Wi Fi Hotspot
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Wi-Fi won't replace mobile broadband
News In spite of the economic recession, free Wi-Fi hotspots are not expected to take much business away from mobile broadband, which is becoming mainstream.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile Broadband, Mobile, China Mobile Ltd., Wi-Fi Hotspot, Broadband, AT&T Corp., Wi-Fi, Apple iPhone
S'pore ups investment in wireless, ICT manpower
News update Government extends free wireless service for another four years, and unveils two new manpower training schemes for graduates and ICT professionals.
Tags: IT training, Government, CommunicAsia 2009, Investment, Fiber, Training, Wireless Broadband, Information, Wireless, Information And Communication Technology
Sony Ericsson GC79
Reviews The GC79 delivers good ease of use and solid performance over both Wi-Fi and mobile phone networks. Sadly, some of its more exotic features, such as EAP-SIM and fast GPRS can’t be utilised until the cellular infrastructure is upgraded.
Google has its own plan for netbooks
News No, the search giant isn't saying it will build a netbook. But it sure knows what it would like one running Chrome OS to resemble, and that's a little different from the netbook of today.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux desktop OS, Personal Computers, Google Inc., Operating System, software, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Hardware
Turn your mobile phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot
Blogs If you're using a newer Nokia phone like Nokia N95 and N82, you can install the JoikuSpot software to turn your Nokia ph...
Mobile phone Wi-Fi usage on the rise
News People all over the world are increasingly using faster Wi-Fi hot spots to access the Internet from their mobile phones, according to a report.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, PDA phones, Wireless e-mail devices, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Cell Phone, 3G Network, phone
UK broadband users failing to secure Wi-Fi
News A survey has revealed many wireless broadband users are failing to password-protect their connection against Wi-Fi "piggybackers".
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wireless, Broadband, Internet Connection, London, Wi-Fi
UK airport gets massive Wi-Fi hotspot
News Heathrow's Terminal 5 has gone live with a Wi-Fi hotspot for its passengers.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Broadband, London, Wi-Fi, T-Mobile, Silicon.com, U.K., network
London top for Wi-Fi business use worldwide
News The capital has the highest number of business-use Wi-Fi connections in the world, according to wireless company iPass.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, iPass Inc., Europe, Broadband, London, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi, product marketing, network, European Commission
Mobile broadband going mainstream
News The mobile broadband market is hotting up with data card sales set to jump four-fold in the next three years as prices come down--possibly threatening the Wi-Fi hotspot market.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Mobile/Wireless
SMS-activated Wi-Fi roaming launched
News Singapore's largest telco has launched a Wi-Fi hotspot service with the on-the-spot activation via text message, according to a statement from the company.
Airport ad-hoc hot spots could be dangerous
News A new study suggests that travelers who connect to free, ad-hoc wireless networks risk allowing hackers access to confidential files.
Tags: Business broadband, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Security
Asia among world's highest broadband penetration
News South Korea and Hong Kong top list of markets with the highest household broadband penetration globally, according to Gartner.
Tags: Personal broadband, Bandwidth, Next-generation technology/networks, SMB, Hong Kong, Gartner Inc., Broadband, Broadband Penetration, Japan, social networking
London still Wi-Fi king of the world
News London has shored up its status as Wi-Fi capital of the world with usage soaring 156 percent and the average session time lasting 72 minutes.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation)
Geeks to hold open-source campout
News Snubbed by the invite-only Foo Camp, some techies are holding their own open-source schmooze fest.
Tags: Web logs, Open source, Leadership, Organizational behavior
