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Wi-Fi in flight has yet to soar

Posted February 6, 2012 - 2:46 pm

Launched four years ago, the use of Wi-Fi on U.S. airlines has yet to catch on, with estimates that the wireless technology is still used by only 7% of the flying public.
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HTC vows to fix Android flaw revealing WiFi credentials

Posted February 2, 2012 - 11:47 am

HTC is moving quickly to squash a security flaw that could expose WiFi credentials on the company's Android phones.
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HTC Android phones can leak Wi-Fi passwords

Posted February 1, 2012 - 4:15 pm

A group of HTC Android phones is susceptible to an exploit that can steal Wi-Fi credentials and passwords and send them to attackers.
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North Carolina's 'Super Wi-Fi' network being relegated to public spaces for now

Posted January 30, 2012 - 5:00 pm

So now that the first "Super Wi-Fi" network has gone live in Wilmington, N.C., we can expect the technology to quickly spread around the country and become available for residential use, right?
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First 'Super Wi-Fi' network goes live in North Carolina

Posted January 26, 2012 - 6:34 pm

Lucky residents of Wilmington, N.C., will be the first in the nation to have access to a "Super Wi-Fi" network.
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CES: Gigabit Wi-Fi takes center stage

Posted January 10, 2012 - 7:05 am

Vendors at CES 2012 will show the future of Wi-Fi: multi-gigabit data rates. First products are expected as early as mid-year.
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Broadcom to unveil four faster Wi-Fi chips

Posted January 5, 2012 - 8:05 am

The International Consumer Electronics Show next week may be a major launchpad for a new, faster generation of Wi-Fi that goes about three times faster than current gear, with at least one major silicon vendor announcing and demonstrating a set of chips for the IEEE 802.11ac standard.
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Skype offers free holiday Wi-Fi for travelers

Posted December 21, 2011 - 4:18 pm

Skype will help ease the pain of holiday travel this winter by offering free Wi-Fi at over 50 U.S. airports to certain customers.
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20 best U.S. airports for tech travelers

Posted December 17, 2011 - 8:17 am

Where you'll find the most electrical outlets, USB ports, charging stations, internet kiosks, and work desks, and the fastest (and free) wi-fi.
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Drink on the job, boost your enterprise's WiFi signal?

Posted October 19, 2011 - 10:38 am

Attaching a clean, empty beer can to your WiFi router supposedly can improve wireless signal strength.
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Xirrus revamps its Wi-Fi arrays for the enterprise

Posted October 11, 2011 - 1:32 pm

Xirrus has revamped its Wi-Fi arrays, making the cake-like housing thinner, adding optional modular 450Mbps 802.11n radios, beefing up the on-board network processors, and boosting range and signal quality with a new directional antenna design.
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Patent troll suing free WiFi providers like coffee shops

Posted October 4, 2011 - 11:39 am

Love free WiFi in places like coffee shops? Enjoy it, because if patent troll Innavatio IP Ventures gets its way, every corner coffee shop and Panera Bread will be sued for offering the WiFi you enjoy. And they can sue you, too.
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Canadian Wi-Fi management provider bought by AT&T

Posted September 26, 2011 - 4:55 pm

A Canadian maker of a Wi-Fi turnkey network management solution for hotels is being bought by AT&T.
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University develops WiFi network that monitors hearts

Posted September 24, 2011 - 7:54 am

University of Utah researchers have found even more ways to use all those pings coming from a Wi-Fi hotspot. On top of being able to see through walls, they’ve found a way to use a wireless network to monitor a person’s heart rate.
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802.11u and Hotspot 2.0 promise Wi-Fi users a cellular-like experience

Posted September 7, 2011 - 2:27 pm

Why can't connecting to a Wi-Fi network be as easy as connecting to a cellular network?
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Skype WiFi app delivers affordable Wi-Fi around the world

Posted August 17, 2011 - 2:09 pm

Skype is known primarily for providing Internet-based VoIP calling, with video chat and conferencing a close second. You might not be aware that Skype also has a service to provide cheap Wi-Fi access at over one million locations around the world -- and now it's available for iOS devices.
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Adtran buys Wi-Fi vendor Bluesocket

Posted August 10, 2011 - 11:32 am

Enterprise Wi-Fi vendor Bluesocket has been bought by Adtran, which plans to hammer Bluesocket's "virtualized" wireless LAN like a stake into the hearts of its WLAN rivals, Cisco and Aruba Networks.
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Open source effort will deliver low-cost Wi-Fi for all

Posted August 4, 2011 - 7:38 pm

One of the great things about open source software is that it doesn't just bring a wealth of benefits to businesses. Rather, by making low-cost, high-quality software widely available to everyone, it also has the potential to change lives around the world.
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Cisco shipping special Wi-Fi gear for arenas

Posted July 6, 2011 - 7:07 am

Cisco has announced a new Wi-Fi access point and stadium antenna that covers a smaller cell area for use in arenas and large venues to help improve user access and wireless speeds.
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After dismissing 4th Amendment for FBI, court slams Google for tapping open WiFi

Posted July 1, 2011 - 12:05 pm

Court rules Google broke wiretap laws by tracking open WLANs, while sweeping away Constitutional limits on almost every form of warrantless search and seizure.
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Gigabit Wi-Fi spec edges closer to reality

Posted June 28, 2011 - 3:34 pm

Wi-Fi that can sustain multi-gigabit data rates? That fantasy is edging closer to reality: This week an industry group published the latest spec for gigabit Wi-Fi, and plans a first round of early interoperability tests with prototype products in fall 2011.
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D-Link Amplifi aims to boost signals, kill dead spots

Posted June 28, 2011 - 12:28 pm

Keith Shaw chats with D-Link about its Amplifi line of products, which includes a 4-port gigabit powerline adapter, Wi-Fi signal boosters and a media router that prioritizes multimedia and gaming traffic.
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Wi-Fi client surge forcing fresh wireless LAN thinking

Posted June 20, 2011 - 8:23 am

Mobile Wi-Fi clients are surging on wireless LANs. The growth is forcing IT groups to adapt to a new, more dynamic RF environment and rethink WLAN design.
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How to sabotage your wireless network

Posted June 1, 2011 - 9:04 am

Consumer-grade wireless gear and a consumer mind-set are bad for business networks.
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T-Mobile 4G Hotspot: Svelte and speedy

Posted May 18, 2011 - 4:23 pm

The T-Mobile 4G Mobile Hotspot ($80 with a two-year contract) joins a growing group of mobile hotspots that fit in your pocket and allow several Wi-Fi enabled devices to connect to the Internet via a single mobile broadband connection. (For background on this growing category, read our feature on stand-alone versus phone-integrated hotspots.)
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