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Cell stations along the East Coast were knocked offline in the wake of Hurricane Irene, leading to wireless outages across the region.

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Steve Perlman is known for ambitious technology projects. But his take on wireless communications definitely raises the bar.

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Steve Perlman at the Uplinq conference in June

The Silicon Valley inventor, who has recently been delivering videogames online with a startup called OnLive, has also been quietly working for more than ten years on the problem of radio interference–the phenomenon that, among other things, slows down data speeds when too many users of mobile devices log on at the same time.

Limits to sending data because of interference are considered so fundamental that they have a law–Shannon’s Law, named after mathematician Claude Shannon. But P

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Kingston is now shipping its Wi-Drive wireless storage device for the Apple iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. This device uses a built-in Wi-Fi signal and is capable of streaming movies, music, and other content to your iOS device. The Wi-Drive comes in 16GB and 32GB capacities. The drive is compatible with the Apple iPad; iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4G (3G is limited to iOS 4.2.1 or higher); and iPod Touch Gen 3 and Gen 4.

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The biggest wireless show in the U.S. starts March 22nd, and 40,000 people are expected to flock to CTIA Wireless 2011 to see what’s next in mobile. As per usual, all the major carriers will have a presence at this year’s show, which is taking place in Orlando. In fact, we’ll be able to hear the CEOs  for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless during the opening keynote. No doubt 4G will be a big topic during that roundtable discussion and over the course of the three-day show. We also expect tablets to share–if not steal–the spotlight from souped up smart phones.

Here are five trends to watch at CTIA Wireless 2011. And stay t

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