Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, christine balderas T-Mobile USA has filed suit against Starbucks for breach of contract in response to the coffee company's recent announcement of a free wireless...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Dave Newman Starbucks this week announced a real free Wi-Fi access plan for its stores (not to be confused with the hackers-only plan that was briefly launched last...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Chris Pritchard Tropos Networks today announced the launch of Oklahoma City's 555-square-mile citywide Wi-Fi network, calling it "the largest city owned and...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Kenneth C. Zirkel CTIA - The Wireless Association today released a study by industry analyst Roger Entner which projects that the total value of wireless broadband and...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stefan Klein The majority of courts in the UK now have Wi-Fi Internet access via BT Openzone hotspots. "Over the past three months, wireless internet has been...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, christine balderas A group in Santa Fe, New Mexico is asking the city to ban Wi-Fi from public Wi-Fi, claiming their electrosensitivity causes symptoms including chest...

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Frances Twitty I recently wrote an article for Jupitermedia's Wi-Fi Planet on the use of municipal Wireless Networks for public safety - despite the recent...

© Jacob BøtterOne of my pals on Twitter ran across a particularly good deal for Boingo, which provides access on over 40,000 wifi hotspots in the U.S. and Canada alone! Counting all the...

© Hilmartj MetroFi has announced that's planning to sell its municipal networks - or simply shut them down if nobody wants to buy them. "MetroFi's chief Chuck Haas emailed me this...

© PPDIGITAL EarthLink today announced the termination of its Wi-Fi service in Philadelphia - the company is giving its Wi-Fi customers 30 days to find new service before it shuts the network down on...

Eye-Fi, Inc. today announced a new lineup of SD memory cards: the $129 2GB Eye-Fi Explore, which incorporates geotagging functionality from Skyhook Wireless; the $99 2GB Eye-Fi Share, designed for...

Last week, free Wi-Fi for iPhone users (and for laptop-wielding hackers) appeared at AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots nationwide - then disappeared soon after, presumably in response to the hacking activity....

Last week, Starbucks and AT&T began their nationwide rollout of AT&T Wi-Fi access at Starbucks stores - with the surprise addition of free access to iPhone users with a valid AT&T...

Panasonic this week introduced its first Wi-Fi enabled Lumix camera, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ50. The 9.1-megapixel TZ50 has a 10x optical zoom and comes with a year of free Wi-Fi access at T-Mobile...

Nikon today introduced the COOLPIX S52c, a Wi-Fi-enabled 9.0-megapixel camera with image stabilization and a 38-112mm Zoom-Nikkor lens. The camera, which retails for $279.95, will be available in...

TapRoot Systems this week introduced its WalkingHotSpot software, which turns a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone into a Wi-Fi hotspot that provides access to the phone's 3G data network connection. For...

Intel has announced the Rural Connectivity Platform (RCP), a solution designed to send data as far as 60 miles to provide Wi-Fi connectivity in rural areas. That maximum distance, according to the...

Motorola this week announced the Motorola RFS6000 mesh-enabled 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN switch and the Motorola AP-7131 tri-radio 802.11n access point. "With the ability to support up to 48...