Wi Fi
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Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth to co-exist within device
News New Wi-Fi specs that enable direct connections won't replace Bluetooth. Instead, both wireless protocols will likely be supported in the same device, says analyst.
Tags: Bluetooth, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Development/design, Mobile processors, Specification, Wi-Fi Alliance, mobile, Gartner Inc., photograph, Bluetooth
Femtocells still years away from mainstream
News The wireless technology is not likely to hit consumers for next few years and still needs to find edge over Wi-Fi to appeal to users, says analyst.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Business broadband, Ovum, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Broadband, 3G Network, Environment, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi's success relies on ubiquity
News Current adoption of the wireless technology will help ensure its continued existence in light of emergence of cellular broadband, experts say.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, 3G (Third Generation), ABI Research, Wireless, Singapore, Broadband, 3G Network, 3G, Wi-Fi, 4G
New Wi-Fi spec challenges Bluetooth
News The specification, called Wi-Fi Direct, turns gadgets into mini access points and could hurt Bluetooth's dominance in gadget wireless connectivity.
Tags: 802.11/Wi-Fi, Device, Phone, router, Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi router, Wi-Fi access point, P2P, Wireless, Wi-Fi
802.11n Wi-Fi standard finally approved
News After seven years, the new, faster standard for wireless networking finally makes it past the draft stage.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, 802.11/Wi-Fi, Wireless, wireless networking, IEEE 802.11n, Draft-N, WLAN, Wi-Fi, blog, Mobile/Wireless
Weirdest IT story I've written
Blogs In my almost a decade of covering the IT beat here in the Philippines, I've written different sorts of stories--some of ...
Why automatic updates may be the next big threat
Techguide Michael Kassner discusses a potential problem--an attacker hijacking automatic updates and downloading malware onto users' computers.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Malware, Security, Michael Kassner, computer, Server, Wi-Fi, network, Wi-Fi network
Microsoft details fix for 'white space' interference
News Microsoft researchers tell MIT's Technology Review that it has a new algorithm that could be used to turn unused analog TV spectrum into new wireless broadband services.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Bandwidth, TV, Backup, Device, Wireless Broadband, Spectrum, Wireless, Broadband, Wi-Fi
France pushes ahead with 'three strikes' Internet law
News Anti-piracy legislation, which calls for persistent file-sharers to have their Internet connection cut off, is a revised version of earlier legislation struck down by the courts.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Law, IP, IP Address, Wi-Fi connection, Wi-Fi, File-sharing, Internet, Wi-Fi access
Microsoft to open Windows cafe in Paris
News Software maker tells the venue is meant to let people sip an espresso while checking out the latest tech from Redmond.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows 7, Wi-Fi, Redmond, retail company, Microsoft Windows, TechCrunch, Paris
Using software updates to spread malware
News Researchers warn that attackers could put malware on machines by intercepting software updates on Wi-Fi networks.
Tags: PC security, Security Management, Malware, Security, Tool, Software Update, computer, Wi-Fi, network, Wi-Fi network
Nokia sues Apple for patent infringement
News World's largest phone maker accuses Apple of violating intellectual property it owns governing handset wireless connectivity.
Tags: Patents, Smart phones, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Patent, Phone, Wireless, intellectual property, 3G, Wi-Fi
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, cellular network, 3G Network
Traveling in a Wi-Fi world
Blogs It took a while before it became quite widespread, but public Wi-Fi access is probably the coolest thing that has been i...
