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Time Capsule: Unboxing and Setup Assistant: Screen shots of the Setup Assistant that comes with Apple's new Time Capsule 1TB NAS. by Jason O'Grady; Tags: screenshots, Apple, Time Capsule, Unboxing, NAS, hard drive, AEBS, Airport, Access Point, WiFi, 802.11, Wireless; Image galleries 2008-03-03
AT&T Tilt, a user-friendly smart phone: The AT&T Tilt promises to be the carrier's most powerful smart phone for business users with its full range of wireless options, Windows Mobile 6, and innovative tilt screen. CNET's Bonnie Cha looks at the device in this First Look.; Tags: Phone, CNET Networks Inc., Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, at&t, at+t, tilt, smartphone, windows mobile, wireless, wifi, business, hardware, mobile, os, screen, first look, bonnie cha; Videos 2007-10-04
RIM's new, Wi-Fi enabled BlackBerry: The RIM BlackBerry 8820 gets another boost with Wi-Fi capabilities. CNET's Bonnie Cha examines this and other features in the latest version of the popular communications device.; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., CNET Networks Inc., RIM BlackBerry, RIM BlackBerry 8820, Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Hardware, blackberry, rim, research in motion, wifi, 8820, first look, bonnie cha, portable, handheld, smartphone, smart phone, wi-fi, communication, device, business, email, Wireless; Videos 2007-09-19
Wi-Fi tunes coming to an iPod, iPhone near you: During his presentation in San Francisco on Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the new iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store, as well as the YouTube application that will be a feature on the new iPod Touch.; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Wi-Fi, Apple, wifi, itunes, music, digital download, steve jobs, ipod, touch, mp3, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless LANs, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Videos 2007-09-05
Wi-Fi-enabled digital cameras: Five reasons why you couldn't care less: The other day my colleague Mike Kanellos reported that this fall, start-up Eye-Fi plans to release $100 Secure Digital memory cards with integrated Wi-Fi capability.Cards will hold about 2GB, and have direct upload functionality to a dozen or so photo posting sites.But in the same article, Michael writes...; Tags: WiFi, Predictions and Observations; Blog posts 2007-06-12

Boingo Wireless to get big boost from FON alliance: Wi-Fi network operator/aggregator Boingo Wireless announces this morning it is teaming up with FON in an endeavor that will provide Boingo users with access to some 130,000 Wi-Fi hot spot locations.The project will more than double Boingo's size.This isn't just your usual alliance. FON's hotspots come into being from businesses...; Tags: News, WiFi; Blog posts 2007-05-24
Michigan man busted for stealing Wi-Fi signal; could have received five years: Sam Peterson II of Sparta, Michigan has been arrested and charged with stealing the Wi-Fi connection from a nearby coffee shop. He was arrested after a police investigation targeted his computer.The ultimate penalty for the 2000-vintage law: five years in jail, $10,000 fine.The law says:752.795 Prohibited conduct.Sec. 5.A person shall...; Tags: WiFi, Regulatory; Blog posts 2007-05-22
Municipal Wi-Fi is still facing challenges: A newly published Information Week article calls into question the short-to-mid-term market appeal of municipal Wi-Fi.Muni Wi-Fi built by such service providers as MetroFi- one of whose access points is pictured above.While not breaking formative new ground, the article notes that many of these projects have been contracted in...; Tags: WiFi, Regulatory; Blog posts 2007-05-20
Paris-ite Hilton? NY landmark hotel's exorbitant wifi charges: Colleague Larry Dignan has just attended a conference at the New York Hilton.While he is convinced that the hotel's Wi-Fi system offered the best access, Larry is kind of miffed at the prices: Hourly plan: $4.95 Daily standard: $14.95 Daily VPN: $16.95 Weekly standard: $74.95 Weekly VPN: $84.75As someone who not only writes about Wi-Fi...; Tags: Predictions and Observations, WiFi; Blog posts 2007-05-17
Woman: "I'm allergic to Wi-Fi"; now wears tinfoil facial net as protection: Todays London Daily Mail runs the account of a 51 year-old woman who claims extreme and incapacitating sensitiviith to Wi-Fi networks and mobile phones as well. In fact, she sometimes wears facial protection worthy of a beekeeper. Were talking abou Sarah Dacre, 51. "Wi-Fi, or wireless broadband networks, seem...; Tags: WiFi, News, General; Blog posts 2007-04-28
Sorry, no VoIP over wifi from your plane-unless: In all the excitement about WiFi coming to aircraft within the next year or so they say, a key fact is being overlooked.Buried in a Wall Street Journal story about the deal is that airplane WiFi contractor AirCell will block voice calls over the Internet. Thats just for those...; Tags: General, WiFi, trends; Blog posts 2007-04-04
AirPort Extreme software updated: Apple last night released the second software update for the AirPort Extreme. AirPort Extreme Update 2007-002 weighs in at 6.5MB and is recommended for all Intel-based Macs and "improves compatibility with AirPort Extreme base stations and networks." In addition:This update also improves compatibility for the MacBook Core 2 Duo and...; Tags: WiFi, Software Update; Blog posts 2007-03-09
More on Maynor: Last summer, David Maynor announced an exploit for Mac OS X and Apples AirPort drivers that would allow third party code to be run. The hack was proven to work, but became controversial when a third party wireless card and third party drivers were involved with the exploit.Maynor since offered...; Tags: Airport, WiFi, Security, Hack; Blog posts 2007-03-06
Migrate your iTunes library off your local hard drive: If youre a MacBook/MBP user like me, youre probably always filling up your hard drive. Its a constant battle for space with me, delete something to make room for something else. Archive, backup, purge, repeat.And with a new penchant for playing with my new Sony HDR-HC7 HD camcorder and iMovie,...; Tags: Airport, iTunes, Music, Software, WiFi; Blog posts 2007-03-05
Me to my Sprint EV-DO: You're fired: When I first signed up for my Sprint EV-DO some eight months ago, I couldnt wait to use it. In my second month of service, there I was, blogging on the train from Portland to Seattle.But you know something? I havent needed EV-DOs flavor of broadband wirelless since then. Neither...; Tags: General, WiFi, SprintNextel, Wi-Fi, EVDO; Blog posts 2007-01-27
Apple to charge "n tax" for 802.11n update: AppleInsider is reporting that Apple plans to charge US$5 for the upgrade to the 802.11n wireless capability that is currently included but not activated in the latest Core 2 Duo iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook and MacBook Pro models. The only exception, according to AI, is with the...; Tags: Hardware, WiFi, Apple Computer Inc., IEEE 802.11n; Blog posts 2007-01-15
CES panelists: these are three transcending steps for Vowifi handsets: Earlier today, panelists at a CES session entitled "New Communication Tech: From VoIP to VoWiFi and Beyond" waved in on key advances that will push lots of VoIP users from beyond their PC to mobile environments.Three advances: VoIP handsets pre-bundled with cellphone-like functionalities such as cameras, video playback and even...; Tags: General, trends, WiMAX, WiFi, CES 2007, handset, VoIP; Blog posts 2007-01-09
Vonage to pair with EarthLink Muni Wi-Fi: but here's what ought to happen next.: This morning, Vonage announced a partnership with EarthLink that would involve resellng of EarthLinks municipal wireless services in several markets.As one who has frequently maintained that Vonage needs to start offering bundled services to compete with its major broadband competitors, I recognize that this is a needed first step.A first...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Vonage Holdings Corp., municipal Wi-Fi, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi; Blog posts 2007-01-08
Surprise! Pittsburgh's outdoor muni wifi penetrates buildings: An unanticipated development is going on with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnerships new outdoor Wi-Fi service. Furnished via US Wireless Online, the service is intended for downtown users who are out of doors.But hey guess what. According to tests performed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the $7.99 a day service...; Tags: General, WiFi; Blog posts 2006-11-28
Why Wi-Fi competition is good for Logan, and for Boston: By now, some of you know that after a 17-month battle, the Federal Communications Commission decided last week to let Continental Airlines provide Wi-Fi service at its Presidents Club facility at Boston's Logan International Airport. That's a peek at the Presidents Club. Massport, which runs Logan, had claimed the...; Tags: General, Regulatory, WiFi, Logan International, Wi-Fi, Massport; Blog posts 2006-11-06