Welcome to the wireless world

These days, who needs wires to stay plugged in? Your laptop rides Wi-Fi to the Internet, your cell phone does all manner of tech tricks. It's a world full of promise--and pitfalls.

Your phone is calling your car

With a new technology, a mobile phone's internal directory and call logs are displayed on a car's dashboard.
The New York Times
May 5, 2005

Anticopying fight mars mobile music

Carriers say fees for copy-protection standards are too high--and they're threatening to go elsewhere.
May 5, 2005

Tapping the cell phone as a search tool

Search engines are betting consumers will realize that mobile phones can search the Web when a computer is not nearby.
The New York Times
May 5, 2005

One chip to bind all cell phone functions

Qualcomm puts multimedia engine and other features on a single chip, one of three aimed at helping handset makers build cheap models.
May 4, 2005

As cell phones bulk up, how much is too much?

There's a digital land rush going on, driven by rapid advances that make it possible to put more and more tools into phones.
The New York Times
May 4, 2005

You're ice cold at a hot spot: 7 reasons why

The distance between your wireless laptop and the Internet is a lot longer than you might have imagined. What can go wrong? Let us count the ways.
The New York Times
May 4, 2005

Local officials sound off on municipal wireless

Representatives from cities across the country gather in Philadelphia to discuss plans for deploying broadband wireless networks.
May 3, 2005

Teens dialing up ring tone trouble

Parents shocked at ring tone bills seek an answer from carriers, who respond with a crackdown on independent ring tone sellers.
May 2, 2005