Tim Higgins
Virgin Mobile will soon be selling a pay-as-you-go version of the MiFi 3G Hotspot router.
Gearlog reports that a Virgin Mobile branded version of the popular device that is also available from Verizon Wireless and Virgin Mobile parent company Sprint will be available starting next week.
Pricing is said to be $149 for the device, with no contract. The same data packages as offered for the current Broadband2Go package will be available.
A federal court in Tyler, Texas has ruled that a patent owned by an agency of the Australian government is valid and covers the core technology found in current wireless devices.
In February, 2005 the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ("CSIRO") filed suit against Buffalo Technology, a Japanese manufacturer and Buffalo USA, its Austin, Texas-based subsidiary. The action alleged that Buffalo's 802.11a and 802.11g wireless devices infringe claims of United States Patent 5,487,069 ("the '069 patent"). The patent issued in September, 1996 and claims priority to an Australian filing in November, 1991.
Last month, we reported that D-Link's troubled DIR-855 dual-band draft 802.11n router was once again delayed from reappearing on store shelves, this time due to component (un)availability. We just received an update from D-Link on the situation.
