Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: StrategyThe Wi-Fi Alliance - the industry body that oversees standardisation and product certification for Wi-Fi products - is to absorb the WiGig Alliance, a body formed in 2009 to fulfil a similar role for new wireless LAN technologies designed to provide throughput of several gigabits per second.
Nokia's flagship Windows Phone 8 smartphone is to feature wireless charging, and the Finnish handset company has struck deals to put charging pads on airlines and coffee shops. Is this enough to make the technology mainstream.
LG has noticed the wireless charging dilemma, and taken action. Wireless charging is great for avoiding a messy tangle of cables, but in the past, the positioning of the phone left us mostly unable to use our phones while charging. At MWC 2012, LG revealed its WCD-800 wireless charging cradle that will get rid of the wires, and let you use your phone while it’s getting juiced up.
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: StrategyCisco and NXP Semiconductors have both taken equity in Adelaide based Cohda Wireless, a company that has developed leading edge wireless technology designed to enable motor vehicles to avoid collisions with others.
For those who want a high quality bluetooth speaker that has a battery back, check out this unit. It's 50% off at AT&T B&M store or online. for $149.99. It's $300 pretty much every where else. It even has NFC and QI Charging for wireless charging those phone that support it. Unfortunately it won't charge the S4 which I though has QI charging.
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: TechnologyAustralian near field communications technology distributer, NFC Wireless, claims to have turned the ski resort of Falls Creek into "Australia's first NFC enabled town" after persuading 50 businesses to install its NFC tags and use these to provide customised information.
One of the best features of Google’s new Nexus 4 is its native wireless charging capabilities, but until now, wireless charging has been convenient, but not actually useful. I will contest to how nice it is to be able to drop your device onto a pad and not have to worry about cables, but unfortunately it severely limits those who want to use their device while charging.
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: TrainingA new body, the Australian Consensus Technology Association (ACTA), has been formed to represent and serve professionals working in all branches of technology.
Written by: Stuart Corner | Published in: SecurityGood Technology has expanded its portfolio of secure mobile collaboration products with Good Connect, a secure instant messaging application, and Good Share - an application that enables users of mobile devices to store documents in the corporate data centre, behind the firewall, and share those with others.
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