Guy Kewney

Its honestly not true that wireless works by magic. I mention this just in case youre one of the people working for the French government, who clearly think it does. They have decided to legislate against people whose phones ring in movie theaters. The way the French see it, its easy. Just set up a […]

It really isnt the case that some people will print anything Intel tells them. Im sure of it. It cant be true. It is the case, however, that Intel did get a lot of free publicity for its “initiative” on wireless mesh networks last week. If we are to believe Intel and its representative on […]

The word on the street is that Microsoft will leak a rather low-key public beta test of its “Magneto” wireless e-mail product at CTIA next week—or maybe not until June. Im trying very hard to make sense of Microsofts failure to release it at Cannes 3GSM last month. Here are the excuses people have given […]

See over there, at the Realeyes3D booth? Whos that geek shooting down attacking biplanes with his phone? Going “yakka-yakka-yakka-yakka!” and whooping with delight? Yes. It was me. What did I come away with after the 3GSM World Conference in Cannes, France? One powerful, almost overwhelming impression: The days when the world could talk about a […]

There is a widespread failure to understand Microsofts latest announcements, with hysterical focus on Nokias announcement that it is licensing Windows Media player for its phones, some enthusiasm about “Peabody,” minor interest in the fact that Nokia is going with Exchange for e-mail, and blank disregard of the apparently boring announcement that Microsoft has released […]

DAVOS, Switzerland—Nicholas Negroponte, wandering around this city, was trying to get people excited about the idea of a very small, very cheap PC, costing $100. A favor, if you like, for the poor countries at the World Economic Forum, from the rich. Nothing wrong with the idea, as another delegate to the WEF (World Economic […]

So, can Cannes cope with the GSM World Congress? Im off to the Cote dAzur. Its my duty. Its time to go to Europes biggest wireless show, set, as always, in one of Europes smaller conference venues: the Palais des Festivals et des Congrés, in Cannes, in the South of France. Its the venue that […]

The scene: An enterprising U.K. businessman sets up a taxi service and a shortwave radio station to communicate with his drivers. A rival instantly sets up a pirate station on the same frequency, jamming the taxi calls with rock music. Youre a wireless policeman: What do you do here? Naturally, the taxi service reported this […]

It comes as no surprise that Motorola launched Canopy, its next-generation high-speed wireless broadband system, in Europe 30 months after it first shipped in North America. What is remarkable is the fact that Motorola hasnt joined Intel on the WiMax bandwagon with Canopy. Canopy has been delayed from European markets by spectrum regulations for reasons […]

Its probably time to admit it: 3G wireless is like satellite. It will never be economical as a broadband solution. Five years is a long time to wait and now that 3G wireless is here, youd think wed be grateful. Not a chance of that! We want its successor on schedule, please. The concept of […]