Framing the Next Wave of Carrier Ethernet (Converge! Network Digest)

Ford Plans In-car WiFi with Next-Gen Sync Ford Motor Company plans to include a mobile hotspot capability in vehicles equipped with the second generation of its popular SYNC in-car connectivity system next year.

Bharti to roll-out WiFi hotspots in India (CIOL)

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Toeing the lines of Tata Communications and state-owned telecom operator BSNL, Bharti Airtel is all set get into the WiFi market by launching hotspots across the nation.

Trade show shocker: Sling to out some new gear at CES (Engadget)

Okay, you’re not surprised that some companies are going to have new gear at CES, are you? Well, we”re hearing that Sling — a company that’s not had much news that year beyond the release of its iPhone app — will definitely unleash some new stuff in Las Vegas, including “WiFi television, ultra-slim Slingboxes, and a next-generation touch screen device.” Now, we don’t want to get everyone …

Boost a Weak 3G Modem Signal, With a Saucepan (Slashdot)

modeca writes “Using only commonly available kitchen equipment that guy demonstrates the amazing powers of an ordinary metal pan to boost the 3G reception of his USB modem. It really seems to work, check the right hand side of the graph in the video.” It’s not that crazy: cheap antenna boosting (for USB WiFi dongles, Bluetooth, and more) has been elevated to a fine art in New Zealand. Read more …

Peter Jackson knighted (Brisbane Times)

WELLINGTON: The king of Middle Earth is being made a knight - for real.

Wax On, Wax Off: New Year’s Dispatch from Mammoth (OC Weekly)

Wax On, Wax Off has been chasing snow and festivities around California during the holidays. That, combined with shaky wifi and limited computer access, has made things on the blog a little…

Google Nexus One Phone Likely to Launch Next Week (Wired News)

Google schedules a media event on Jan. 5 at its Mountain View, California, campus that could introduce its latest phone, the HTC Nexus One.

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