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by jeff goldman on January 28, 2008
FreeFi Networks today announced a partnership with Disney-ABC Domestic Television to provide video-on-demand (VOD) rentals to users of FreeFi's free Wi-Fi network at Denver International Airport...
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by jeff goldman on January 23, 2008
Southwest Airlines today announced plans to test broadband Internet access via satellite on multiple aircraft in its fleet. Unlike, say, JetBlue's planned Wi-Fi offering, Southwest will offer...
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by jeff goldman on January 11, 2008
Much buzz online today about comments by Wired's Bruce Schneier suggesting that it's perfectly acceptable - in fact, it's just "basic politeness" - to run an open wireless...
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by jeff goldman on January 08, 2008
At CES this week, WowWee introduced its Rovio roving webcam, a Wi-Fi-enabled video guard dog for your home. "Through a built-in camera that streams video and audio, users can view and interact...
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by jeff goldman on January 02, 2008
Marvell today introduced the Marvell TopDog 11n-450, the first 802.11n Wi-Fi chip that operates at a blazing 450 Mbps (megabits per second). "In addition to this hefty boost in bandwidth, the...
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by jeff goldman on December 29, 2007
For the Wi-Fi geek on your holiday list, it's never too late to add a last-minute New Year's gift - ThinkGeek's new $30 Wi-Fi Detecting Watch! "For a geek on the go, checking for...
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by jeff goldman on December 29, 2007
Much buzz online this week about Metro-Wardive, a game for the Nintendo DS that uses the Wi-Fi hotspot activity around you to generate unique gaming environments. "Metro-Wardive is a homebrew...
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by jeff goldman on December 20, 2007
Brother this week introduced the HL-2170W monochrome laser printer for $149.99, which offers built-in Wi-Fi connectivity at a pretty impressive price. "The company says that the compact HL-2170W...
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by jeff goldman on December 08, 2007
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation-Online Act of 2007, or the SAFE Act of 2007, by a vote of 409 to 2. The bill puts the onus on internet...
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by jeff goldman on December 08, 2007
JetBlue Airways this week announced plans to test e-mail and instant messaging over Wi-Fi on an LAX-to-SFO flight next Tuesday, December 11th, in partnership with Yahoo and Research in Motion. Still,...
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by jeff goldman on November 28, 2007
UK pub operator JD Wetherspoon will offer unlimited free Wi-Fi at all 680 of its pubs in England, Scotland and Wales starting next Monday. "We are keen to provide our customers with as many...
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by jeff goldman on November 22, 2007
The Australasian Journal of Clinical Environmental Medicine this week published a study warning that Wi-Fi may be responsible for an increase in childhood autism. "These findings tie in with...
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by jeff goldman on November 22, 2007
UK operator Orange this week announced an agreement with The Cloud to give Orange customers access to The Cloud's UK Wi-Fi hotspot network. Orange already has Wi-Fi agreements with BT OpenZone,...
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by jeff goldman on November 22, 2007
The Associated Press' Yuri Kageyama reports that Hitachi this week unveiled its new EMIEW 2 robot, only to have it "crash into a desk and demonstrate the challenge of turning automatons into...
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by jeff goldman on November 17, 2007
AirDefense this week announced the results of its 2007 Retail Shopping wireless security Survey, which tested 3,000 stores in the U.S. and Europe and found more than 2,500 wireless devices in use -...
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by jeff goldman on November 16, 2007
CBS this week announced plans to create a 'CBS Mobile Zone' in Midtown Manhattan, covering more than 20 city blocks with Wi-Fi from Times Square to Central Park South and from 6th Avenue to...
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by jeff goldman on November 13, 2007
Gizmodo's Adam Frucci today picks up on a Make Magazine report on artist Gordan Savicic's constricting Wi-Fi vest. What exactly is it? "It's a vest, and as you get closer to Wi-Fi...
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by jeff goldman on November 01, 2007
Wi-LAN Inc. today announced that it has initiated lawsuits against 22 major companies regarding Wi-LAN patents related to Wi-Fi and DSL. The companies are: Acer Inc., Apple Inc., Atheros...
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by jeff goldman on November 01, 2007
The Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee this week approved the Community Broadband Act of 2007, which forbids states to tell local governments they can't provide community...
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by jeff goldman on October 31, 2007
BT Openzone this week announced the launch of an international Wi-Fi travel voucher system, giving travelers access to a worldwide network for a fixed per-minute cost, 500 minutes for £28 (5.6p per...
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