What's News?

Test your knowledge of current industry events with the following quiz

1. Ford Motor Company selected Sprint PCS as the preferred vendor partner for its new Bluetooth-enabled in-vehicle telematics system. The voice-activated wireless system should generate revived interest in:

   a. Bluetooth application development

   b. The telematics market

   c. Reruns of “Knight Rider”

2. Philadelphia officials are considering building a citywide Wi-Fi network, becoming the first NFL city to publicly announce such a plan. Philadelphia is currently best known as:

   a. The City of Brotherly Love

   b. The Home of the Liberty Bell

   c. The Town That Booed Santa Claus

3. In an attempt to appeal to mobile professionals, half of all U.S. hotel rooms now offer:

   a. Premium broadband access

   b. Free Wi-Fi

   c. Discreet billing that disguises Spectravision movies as “Internet fees”

4. The Internet celebrated its 35th birthday on Sept. 2. The event was marked by:

a. Special events sponsored by technology leaders

b. Online tributes created by Web users

c. The Internet downing 35 shots of Jagermeister and drunk-dialing father Al Gore to tell him how much it loves him

The above quiz offers a combination of news and entertainment, and should not be mistaken for either.