Search results for Wi-Fi
Verizon gives free Wi-Fi to Internet customers
Jul 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Verizon is giving some of its home broadband customers free access to thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots in airports and other public places, taking a page from competitors that already offer wireless Internet access.
Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi
Oct 12, 2009 |
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As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think security.
Wi-Fi for travelers becomes Web marketing lure
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google, Yahoo, eBay and Microsoft, competitors on the Web, all have the same idea for marketing themselves this holiday season: temporarily providing free Wi-Fi access in airports, airplanes and public places.
New Wi-Fi technology to let gadgets talk directly
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Starting in mid-2010, new versions of gadgets like cameras, cell phones and computers will be able to talk to each other using Wi-Fi without needing to connect to a wireless network first.
Health concerns urge Wi-Fi removal
Jun 04, 2007 |
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After a warning from a government watchdog group, schools and families in Britain are scrambling to remove Wi-Fi systems.
Bluetooth 3.0 Launches April 21
Apr 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The short-range wireless standard Bluetooth 3.0 will officially launch on April 21. The Bluetooth 3.0 standard is expected to deliver faster short-range wireless speeds up to 480 Mb per second.
Smart phones are making Wi-Fi hotspots hot again
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Lisa Helminiak, who uses her iPhone as a computer as much as to talk, has declared her independence from the slow cell phone network. Instead of using AT&T's network, she's using her phone's Wi-Fi capability to connect to ...
Is neighbor's Wi-Fi signal free for me to use?
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Q. The other day, my Internet service went down as it does from time to time. But this particular time, I needed to check my e-mail for an important reply I was expecting. After some frustrating time passed, I happened to ...
Faster Bluetooth chips coming early next year
Apr 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The next version of the Bluetooth wireless technology is expected to transfer data 10 times faster than the current incarnation. Gadgets using it could be on the market by early next year.
British town to offer free wi-fi to all residents
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Swindon has become the first place in Britain to offer free wireless Internet access to all its 186,000 residents, in what is thought to be the first such scheme, officials said on Tuesday.
WPA Wi-Fi Encryption Cracked In Sixty Seconds
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two Japanese computer scientists have developed a way to crack the WPA encryption between wireless routes and devices in 60 seconds.
New Wi-Fi Technology Using White Spaces
Aug 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A wireless internet network that uses portions of the old analog TV spectrum may one day become a reality. The plans for a computer network that uses "white spaces," which are empty fragments ...
Wi-Spy 2.4x Spectrum Analyzer
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 02, 2008 |
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This all new version has both its hardware and software upgraded. The Wi-Spy is the world's smallest 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer that helps troubleshoot and analyze Wi-Fi networks for interference.
iPhone Clone to Be Launched by Meizu
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Meizu's M8 iPhone should be available in a limited quantity before the end of November. The M8 iPhone should be launched in China no later than November 30th. Meizu is waiting for a government ...
Intel, Microsoft, Dell band together for WiGig
May 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Wi-Fi, WiMax, WirelessHD, WHDI and now ... WiGig?
