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...improvement to Internet connectivity came when Harvard Arts and Sciences Computer Services (HASCS) installed wireless Ethernet in the House over the summer...
HASCS has touted the convenience of wireless Ethernet and plans to install the technology in all 12 Houses by the end of the academic year, according to Coordinator of Residential Computing Kevin S. Davis ’98, who is also a Crimson editor...
...diary and other crucial personal data stored in the one item you never leave home without?your cell phone. In recognition of the obvious, hybrid phone-PDAs such as Handspring's Treo began arriving in Asia this year. Now the xda, a versatile combo from British company mm02?a wireless spin-off from BT?may move the multipurpose devices closer to the mainstream...
...works fine as an organizer, but its real utility becomes apparent when you begin to explore its wireless communication capabilities. It uses Microsoft's recently released Pocket PC 2002 Phone Edition software, which nicely integrates ordinary phone functions with those of a handheld computer. SMS messaging and e-mailing are effortless, thanks to the handwriting recognition software that allows you to jot a missive on the touchscreen and send it off to someone in your address book with just a couple of taps?no more thumb typing. Even cooler: if you're listening to music through the included headset...
...device can link to your inbox at work and retrieve e-mail while you are on the go, although I was unable to test this feature. But trying to use it to surf the Internet exposes the current limitations of wireless data transfer. The xda works on GSM and GPRS mobile networks; I tried it on a GPRS system in Hong Kong, and even though I was supposed to be able to get data at rates comparable with dial-up services, I found Web access frustratingly slow. Not only that, the Web doesn't have a lot of content that...