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Airgo’s Router Chipset Promises 240-Mbit Speeds
Airgo Networks said Wednesday that the company is sampling its third-generation router chip at speeds that surpass a typical wired Ethernet connection. Airgo’s third MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) chipset is sampling now to router manufacturers, who are expected to have products on the market by the fourth quarter, Airgo said. Enhancements to the core…
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Cisco’s MIMO Router — Ten Times Faster Than Rivals?
Cisco Systems’ Linksys division Tuesday announced a powerful new 802.11G home/small business wireless broadband router for local area Internet networks that is expected to deliver data speeds “a magnitude” faster than current G-level routers, an industry analyst told eWEEK.com. Linksys’ newest Wireless-G (802.11g) Broadband Router uses MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) and so-called smart radio…
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Microsoft Previews Key Platform Technology
LOS ANGELES—While Microsoft delivered a peek at some of its key upcoming technologies at its Professional Developers Conference, including Windows Vista and Office 12, the software giant also showed some new platform technologies aimed at enriching the overall Microsoft platform. During a keynote address at the Microsoft PDC here, Jim Allchin, group vice president of…
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Portable 3G Network Shown For Military
3Way Networks said on Tuesday that it has developed a short-range “3G” network for military applications. The hand-portable UMTS network, dubbed DBX-m, supports up to 100 user devices. The equipment packs a complete 3GPP Release 5 compliant system with radio network, switching and packet elements into a tiny 30x56x80cm ruggedised case, the company said. DBX-m…
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64-Bit Windows’ Performance on Dual-Core
Part I: 64-bit vs. 32-bit Windows Windows XP Professional x64 edition is clearly not a mainstream product. For example, though you can order Dell Dimension XPS models with XP X64 installed, Dell gives you this rather dire warning when you try to buy a system with the OS installed: “Peripherals you currently own or plan…
