The excitement now is in wireless e-commerce, in embedded consumer products and in network processors.
Take the BlackBerry, the handheld wireless e-mailer made by the Canadian company Research in Motion.
Everyone was listening to CNN and to our reporting of a statement that we got via a wireless e-mail pager.
The agreement ends a lawsuit from Virginia-based NTP, which alleged that RIM's BlackBerry wireless e-mail service infringed upon their patents.
In March, Inmarsat bought Rydex Industries of Canada, a provider of wireless e-mail and data communications systems for the maritime industry.
Businesses spend big bucks on both the little, addictive wireless e-mail gadgets and programs that screen for and treat problem drinkers.
Sony said it will launch a wireless e-reader device that can download "daily content, " and is currently in talks with publishers.
The hearing was part of an ongoing a lawsuit from Virginia-based NTP , which alleges that RIM's BlackBerry wireless e-mail service infringes upon its patents.
BlackBerry wireless e-mail comes from Canada, and so do auto parts.
Co-CEO JimBalsilleJim Balsille: This afternoon a U.S. judge concluded hearings on whether to shut down the company's hugely popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail service but didn't issue a ruling.
But while Peek likely won't have to do as much proselytizing on the value of wireless e-mail access as RIM did for many years, it will need to get out its message like any new brand and idea.
This week, for example, No. 3 wireless carrier Sprint Nextel unveiled a new smart phone called the Sprint Mogul, which sports features similar to the iPhone: a large touchscreen display, wireless e-mail, a digital camera, wi-fi hotspot access and music and video playback functions.
And Agency.com is working with London-based Carphone Warehouse, the largest European wholesaler of mobile phones, to create a customizable wireless portal that delivers weather forecasts, local news and e-commerce services to wireless subscribers.
Citibank offers free e-mail and wireless alerts if you get near to overdrawing your account.
They illustrate her wide-ranging interests (from e-commerce to wireless electricity), as well as her throw weight in Silicon Valley (not everyone gets to co-invest with Andreessen Horowitz or to back Jack Dorsey).
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The low-tech system is suddenly set to star in the next act for e-commerce, where wireless meets the Internet.
Amazon's new e-reader uses the same innovative e-Ink screen and wireless connection that made the first Kindle a modest hit in the world of digital bibliophiles.
Thus the fund made a small investment in a company called Cybiko, whose wireless game and e-mail device was a hit with U.S. kids last Christmas.
WorkStyle Server provides wireless access to Exchange e-mail, calendar and contact information.
The technology to track where you drive and how far is now available, as well, combining things like the E-ZPass with GPS and wireless networking.
Samsung's e-books are equipped for wireless connectivity as well.
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According to a study that was recently conducted by a team at Harvard University, it has been concluded that geographic proximity is valuable in collaboration, despite living in an era dominated by the Internet, wireless communication, and e-mail.
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From today, Republic Wireless subscribers in waves B through E will have 30 days to evaluate their service, and if it's unacceptable, may seek a full refund from the provider.
It appears that the Texas Instruments controller chosen for the e-paper watch does not support the wireless protocol's low energy profile, something Pebble lists as one of the specs on its site (we've reached out to the company for clarification on this matter).
While AOL offers its services and instant messaging to several mobile carriers and PDA platforms, it's only company-led foray into wireless Internet is through its Mobile Communicator product: a Research in Motion (nasdaq: RIMM - news - people ) Blackberry, running on Cingular Wireless ' network, that has e-mail and instant messenger.
Down the road, Salinas hopes to use the wireless frequency to provide Internet access and e-commerce.
E-MiLi can also be used with other wireless communication protocols that require idle listening, such as ZigBee.
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When you look at these wireless companies, this move towards accessing your e-mail, your texts, websites, weather, stock prices, those all increase the average revenue per user that the wireless companies benefit from.
The best way to do this, he thinks, is to ensure that Bertelsmann has the kind of content and services that will prove popular on the wireless Internet, which pundits see as the next boom e-market, and to splash out on developing global brands.
Most such businesses can't afford the staff and hassle required to navigate a sea of local, long-distance and wireless carriers, Internet and application service providers and Web site and e-mail hosts.
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