DoCoMo Starts Cell Phone Smart Card Trial12/16/2003 05:17 PM virtualXTC writes "The Japanese phone company NTT DoCoMo and
electronics giant Sony will begin a trial of cell phones with embedded
smart cards with speed ...
Wi-Fi Card for Smart Phones12/05/2003 01:54 PM SyChip is coming out with software that will support its WLAN card in
smart phones: The capability will let smart phone users access data
services over the WLAN and make voice calls using voice over the WLAN.
Initially, customers will have to download drivers to the smart phones
but analysts say that eventually the capability should be built into
the phone. Analysts are also concerned about the battery life on smart
phones that are using WLANs....
DirecTV will no longer prosecute people who simply own smart card
devices. This comes as major change after an significant number of
people have had money extorted from them by DirecTV for simply owning
Smart Card devices. They have not stated the exact criteria they will
use to go after people pirating there service with the devices. [EFF]
SDIO card to add Wi-Fi capability to smart phones12/05/2003 05:28 PM With the card and the software, smart phones can use a WLAN to
transmit data and double as a cordless VoIP phone when linked to a
corporate IP telephony service.
Dell products get smart card protection11/19/2003 02:21 PM The computer maker announces smart card products designed to control
authorized access to companies' computers.
