Wireless tech news from around the Web.
> IBM will invest $3 billion over the next five years in chip research and development. Article
> New York City aims to avoid disruption in free public Wi-Fi following its partner Gowex's collapse. Article
> Microsoft released fixes for Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi and battery life issues. Article
> The mobile portion of the 3GPP PCRF, DPI and web/video optimization market will nudge $3 billion this year, said ABI Research. Release
> Researchers at the University of California, Riverside are using sand to improve battery performance. Article
> Ericsson and Qualcomm demonstrated live, three-carrier HSDPA on Turkcell's commercial network. Article
And finally… An Oklahoma farmer lost his cell phone in a grain pit; nine months later in Japan… Article