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  • Wi-Fi, WirelessHD cozy up to WiGig standard

    The Wireless Gigabit Alliance may be on its way to dominating the market for multi-gigabit in-room wireless networks after the powerful Wi-Fi Alliance said it would study the group's specification as part of Wi-Fi certification and a key rival announced it would include WiGig in dual-mode chips.

    Written by Stephen Lawson10 May 10 13:07
  • Apple tweaks Wi-Fi in iPhone to use China protocol

    Apple appears to have tweaked its iPhone to support a Chinese security protocol for wireless networks, as companies increasingly adopt Chinese government-backed technologies to break into the country's huge market.

    Written by Owen Fletcher04 May 10 14:26
  • Speedier phones still can't keep up with networks

    Next-generation smartphones will be able to access the Internet at higher speeds, but costs and technical limitations will prevent them from getting the most out of the networks they are connected to.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs04 May 10 04:42
  • Belkin adds apps to Wi-Fi router line-up

    When is a wireless router not just a wireless router? Belkin's answer: When it's a total pain. That's why it introduced four new 802.11n Wi-Fi routers, ranging from $50 to $130, that come with a set of applications designed to help you use your wireless network for backing up, playing music and movies, setting up file transfers, and speeding up important Internet traffic without having to muck around in arcane menus

    Written by Patrick Miller26 March 10 07:02
  • Netgear Announces Fast Powerline Network Products

    Home networking giant Netgear plans to introduce a 500 megabit-per-second line of HomePlug AV powerline products this fall. Netgear announced a slew of products, including next-generation powerline and advanced multimedia-optimized Wi-Fi products this week at CeBIT, the giant tech trade show in Hannover, Germany.

    Written by Yardena Arar05 March 10 06:32
  • Wi-Fi aid for Haiti

    Inveneo Project Director Andris Bjornson, on the roof of the Haitian headquarters of CHF International, installs the base antenna for a series of Wi-Fi links to aid groups across Port-au-Prince. CHF shared its satellite link with other aid organizations via a Wi-Fi network built by Inveneo.

    Written by IDG Online Staff24 Feb. 10 12:41
  • iPad hype drives away consumers, survey says

    When the over-the-top hype met the reality of Apple's iPad, a majority of consumers decided they didn't need, and wouldn't buy, the new device, a survey published today said.

    Written by Gregg Keizer06 Feb. 10 06:24
  • WiGig fast wireless group finishes standard

    The Wireless Gigabit Alliance has completed its specification for a technology to deliver as much as 7G bps (bits per second) over a very high unlicensed frequency band.

    Written by Stephen Lawson11 Dec. 09 08:01
  • New cloud-based service steals Wi-Fi passwords

    For US$34, a new cloud-based hacking service can crack a WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) network password in just 20 minutes, its creator says.

    Written by Robert McMillan08 Dec. 09 08:02
  • Windows 7 Starter includes hidden wireless feature, says sleuth

    Microsoft may have buried a wireless networking feature in Windows 7 Starter, the edition installed on most netbooks, but it did not actually disable the ad hoc wireless feature, as the firm's marketing materials claim, a noted Windows blogger said today.

    Written by Gregg Keizer04 Dec. 09 05:27
  • BlackBerry users get free Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi app

    Boingo Wireless, an international network of both wired Internet zones and Wi-Fi hotspots, today released Boingo Mobile for BlackBerry, a free application that lets the company's subscribers know whenever they're in range of Boingo hotspots so they can then connect "with a single click."

    Written by Al Sacco28 Oct. 09 02:59
  • Google and Virgin to offer free onboard Wi-Fi

    People all over Earth can already access Google's services online. For the next three months, some of them will be able to access those same services from above Earth too.

    Written by Nancy Gohring20 Oct. 09 08:45
  • New Wi-Fi spec allows access point bypass

    A new industry specification promises to un-network Wi-Fi networks. Dubbed Wi-Fi Direct, the spec will let your laptop or smartphone connect directly with other wireless devices.

    Written by John Cox15 Oct. 09 09:29
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