a multi-year partnership to connect users and merchants via voice-over-IP.

A click-to-call service on Ebay will enable Skype or Google Talk users to initiate an internet voice call to Ebay merchants or Google advertisers.


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Over 200 Operators Planning WiMAX Deployments

The recent news that Sprint is planning a multi-billion dollar WiMAX rollout in the US caused a stir within the telecommunications industry. While Sprint raised a few eyebrows with its plans to build a nationwide wireless broadband network, operators around the world have been putting WiMAX technology through its paces for some time.

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Vivo may save US$ 232.58 million per year with GSM network

The installation of a network using the GSM standard, which would complement the existing CDMA network, could represent annual savings of 500 million reals (US$ 232.58 million) for Brazilian mobile phone operator Vivo just on the purchase of units, said Banco Brascan analyst Felipe Cunha.

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Linux adds flexibility to 'long-range' RFID readers

RFID specialist TagMaster used embedded Linux to build a new generation of "long-range and high-performance" 2.45 GHz RFID systems. The LR-xx readers operate in the license-free 2.45 GHz frequency band, and target applications in commercial and corporate parking areas, gated communities, university parking, airports, and hospitals, according to the company.


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RFID Strategy -- Encouraging Signs For RFID Take-Up

Encouraging signs in several areas suggest that radio frequency identification (RFID) is moving beyond an over-hyped technology to one that is delivering real benefits and value to organizations.

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RFID - the road forward

Early adopters of this technology have realised advantages in some, if not all, areas of their business, making the business case for RFID a compelling one.

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Municipal WiFi Networks Popping Up All Over

A large number of uncertainties are associated with municipal WiFi at this stage, so municipalities are starting slowly. 'Most of the cities are starting small and seeing what the true implementation hurdles are before rolling out the services completely,' said Christopher Baum, research vice president at Gartner.

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WiFi's High-Speed Compromise

The Wi-Fi Alliance has stepped in to put its official stamp on the high-speed "pre-n" wireless LAN products now starting to proliferate in the small-office home-office (SOHO) market.


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Google WiFi: Wild West of Wireless?

In Mountain View, California free wi-fi refers to more than just its price.

Nestled within the Silicon Valley landscape, residents of Mountain View , California, enjoy free wireless internet, thanks to the hometown hero Google. Launched August 15, the Google WiFi service uses approximately 380 access points, spread across city light poles and volunteered rooftops, to cover nearly all of Mountain View ’s 12.2 square miles in an 802.11B and G-compatible spectrum.

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WiFi Digicam saves memory-card space

The Nikon Coolpix S7c is a 7.1 megapixel digicam that conveniently has on-board wifi to make distributing your photos as easy as throwing a glass of water over a kitten.

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Camping Wifi

Campground wifi -- what a concept. Camping means getting away from it all for some, but it's also just a great, budget way to stay in the US of A or worldwide.

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3G in Asia-Pacific - Building Momentum

Migration to 3G services is a global trend as 2006 is the year in which 3G is gathering momentum. In terms of indicators, in Western Europe net additions to WCDMA accounted 95% of total regional net additions in the first quarter. This indicates that market migration to 3G in 2006 is going to be far higher than originally expected

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Pro Hackers Take On RFID Down Under

An Australian firm has begun using its information-security consultancy to perform RFID system audits, which include probing vulnerabilities.

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WiMAX wide of the mark

INTEL'S hype about cities with wall-to-wall WiMAX wireless broadband appears to have been at least a year off target, with Australia's leading proponent of the standard saying it would be at least 2008 before anyone could buy a WiMAX laptop

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Let's hear it for VoIP

VoIP (voice over internet protocol) is bursting out of the headset and desktop computer model and appearing on funky, single purpose and hybrid handsets - as long as they are within coo-ee of a broadband internet connected computer, that is.

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RFID 'bin brother' - So much for your Privacy

Electronic spy 'bugs' have been secretly planted in hundreds of thousands of household wheelie bins [trash cans with wheels] ... [The bugs] transmit information about the contents of the bins to a central database which then keeps records on the waste disposal habits of each individual address.

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RFID "bin brother" - So much for your Privacy

Electronic spy 'bugs' have been secretly planted in hundreds of thousands of household wheelie bins [trash cans with wheels] ... [The bugs] transmit information about the contents of the bins to a central database which then keeps records on the waste disposal habits of each individual address.

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Better connectivity through 3G spectrum

As a way of providing quality service, the department of telecommunications (DoT) plans for the release of 3G spectrum for five of its eight pan-Indian mobile telecom operators by the end of this year.

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Bluetooth mobile advertising

Billboards in New York City's Grand Central Station, "will feature an invitation for commuters with compatible mobile devices to link up with the advertisements," says E-Commerce News.

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Rumour: Bluetooth iPods in sight?

Apple may soon launch a bluetooth adaptor for iPods, according to a senior spokesman at car audio company, Pioneer.

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WiFi security

Hamachi, 51, said he is concerned about security when he uses the free network because he knows there is a chance intruders could access unprotected data on a public network. But he is more worried about people like his neighbors, who are not computer savvy.


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Free Google WiFi Internet

Thanks to Google, residents in Mountain View, California have one less monthly bill to pay every month... their Internet.

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WiFi Gets High

As questions continue to arise about large-scale mesh WiFi deployments in big cities, the technoscenti have begun to ask: Is there a better way?

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WiFi Hot Spots Now At Washington Rest Areas

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Most rest areas along Washington state highways will become WiFi hot spots, the state Department of Transportation said Monday.

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E-mail still killer app in 3G environment: IDC

While the country's mobile telephony providers are heavily promoting their 3G or third-generation mobile communications infrastructure, the most viable service that would still be used is still e-mail on mobile phones, according to an executive of research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

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SMS deals a death blow to letter-writing

MY late father couldn't even read. Yet I had to follow a certain "convention"?? the kind I was never taught in school ?? if I were to write a letter to him. It had to begin with this sentence: Adapun pada masa anakanda menulis surat ini, anakanda berada dalam kandungan sihat dan diharapkan ayahanda dan bonda serta keluarga berlebih-lebih

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Tutorial to Hide visited websites from others

Whenever you visit any website this information is captured and stored in your computer in the form of 'cache', 'cookie', 'history', and 'windows registry'. This articles discusses the ways to remove the visited websites list from your computer

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How to send secret emails by encrypting emails

There is always a danger that your emails are snatched on their way and be read. Luckily there are ways that you can use to make these emails unreadable by others on the way. This article shows methods to secure your emails by encrypting them.

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What is a firewall and why you need it?

There two ways your computer can be attacked. Firstly by Viruses and secondly by Hackers/Crackers. To protect your computer you need Anti-virus software and a firewall which can be either software or hardware.

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10 Ways to Reduce Printing Cost at Home

Very useful tips you should follow to reducing printing costs at home, if you are a frequent user of your computer printer

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Branded PCs Vs Assembled PCs - Pros and Cons

It is always a common dilemma while buying a computer. Whether to buy a branded computer or to buy an assembled computer. There are many pros and cons of branded pcs and assembled pcs. Here let us list the pros and cons of these two types of computers.

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New porn laws for 3G phones

The Federal Government has vowed to tackle the issue of pornography on internet-enabled devices such as 3G mobile phones by introducing the same restrictions that apply to internet and television content and punishing breaches with criminal penalties.

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Vodafone's 3G Mobile Connect Card turns downtime into uptime

The launch of Vodafone's revolutionary third-generation (3G) technology in Malta marks the availability of a new range of services, such as video calling, full track music downloads (FTMD), and faster Internet content.

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New Barcoded SMS, Which can be read by any barcode reader

ValueFirst Messaging Private Limited, a leading MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator), has launched a pioneering service of delivery of barcodes on mobile phones. With the launch of this service, ValueFirst customers will be able to send a barcode on end-usersâ?? mobile phones.

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China may issue 3G license in six months

The Chinese government could issue its first 3G license some time in the next six months, according to China Netcom Group Corp. (Hong Kong) Ltd. CEO Zuo Xunsheng.


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Indian Govt to release 60 MHz of spectrum for 3G by `07

The department of telecommunications has prepared a road map for the release of 3G spectrum, under which it would require the defence ministry to vacate 25 MHz by the end of December 2006, and another 35 MHz by 2007-end.

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Mozcom launches new VoIP service to the public

Voice over Internet Protocol or commonly known as VoIP, has been a popular choice among entrepreneurs worldwide to transact deals crucial to their respective business. Following that trend is Mozcom.

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The Next VoIP System: Pure IP or Hybrid?

Enterprise voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) solutions come in two distinct flavors: the hybrid or converged IP-PBX products
â??capable of supporting both TDM and IP communicationsâ??and the next generation of pure IP solutions, often referred to as softswitches.

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Questions over WiMAX promise

WiMAX came after WiFi, promising an even wider range than its predecessor. The wide communication mobility it promises has the whole world catching on to the wireless broadband hype.

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Using SMS To Borrow Money For A Date

I would never do that. Borrow money for a date. Poor guy

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RFID safety systems

A safety system is more than just knowing the whereabouts of missing workers, and the Watcherseries software comes bundled with a range of features for the specific environments.

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Location-Based Services: Ready for the Main Stream?

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Encrypting Cellphone Calls using GPRS

A new piece of encryption software has been released which will protect conversations over mobile phones.

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When Wi-Fi meets WiMAX

The combination of Wi-Fi and WiMAX could have as profound an effect on Internet usage as the ubiquitous GSM/CDMA networks had on voice communications

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WiMAX basics, WiMAX Articles, Latest news and updates on WiMAX

Wimax, what is wimax, why wimax, will wimax replace adsl, wimax articles, wimax news

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