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- Hotspot Shield (dmg)
- Most public wi-fi hotspots are not secure and make your computer and communications vulnerable to hackers and security breaches. Hotspot Shield gives you a simple solution to maintain your anonymity and protect your privacy when accessing free wi-fi hotspots. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: HotSpot, AnchorFree Inc., Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Security
- Software downloads 2008-02-20
- Hamster plus Hotspot equals Web 2.0 meltdown!
- Robert Graham CEO Errata Security gave his Web 2.0 hijacking presentation to a packed audience at Black Hat 2007 today. The audience erupted with applause and laughter when Graham used his tools to hijack someone's Gmail account during an unscripted demo. The victim in this case was using a typical...
- Tags: Servers, Security, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Desktop, Browsers
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- JiWire Wi-Fi Finder (widget)
- Find WiFi hotspots and monitor your wireless connection. Quickly locate over 100,000 verified public Wi-Fi hotspots in 117 countries from JiWire through multiple search options. Keep tabs on important connection details, including SSID, signal strength, level of security protection, MAC address, internal IP address, external IP address, hotspot location maps,...
- Tags: HotSpot, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi
- Software downloads 2007-07-24
- Who has the most hotspots?
- Who has the hottest spots in the world? The US has the most WiFi hotspots but the UK is more densely wireless, a thorough British study PDF of wireless connections around the world finds, according to Ars Technica. America leads the hotspot race with 26,000 access points, 25% of...
- Tags: HotSpot, 3G, Wi-Fi, International, Municipal broadband, Government technology
- Blog posts 2006-12-06
- Will hosting a Wi-Fi hotspot help or hurt your bottom line?Weigh the business pros and cons
- Increasing numbers of businesses now operate Wi-Fi hotspots to attract customers and differentiate their business. However, deploying even a small wireless network can be a challenge for the average consumer, so it makes sense to carefully weigh the business pros and cons of hosting a hotspot before taking the plunge....
- Tags: HotSpot, Wi-Fi Hotspot, ImageSkill, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi
- Book chapters 2006-10-11
- WiFi-Tracker.com HotSpot Finder (exe)
- Take your hotspots with you. Now you can use our comprehensive WiFi hotspot directory anytime and anywhere. Easily find WiFi hotspot around the world, using this great software while you are on the go. Only the first 3 hotspots per query are displayed.
- Tags: HotSpot, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi
- Software downloads 2006-09-27
- All of Silicon Valley a Wi-Fi hotspot?
- Silicon Valley government leaders envision a huge regional hotspot, from Palo Alto to Santa Cruz, but offer only broad strokes to get there, the Mercury News says. Twenty-four cities and two counties are participating in the plan. Intel is providing tech support. Joint Venture: Silicon Valley...
- Tags: Joint-Venture, Joint
- Blog posts 2006-01-27
- Half of online Americans have used WiFi hotspots, 20% use them frequently
- According to the Q2 2005 In-Stat Hotspot End-User Survey, nearly half of the 579 respondents use or have used hotspot services. Furthermore, 20% of respondents use these services frequently. While still slightly over half of the market has not used hotspots in the past, all respondents at least might consider...
- Tags: HotSpot
- Blog posts 2005-08-21
- WiFi Hotspot Finder Widget (zip)
- Provides mobile Tiger users with a dashboard widget to find public Wi-Fi networks around the world in one of two ways: if your system has an AirPort card, you can see pertinent details and select available Wi-Fi networks within radio range. Or you can access JiWire's complete Wi-Fi hotspot directory...
- Tags: HotSpot, Wi-Fi Hotspot, JiWire, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi
- Software downloads 2005-08-10
- 450,000 customers pay T-Mobile for WiFi hotspots
- T-Mobile has 450,000 paying WiFi Internet customers. T-Mobile Hotspot users are staying online an average of 64 minutes per login in 2005, up from 45 minutes in 2004 and 23 minutes in 2003. The total number of log-ins has totaled 3 mln in Q2 2005, vs. about 8 mln in...
- Tags: T-Mobile
- Blog posts 2005-06-14
- India will have 3,500 Wi-Fi hotspots by year-end 2005
- By December 2005 India will have 3,500 Wi-Fi hotspots due to change in government regulation opening up frequency bands for unlicensed devices. This will increase the hotspot population by 10 times.
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi
- Blog posts 2005-04-04
- India will have 3,500 Wi-Fi hotspots by year-end 2005
- By December 2005 India will have 3,500 Wi-Fi hotspots due to change in government regulation opening up frequency bands for unlicensed devices. This will increase the hotspot population by 10 times.
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi
- Blog posts 2005-04-04
- WiFi hotspots will cost $12 bln in missed revenues to US cellular companies
- Increased deployment and aggressive pricing of WiFi capabilities from operators such as SBC, AT&T, and MCI, as well as the increased provisioning of free WiFi hotspots will place as much as $12 bln of projected profits at US wireless operators at risk, according to Strategy Analytics. The key impacts on...
- Tags: wireless
- Blog posts 2005-01-27
- WiFi hotspots will cost $12 bln in missed revenues to US cellular companies
- Increased deployment and aggressive pricing of WiFi capabilities from operators such as SBC, AT&T, and MCI, as well as the increased provisioning of free WiFi hotspots will place as much as $12 bln of projected profits at US wireless operators at risk, according to Strategy Analytics. The key impacts on...
- Tags: wireless
- Blog posts 2005-01-27
- More than 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide
- There are now more than 50,000 WiFi hotspots around the globe, with London leading the pack with more than 1,100 hotspots, according to JiWire.com.
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi
- Blog posts 2005-01-17
- More than 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide
- There are now more than 50,000 WiFi hotspots around the globe, with London leading the pack with more than 1,100 hotspots, according to JiWire.com.
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi
- Blog posts 2005-01-17
- Integration Solutions for the Communications Industry: WiMAX / WiFi Hotspot Usage Settlements Using XML Based IPDR and RADIUS
- This paper defines the business requirements for wholesale accounting and inter-operator settlement for 802.11 WiFi and 802.16 WiMAX wireless access services. That is, public accessible Wireless LAN access and IP-based services delivered over a standard WiFi and WiMAX radio interface. An XML-based accounting and settlement record format is used within...
- Tags: Accounting, Settlement, Industry, Wi-Fi Hotspot, RADIUS, XML, WiMAX, Litigation, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Business Operations
- White papers 2004-02-26
- Power-Saving in Wi-Fi Hotspots: An Analytical Study
- Wi-Fi hotspots are one of the most promising scenarios for mobile computing. Both hardware and software architectures of current devices are very inefficient from this standpoint, mainly the networking subsystem. This paper analyzes a power-saving network architecture for the mobile-Internet access through Wi-Fi hotspots. Specifically, this solution supports any kind...
- Tags: Network, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking
- White papers
- Saving Energy in Wi-Fi Hotspots Through 802.11 PSM: An Analytical Model
- Wi-Fi hotspots are becoming very popular. Due to limited costs, they are an effective solution to provide wireless Internet access to nomadic users. A key point to exploit the potentialities of Wi-Fi hotspots is managing the scarce energetic resources of mobile devices. To this end, the IEEE 802.11 standard defines...
- Tags: IEEE 802.11, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- White papers
Additional Resources
- GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default
- Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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