News tagged with wireless internet access
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.
Courier: Microsoft's New 'Booklet' (w/ Video)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft has been secretly developing a prototype booklet-shaped tablet PC called the Courier, according to an exclusive report in the gadget blog "Gizmodo".
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.
Averting radio spectrum saturation, opportunistically
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile users want better video calls, streaming television and faster downloads, placing more demands on the limited radio spectrum available to operators. Could handsets that intelligently sense their radio ...
Unpaid bills? Good luck starting future laptops
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As wireless carriers begin to subsidize computers that come with wireless Internet access, they're faced with a quandary: What do they do if the buyer stops paying his bills?
