India officials expect the number of wireless phones to out number wirelines by the end of 2004.<\/p>
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Wireless pedestrians can cause \"Pedlock\". According to a New York Times report, pedestrians on wireless phones are causing \"pedlock\" or \"ped-rage\".<\/p>
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Wi-Fi provider Broadreach Networks has installed wireless hotspots and internet terminals around the Wimbledon tennis complex near London.<\/p>
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Panasonic have put their CF-18 Toughbook to the ultimate test. Taken on an endurance test in Canada\'s western Arctic, the CF-18 survived the roller coaster routine of sled travel and temperatures of -51°c.<\/p>
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Africa is one of the fastest-growing wireless markets in the world, with an average annual subscriber increase of 58%.<\/p>
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In 1992, an avid supporter of the portable-office concept, set out to prove that mobile computing was already a reality by trekking into the Colorado Rockies with everything he would need to run his New York City office by remote control.<\/p>
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AginfoLink has brought Wireless technology to the farm for tracking livestock. Labelled after birth with an RFID tag, animals are tracked across a farm-to-market data network.<\/p>
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In the U.K., wireless phones are being used by doctors at the Bristol Royal Infirmary to treat patients suffering from Cystic Fibrosis.<\/p>
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Boeing and iPass Plan Wi-Fi In the Sky Remote access provider iPass plans to add Boeing\'s Connexion in-flight Wi-Fi service to its list of hotspots.<\/p>
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A team of doctors in the U.K. are using wireless phones to record and organize information from diabetes patients and send it directly to hospitals for analysis and advice.<\/p>
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In London alone, 63,135 mobile phones, 5838 Pocket PCs and 4973 laptops were left by passengers in licensed taxi cabs during the past six months - an average of three phones per taxi.<\/p>
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Wireless subscribers are finding a new use for their mobile phones in Malaysia. Political parties are using SMS to send daily messages to voters.<\/p>
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A block of wood served as an inspiration for the Palm handheld?<\/p>
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Indonesia plans to use text messages to alert people of impending disasters predicted by early warning systems.<\/p>
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According to reports, new wireless technology is ensuring that inhabitants of China\'s largest panda reserve are never more than a phone call away.<\/p>
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