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GSMA and WBA collaborate to simplify Wi-fi hotspot access for smartphones and tablets
Initiative will enable automatic authentication of mobile devices on Wi-Fi networksmore
GSMA Mobile World Congress 2012 shatters attendance records
Attendance up by 11% over the 2011 Mobile World Congress
Move to Gran Via in 2013 to accommodate strong growth and demand
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Bluetooth SIG extends Bluetooth Brand, introduces Bluetooth Smart marks
Market and use case expansion create need to denote compatible Bluetooth v4.0 devices more
Bluetooth Innovation World Cup closes with record number of submissions
2011 Innovator of the Year to be Crowned at ispo trade fair more
BT and Heineken partner to offer Wi-Fi to London pubs
Drinkers at nearly 100 London pubs and bars are to get fast Wi-Fi, following a new BT and Heineken partnership with plans to extend the wireless internet service to a further 200 pubs across the UK by the end of 2012
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EU funded project aims to make self-service terminals more accessible for all
Is aiming to make self-service terminals, such as public transport ticket vending machines or public information kiosks and cash dispensers, more accessible for the one in six Europeans who have a disability or the 87 million Europeans aged 65 and over
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ZigBee Alliance passes 300 ZigBee Certified products milestone
Market demand, growing family of ZigBee standards triples demand for smarter, greener interoperable wireless control solutions more
Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and XPAND 3D join forces in full HD 3D glasses initiative
Four companies will seek development of joint licensing on ‘BLUETOOTH® ENABLED RF’ and ‘IR’ consumer 3D active glasses more
GSMA names Barcelona the first Mobile World Capital
After an 18-month search, the GSMA announced that Barcelona has been selected as the Mobile World Capital from 2012 to 2018 more
Individual museum tour: launch of a new WLAN-based guide system at the Museum of Industrial Culture in Nuremberg
Visitors to the Museum of Industrial culture now have the opportunity to discover the exhibition in a very special way. A mobile multimedia guide system offers detailed background information based on the current location of the user. The mobile device calculates continuously the visitor position and displays the current location as well as which surrounding exhibition pieces additional information is available for.