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Thursday, August 02, 2007

Wireless Report: Researchers: Web apps over Wi-Fi puts data at risk

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WIRELESS REPORT

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Thursday, August 2, 2007

* Researchers: Web apps over Wi-Fi puts data at risk
* Lufthansa seeks to restore in-flight Internet
* Far EasTone lays out plan for Taiwan WiMax
* EarthLink's caution reflects shift in muni Wi-Fi
* Nortel and partners jump start mobile WiMax
* High tech in the weirdest places

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RESEARCHERS: WEB APPS OVER WI-FI PUTS DATA AT RISK

Users who access Google's Gmail or the Facebook social-networking
site over Wi-Fi could put their accounts at risk of being hijacked,
according to research from Errata Security, a computer security
company.

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LUFTHANSA SEEKS TO RESTORE IN-FLIGHT INTERNET

German airline Lufthansa has stepped up efforts to revive a service that
many of its business travelers on long flights had come to appreciate:
in-flight Internet access.

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FAR EASTONE LAYS OUT PLAN FOR TAIWAN WIMAX

Far EasTone Telecommunications plans to roll out its WiMax service in
Taiwan over the next one to two years and will seek partners to cover
the north of the island.

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EARTHLINK'S CAUTION REFLECTS SHIFT IN MUNI WI-FI

A harder line by EarthLink on its municipal wireless business signals a
shift in an industry that has generated both high hopes and skepticism.

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NORTEL AND PARTNERS JUMP START MOBILE WIMAX

Nortel Networks and two U.K. companies will test mobile WiMax, a wireless
data transfer technology that will compete with Wi-Fi and 3G
(third-generation) networks.

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HIGH TECH IN THE WEIRDEST PLACES

The IT industry is no stranger to innovation. In fact, crackpot, er,
novel uses of technology often prove the key to achieving competitive
advantage.

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