Wi-Fi in the sky is a wonderful idea, but unfortunately, it's painfully unreliable. Boeing has just developed a new calibration technology that will hopefully help make your Boingo better. Read More >>
You know what I like to watch on the way to meetings? Awesome motivational videos like this. You know what sucks? Having to watch the buffering symbol on my phone instead. If, though, you take a black cab to meetings in London (you fat cat you), your troubles could soon be at an end, with the traditional black cab now set to moonlight as a free Wi-Fi hotspot. Bring. It. On. Read More >>
If you can't stomach the thought of forking out for a 4G phone, then a portable hotspot or dongle is the next best thing, even with restrictive data caps. Now EE's given you a bit more data to play with, boosting the top cap from 5GB to 8GB. Still not plentiful, but better than nothing. Read More >>
Featured comment by gizmodester:
"That all depends on the speed of the fibre connection...
4G will soon be superseeded by 5G which will be using our old analogue TV frequency's spectr..." More »
The iPhone 5 is pretty good, and for most folks, its Wi-Fi is actually very good. It was in our tests. But a lot of people have been reporting in that the Wi-Fi is actually awful, and can't hold a signal at all. After some digging, we might have found an answer. Read More >>
A lot of iPhone and iPad users who updated to iOS 6 have been reporting that the latest and greatest software update from Cupertino has screwed their iPhone and iPad's Wi-Fi connection. As in, they can't connect. Is this happening to you? Read More >>
Featured comment by klinkenberg:
"Try moving passbook to a folder and watch as your phone reboots. Great update Apple, great. Most of the good new features don't work on the iPhone4 ..." More »
Portable Wi-Fi hotspots, powered by 3G, are banned at all the Olympic venues. But while that might sound like a hollow threat, this man makes sure it isn't, by sniffing out rogue Wi-Fi networks and shutting them down. Read More >>
Here's a reminder that you should never, ever, ever have a Wi-Fi network without a password on it. Police in Indiana called up the SWAT team to raid an 18-year-old girl's house by smashing her front window and throwing two flashbangs inside because of her open Wi-Fi network. What the hell? Read More >>
Featured comment by P4PERTR4iL:
"bunch of idiots... it's probably an internet troll just proving that the government can view any of our info & track it" More »
Microsoft's new Surface tablet looks like it could give the iPad stiff competition — but according to Bloomberg it won't be matching Apple's offering on every front. Their sources suggest that, initially at least, the Surface will only feature Wi-Fi, and no option for a mobile data connection. Read More >>
In a seriously worrying turn of events, a porn baron is suing two students over smut piracy, but only one of them is actually guilty. If the case gets through the courts it could spell the end of public Wi-Fi as the provider will be liable for anyone and everyone's mischievousness. Read More >>
Featured comment by coastwalker:
"It was only a matter of time before the government stopped free wifi anyway. Don't you know that only terrorists or pedophiles could possibly need acc..." More »
In today's society, everyone and their mothers (and their mother's mothers) owns a mobile phone of some sort, making one of the cornerstones of British culture essentially redundant to everyone (apart from the Doctor). So, with these red boxes taking up a bunch of room in the streets of London, why not make some use out of them? Spectrum Interactive is doing exactly that, by offering free access to Wi-Fi hot spots located in various phone boxes dotted around the capital. But there is a catch. Read More >>
Scientists from the institut polytechnique Grenoble INP and the Centre Technique du Papier have developed a novel new product so gratuitous, it almost seems necessary: a silver-crystal coated wallpaper that can block neighbours from freeloading off your Wi-Fi network. The silver crystals are arranged in such a way that they are able to block certain wireless frequencies including those of a Wi-FI router. Read More >>
Featured comment by Tafkawac:
"Yes, it does. When my house was renovated, the walls are of the old waffle and daub type. (Or mud and sticks as I like to call it). So that the walls ..." More »
Withings new baby scale seems like a great idea for tracking babies weight. Plop the kid on the scale, and it wirelessly sends data to a Withings app, graphing it up just as prettily as your delightful little baby. Read More >>
Featured comment by getnoticed:
"I wouldn't object to paying for WiFi at hotels if the costs were reasonable.
As a business traveller I am often faced with charges of £15 for 24 a..." More »
Controlling your wireless network no longer requires a computer. Apple's dropped another app surprise this morning: an iOS Airport Utility. Change your passwords, reset your routers, update firmware—all in your hand. This computer-less computing thing is fun. Read More >>
Windows Mobile may be ancient technology for those using an iPhone or Android handset, but for industry applications like the MobiUS SP1 mobile ultrasound system, the now two-year old operating system is just perfect. Read More >>
Featured comment by miocene:
"So what exactly makes this incredibly dated operating system better for this application then say iOS or Android? Or even WP7 for that matter..." More »
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