Microsoft seeks interference fix

Microsoft researchers may have taken a step closer to finally turning unused analogue TV spectrum, known as "white spaces", into unlicensed spectrum that can be used to deliver new wireless broadband services, reports CNET News.

Researchers from the software giant, along with academics from Harvard University, have developed a protocol that the company claims could be the foundation for products that meet Federal Communications Commission requirements for avoiding interference when using unlicensed "white space" spectrum.

"White space" spectrum is unused wireless spectrum that sits between analogue TV channels.

Motorola has released a tool which it claims can help businesses make sure that their wireless networks are secure, states V3.

AirDefense Wireless Vulnerability Assessment offers a new method to secure wireless networks against current threats by using active wireless testing to examine and assess every deployed wireless access point within the network.

"It's sad but true that the threats against wireless local area network systems are evolving just as rapidly as the underlying wireless and system technologies," says Craig Mathias, principal analyst at wireless and mobile advisory firm, Farpoint.

Garmin-Asus, a joint venture, has released the Nuviphone M20, a more compact follow-up to the company's first combined phone/GPS device, the Nuvifone G60, in Asia, according to Digital Trends.

The Nuvifone M20 sports a 2.8-inch touch-screen display, a 3-megapixel camera, 4GB of Flash storage, and connectivity out the wazoo, including 2G and 2G data service along with 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0 wireless networking.

However, the M20 also sports something the Linux-based G60 did not: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional.