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WeFi for Pocket PC (msi): WeFi for Pocket PC is the software for finding and connecting to wireless networks with your Windows Mobile device. With WeFi, you always get the optimal WiFi connection, while keeping the battery consumption to a minimum. The WeFi software provides you with an intuitive and aesthetic user interface to manage...; Tags: PC, Battery, Wi-Fi Connection, WeFi, WeFi Software, Pocket PC, Wireless LANs, Engineering, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Software; Software downloads 2008-04-14
How I (finally) shared a wi-fi connection with my neighbors: How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsNice Work!ntRE: How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsInteresting but just a small technical point. the "signals" are radio waves that travel in straight lines. nothing can make the signal "wend it's way around the metal...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network technology, Wi-Fi connection, Wi-Fi, cable; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
How I (finally) shared a wi-fi connection with my neighbors: Editor's note: Don't try this at home. Sharing your Internet connection may be against your ISP's terms of service. My neighbors in Woodstock, NY, aren't wired for cable or DSL, so I figured I'd extend some country courtesy and wirelessly share my cable connection. But I had...; Tags: House, Device, Router, Wi-Fi Connection, Wi-Fi, Ruckus, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Desktops, Networking, Wireless, Hardware, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-03-18
V-Widget (zip): The V-Widget was designed for users of Vooks (www.vooks.net), an Australian Nintendo Website. It shows the latest news from the front page and the online status of our community members in Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection games. It also shows the status of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection itself. This version is the first...; Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Wi-Fi Connection; Software downloads 2007-06-19
3 mln Nintendo DS WiFi connections worldwide: There are 3 mln active WiFi connections from Nintendo DS units, Nintendo said. The company thinks it represents about 500K active gamers using WiFi.; Tags: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Co. Ltd.; Blog posts 2006-01-25

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What's wrong at OpenSolaris: The OpenSolaris community just released the first complete "Project Indiana" edition of the OS - and in that process demonstrated why community enthusiasm for the product seems to have weakened recently. It's a great product -everything from ZFS to a new package management system...; Tags: OpenSolaris, Intel X86, Developer Argument, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-15
City walks away from $17m network: Who wants a free Wi-Fi network? Not Philadelphia. After Earthlink pulled out of Philly Wireless Tuesday, the city wants no part of the network. Apparently Earthlink had been negotiating with the city and nonprofits groups to to hand the $17 million network over but couldn't come to...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Photos: Where the building is the network: The San Jose, Calif., headquarters of Echelon, maker of technologies for smart buildings, model the company's energy management systems.Behind the scenes of "smart" buildings, including the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Sears Tower in Chicago, lies technology from Echelon. The company doesn''t call its embedded control technologies "green,"...; Tags: Network, Echelon, Photograph, Building, It', Echelon', That', Networking, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-14
Get the AOL Succubus Off My Back!: Pursuing a career in Information Technology comes with certain responsibilities and baggage -- among these are having to act as a personal, unpaid member of the Geek Squad whenever a friends and family computer is ill. Yesterday I got a phone call...; Tags: America Online Inc., Internet, E-mail Providers, Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2: If you're running Windows XP and haven't yet installed Service Pack 3, Microsoft has included a few incentives that might interest networkers. First, XP Service Pack 3 provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the most recent security standard derived from the...; Tags: Router, Network, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP, Routers & Switches, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Fedora 9 ships, openSuse 11 due June 19: Red Hat's Fedora project yesterday quietly released version 9, an upgrade of its open source Linux operating system with support for live USB bootup, OpenJDK6 , KDE 4 and the ext4 file system. Fedora 9, code-named Sulphur, was developed by more than 2,000 volunteer developers, said Paul...; Tags: Fedora Project, KDE, Fedora 9, KDE 4, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-14
News to know: Zoho; HP; Windows 7; Patch day: Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions Ed Bott: The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers News.com: Facebook pulls ‘stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it Mary Jo Foley: Gates emphasizes PC-phone...; Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
bLO-FIsh (zip): Versatile 3 Oscillator LO-FI synth. Not an emulation of any particular chip, it's much more powerful than that. bLO-FIsh incorporates classic chip type (8 bit) sounds with more traditional synth elements to bring on a huge sonic range. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Chip, Opulent Audio, bLO-FIsh, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; Software downloads 2008-05-14
Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost: The final nail in the coffin of municipal Wi-Fi was hammered today as Earthlink pulled the plug on Philadelphia's wireless program, as the Wall Street Journal reports. "This was about a business model that simply didn't work," said Rolla Huff, chief executive of the Atlanta-based Internet services...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from Philly: No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from PhillyNo surprise there[u]EX[/u] Mayor John Street did very little beyond appointing unqualified friends and family to high paying posts in the city, many times leaving under corruption charges or the like.I guess whoever he put in place to run this...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Brotherly Love, Philly, Wi-Fi network, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, network; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from Philly: EarthLink on Tuesday threw in the towel on its Philadelphia Wi-Fi project, which the ISP was trying to transfer to a non-profit or the city's operating group. Now EarthLink is trying to pull out its gear. EarthLink says in a statement: After months of negotiations with...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., Network, Wi-Fi Network, City, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ: Photo gallery:2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZWith the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ, Chevrolet makes its strongest bid yet to unseat the Toyota Camry as America's most popular car. For cabin quality, the Malibu LTZ equals the Camry and even the Honda Accord. The Malibu features the most modern powertrain we've yet seen...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cabin electronic, OnStar, phone, Chevrolet Malibu, cell phone, Chevrolet; Product reviews 2008-05-12
Toshiba Satellite M305-S4826: With a lineup of perfectly serviceable, but not exactly standout mainstream laptops, Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. Aiming to correct this, Toshiba has a whole new look and feel for its mainstream consumer products, with a shiny metallic sheen and...; Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., satellite, Toshiba Satellite; Product reviews 2008-05-12
Toshiba Satellite A305D-S6835: Toshiba's Satellite brand has long played second-fiddle to the company's excellent Qosmio multimedia systems. But the updated Satellite line has a whole new look and feel, with a shiny metallic sheen and a clever new Sleep-and-Charge feature, which lets you charge USB devices even if the laptop is powered off....; Tags: Network technology, Notebooks, Toshiba Satellite brand, satellite, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite; Product reviews 2008-05-12