UWB gets the OK by the EU; FCC approves Focus products without waiver; Belkin finally finalizes shipping of Cable-Free USB hub; and more.

First chips clear Microsoft WHQL cert; Clearwire uses WiMax on Grand Rapids, MI; Intel finishes baseband chip; and more.

Cheap rates and discount products are on the table for SkypeOut subscribers.

Microsoft almost fixes Wi-Fi issues; 200m Wi-Fi units to ship in 2006; VeriWave opens big lab to test stuff; and more.

BT serves up F/MC service; MIT students connect on the WLAN; Longmont, CO, and Osseo, MN, prep networks; and more.

Just in time for 2007 comes ZigBee 2006 and four certified "Golden Unit" platforms for the technology to run upon.

UPDATED: The International Trade Commission says Qualcomm can import handsets, for now.

Companies previously seen as competitors — PanGo and Newbury — will cooperate to take on Cisco's location appliance.

This silicon won't ship until well into 2007 and is optimized for TVs and set-top boxes, not laptops.

The company is putting its claims of outdoor Wi-Fi superiority to the test in Adelaide, Australia.