Wifi

Selling Our Wireless Future

Yochai Benkler | Posted 12.27.2011 | Technology

Read More: Verizon, Broadband, Mobile Broadband, AT&T, Wireless, Supercommittee, Wireless Internet, Wifi, Technology News

As the deficit supercommittee searches every corner to make budgetary ends meet, one solution they are considering, "incentive auctions" of the TV bands, could threaten the future of wireless innovation.

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Wi-Fi: Three Steps to Stay Safe

Christopher Burgess | Posted 12.12.2011 | Technology

Read More: Passwords, Network, Wifi, Online Safety, Family, Encryption, Wireless, Wi-Fi-Alliance, Safety, Router, Security, NCSAM 2011, Technology News

Those who have followed my writing on the subject of Wi-Fi security know my passion for taking seemingly basic steps to keep one's wireless activity s...

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New Gadget Gives You WiFi In Extreme Locations

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 11.08.2011 | Technology

Read More: Iridium, Axcesspoint, Iridium Communications, Wifi, Wifi Hotspot, Technology News

NEW YORK — Want to get email on your iPhone or BlackBerry in the middle of the ocean, or in the Arctic? Now you can – but it'll cost you. ...

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Is There An iPad App For Dispensing Peanuts?

Posted 10.18.2011 | Travel

Read More: England, Global Pulse, Airports, British Airways, Travel, Wifi, Airlines, Ipad, Travel News

British Airways has outfitted several of its flight crews with iPads as part of a pilot program aimed at helping stewards and stewardesses more closel...

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Inside The Tech-Lover's Dream Car

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 09.22.2011 | Technology

Read More: Google Earth GPS, Video, Google Earth, Handwriting Recognition, Audi Wifi, Audi A7 Features, Audi, 2012 Audi A7, Head Up Display, Wifi, Technology News

In my written review of the 2012 Audi A7, I called the $60,000 sedan a tech-lover's dream car, due to its jet pilot display, handwriting recognizing t...

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DUMBO Wi-Fi: Taking Your Office Outdoors

Tucker Reed | Posted 08.03.2011 | New York

Read More: Dumbo, Free Wifi, Wifi, New York News

As the Digital Age changes our personal relationships, information consumption and business operations, is it also going to change our physical environment as well?

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Innocent Man Accused Of Child Pornography After Neighbor Pirates His WiFi

AP | By CAROLYN THOMPSON | Posted 06.24.2011 | Technology

Read More: Internet Privacy, Wifi, Child Pornography, Privacy, Unsecured Wifi, Child Porn, Technology News

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Lying on his family room floor with assault weapons trained on him, shouts of "pedophile!" and "pornographer!" stinging like his fres...

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The Invasion of the Android-Based Tablet

Gil Laroya | Posted 05.30.2011 | Technology

Read More: Htc, Froyo, Apple, Android, Smartphones, Technology, Wifi, Google, Ipad, Bluetooth, Technology News

The evolution of Android, from an easy-to-use smartphone OS into a premier tablet operating foundation, would be the ticket for Asian device makers to find their way into the US market.

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WATCH: Film Visualizes Invisible Web Of WiFi Network Connections

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Immaterials Light Painting WiFi, Video, Visible Wifi Film, Wifi Network, Wifi Connection, Visible Wifi, Wifi, Light Painting WiFi Film, Light Painting WiFi, Networked City, Technology News

What would your city look like if WiFi networks were visible to the naked eye? Timo Arnall, Jørn Knutsen and Einar Sneve Martinussen of Oslo, Norwa...

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On Public Wi-Fi? Your News May Be Hacked

Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Free Public Wifi, Newstweek, Video, Free Wifi, Wifi, Cyber Security, Technology News

Meet Newstweek, a hidden device engineered to hack news items being read at public WiFi hotspots (cafes, libraries, airports, etc.). Both nefarious ...

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FTC Warns About Public Wi-Fi Hotspot Dangers

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Onguardonline, Federal Trade Commission, Wifi, Homeland Security, Ftc, Wi-Fi, Wifi Hotspots, Public Wifi, Technology News

The agency says users on public Wi-Fi hotspots should "only log in to sites that are fully encrypted." Encrypted sites have an https at the beginning of their address and typically have a lock in the lower right corner of the browser.

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Top Five Travel Apps for BlackBerryÃ‚Â® Smartphones (PHOTOS)

Alex Kinsella | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Blackberry, Travel Tips, Travel Apps, Blackberry App, West Palm Beach-Florida, Traveling, Slidepollajax, Travel, Airlines, Canada, Toronto, Weather, Weatherbug, Las Vegas, Tumblr, Waterloo, Wifi, Mobile Applications, Twitter, Ireland, Hotels, Smartphone, Smartphone Apps, Travel News

Know the best part about winter? Escaping it! And come January and February, I am not alone in my "over it" feeling toward the season of dread. So how do I get away from it all? I use some pretty cool, efficient BlackBerry smartphone apps to help me plan and guide my way.

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No Internet in Egypt? We Can Fix That

Kosta Grammatis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Open Access, Egypt Protests, Internet, Wifi, Satellite, Egypt, ahumanright.org, Openbts, Technology News

Essentially anyone in the vicinity of an OpenBTS tower with a cellphone can access and share vital information.

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Planes, Trains, Automobiles and Your Study Abroad Group

College Candy | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Read More: College, Study Abroad, Salamanca, Amsterdam, Type a Leader, Self Proclaimed Travel Expert, Budapest, Wifi, Parties, College News

There are certain personality types that can be found in each study abroad group. Here are a few of the types you will most likely have the pleasure (or displeasure) of getting to know.

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CES 2011: Boxee Gets Built Into a Cool New TV (VIDEO)

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: New Technology, Hdtv, Boxee, Vudu, Viewsonic, Vevo, LED TV, Ethernet, Netflix, Wifi, Appletv, Ces 2011, Boxee Box, Ces, Internet TV, Technology News

Even though the Boxee box delivers a great experience, consumers want to cut down on their set top boxes, not add new ones in. By building it into the TV, it helps manufacturers differentiate their flatscreens from the competition.

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iPad Killer: Truly, Really, I mean It

Jim Louderback | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Google, Test, Specs, Review, Windows, Apps, Android, Future, 1080p, Archos, Jailbreak, Sample, New, 3g, Ipad, Tablet, Ces, Cost, Show, Internet, Video, Hd, Versus, Pen, Gadget, Technology, Wifi, Umpc, Vegas, Best, Price, Dock, Pc, Las, Samsung, Free, Pcs, Release Date, 2011, Consumer, Windows 7, Vs, 4g Lte, Electronics, Ces 2011, Technology News

CES 2011: I'm the first to admit that I fall victim to shiny objects at trade shows, and I regularly call every new tablet an iPad Killer. But now, really, I've found it.

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10 Feasible Travel Resolutions

CheapOair | Posted 09.20.2011 | Travel

Read More: Staycation, Travel Tips, First Class Ticket, Travel, Internet Free Vacation, Travel Resolutions, Travel With Friends, Wifi, Travel Less, Happy New Year, 2011, Passport, Top 10 List, Travel News

Keeping travel resolutions might seem far-fetched when you're working or unemployed. That doesn't make them entirely impossible.

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Chelsea Digs

Susan Fogwell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: London, Chelsea, Draycott Hotel, Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, Sloane Street, Armani, Wifi, Prada, Chanel, Heathrow, Travel News

The Draycott Hotel truly feels like a home-away-from-home where one can imagine living in a stately London home, if only temporarily.

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Super WiFi Coming: FCC Opens Up unused TV signals for broadband

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Super Wi-Fi Frequency, Broadband, Wifi, Fcc, Super Wifi, Super Wi-Fi, Super Wifi Frequency, Technology News

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission is opening up unused airwaves between television channels for wireless broadband networks tha...

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FCC Hopes To Use Vacant TV Airwaves For 'Super WiFi'

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Wifi on Steroids, Fcc, FCC Broadband, Fcc Wifi, Wifi, Super Wifi, Tv Airwaves, Fcc Airwaves, Super Wi-Fi, Technology News

WASHINGTON — A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Comm...

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Google Offering Free WiFi on Three Airlines Over the Holidays

Sue Frause | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Virgin Airlines, Google, Airtran, Airlines, Wifi, Holiday Travel, Delta Airlines, Travel News

Google at Frankfurt Book Fair. Sue Frause photo. Flying over the holidays? If so, good news for Wi-Fi in the sky users. Google Chrome has teamed u...

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Good News For Commuters

Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Second Avenue Subway, New York Subway, Metrocard, New York City Transit, Wireless Internet, Mta, Wifi, Metro, New York News

WiFi Coming To (Some) Subways It's been reported that the MTA is planning to bring Wi-Fi into six select stations. Plans are underway to have wirele...

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Travelers Want Free Internet & Wi-Fi (Some Begin to Deliver)

Sue Frause | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel

Read More: Internet, Hotels, Seattle, Wifi, Vancouver, Hotels With Free Internet, Free Wifi, St Regis, Free Internet, Travel News

One of my pet peeves when traveling is being charged to use the Internet at an upscale hotel. Should I really have to pay $14.95 for 24 hours of checking my email and posting to my blogs?

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Privacy Panic Focuses on Wrong Issues

Larry Magid | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Google Street View, Facebook, Wifi, Privacy, Technology News

If you want to be paranoid, why worry about tiny amounts of unencrypted data picked up by passing vehicles? You'd be better off worrying about the data Google really does have access to.

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Hacked Calls, Affordable Price

Shelly Palmer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology

Read More: Uae, Blackberry, Nyc, Ban, 3G Network, Shelly Palmer, Subway, Unilever, Gps, Media, Hacked Calls, Wifi, Rim, High Tech Commute, Defcon Hacker, Technology News

At a cost of only $1,500 anyone can own an eavesdropping cell phone antenna. If you're worried, upgrade to a 3G phone -- the security is much better and way harder to hack.  

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