Boingo links with Sony

Boingo Wireless announced that owners of WiFi-enabled Sony Ericsson handsets can download the Boingo Mobile application to get online at more than 80 000 hotspots worldwide, reports Marketwatch.

Boingo Mobile supports Sony Ericsson smartphones such as the W960i, P1i, and the recently announced G900.

For a monthly fee, Boingo Mobile will offer Sony Ericsson users a connectivity option for multimedia mobile applications such as VOIP calls, video streaming, and file uploading and downloading.

A report issued by mobile technology company, Crisp Wireless, claims mobile Internet usage is exhibiting growth as more Americans purchase Web-friendly phones and consume more online content, reports Adweek.

The data was compiled by Crisp's Wireless Publisher Network, which includes NBC, Hearst and Turner, which in aggregate reach 17 million mobile users each month.

Crisp also found the existing mobile Web user base grows more experienced and relies less on individual carriers' pre-packaged Web portals.

Intel has invested $3 million into WiMax, a wireless technology that has not lived up to its billing as the successor to WiFi, reports Cnet.

The investment will see the start-up of Aicent, which will provide data network, messaging, and roaming solutions for GSM and CDMA mobile operators.

Intel will push WiMax in its laptops and mobile Internet and allow users access to hubs and to connect across different carriers running different wireless technologies.