Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Will your mobile phone become a Wi-Fi hotspot? - InternetNews.com

May 25, 2009

MiFi might be the buzzworthy technology of the moment after the mobile wireless hotspot device landed the backing of Verizon and Sprint this month. But at least one wireless tech vendor is looking to top MiFi, with a new enhancement for smartphones that turns them into mobile Wi-Fi hotspots.

As a result, mobile hotspot functionality won't just limited to MiFi devices and laptops anymore, thanks to Atheros Communications (NASDAQ: ATHR)'s introduction of the technology in Japan and later this year, in the U.S...