CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. However, wireless data services, which depend on higher-speed networks, have been slow to pick up in the United States. Carriers have said that wireless data represents about 3 percent of overall revenue, compared with about 10 percent to 12 percent in Europe and Asia. While 22 percent of cell phone users are interested in Bluetooth technology, only 13 percent of users are interested in Qwerty keypads, which are often used in handsets designed for wireless data applications. Still fewer are keen on video and music applications or games.

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CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Hot spots were initially set up haphazardly, in a grassroots manner, to give communities free access to the Internet, but it's becoming more common for businesses to provide the services as a perk. It's not unusual for travelers to find that they're able to access the Internet from public places like airport lobbies, business centers, hotels and McDonald's restaurants. Some service providers are also entering into roaming agreements to share hot-spot access among their customers.

T-Mobile said it is already operating hot spots in more than 4,600 locations, including at some Starbucks, Borders and FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Center locations, as well as at several airports, "Our customers have specifically asked us to extend our service to hotels, and Hyatt was at the top of their list," Joe Sims, vice president and general manager of T-Mobile HotSpot, said in a statement, Other hotel chains that offer Wi-Fi service include the Hilton, Marriott and Starwood lines, Under a deal with le soleil or the sun tarot iphone case T-Mobile, the hotel chain will offer wireless Internet service at most of its 208 properties by the end of next year..

CNET también está disponible en español. Don't show this again. Many RFID early adopters--primarily driven by mandates--have turned to application vendors and specialists like Manhattan Associates and OATSystems, respectively, which were first to market with quick-hit middleware solutions. But top platform veterans, including IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and Sun, are planning to redefine this market with offerings that support broader RFID deployments. Companies considering these vendors today should look for flexible architectures that can start small and grow with their needs.