Wi-Fi

New Standard Takes The Pain Out Of Wi-Fi Hotspots

Future hotspots will take the strain, moving users easily from mobile to Wi-Fi networks

13 years ago

Ericsson’s BelAir Networks Buy Expands Mobile Broadband Offerings

The acquisition of BelAir Networks will offer wireless carriers Wi-Fi connectivity from Ericsson

13 years ago

Alcatel-Lucent Touts Mobile Wi-Fi Hookup With LightRadio

Alcatel-Lucent has an answer for device users who fancy moving seamlessly between Wi-Fi hotspots and mobile networks

13 years ago

Twitter Enables Secure HTTPS By Default For All Users

Twitter joins Google to add HTTPS by default to protect users' privacy - leaving Facebook to make the move

13 years ago

BT Reaches 3.5m Wi-Fi Hotspot Milestone

BT also releases BT FON app for BlackBerry users to locate nearest hotspot

13 years ago

Google Begins Construction Of Super-Fast Broadband Network

Google Fibre has begun laying cable for its 1Gbps broadband network in Kansas, and will also be testing a Wi-Fi…

13 years ago

Apple’s iPad 3 Could Feature A Quad-Core A6 Processor

Apple's greatly anticipated iPad 3 will feature a quad-core A6 processor, according to a Boy Genius Report blog

13 years ago

Cisco Live: London Show Opens With ‘Fastest’ Wi-Fi AP

At Cisco Live, the company revealed a fast and flexible four-antenna access point but held back some details for Mobile…

13 years ago

T-Mobile Launches ‘Truly Unlimited’ Full Monty Plan

New tariff from T-Mobile offers unlimited mobile data, Wi-Fi and tethering

13 years ago

TfL To Announce London Tube Wi-Fi Provider This Spring

Winner will provide data services to 120 London Underground stations in time for the Olympic Games

13 years ago

Tate Galleries Take Pictures Into the Cloud

Tate have raised their profile with a virtual gallery in the cloud, which will launch next month

13 years ago

Parliament Plans Major ICT Upgrade

The Houses of Parliament are to get a new wired and wireless communications system worth more than £3m

13 years ago

O2 To Offer Olympic Size Hot Spots For 2012

Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea are to offer free Wi-Fi connectivity in time for the Olymic Games and Diamond Jubilee

13 years ago

In-Car Internet On Verge Of Becoming Reality

Survey says car executives say infotainment in cars almost as important as safety

13 years ago

Security Flaw Makes WiFi Network Vulnerable To Brute-Force Attacks

The WPS passcode used to secure wireless networks can be exposed through “brute-force” hacking and an attack tool is already…

13 years ago

Rambus and Broadcom Settle Patent Dispute

Broadcom negotiates five year licensing deal to use Rambus technology in its products

13 years ago

WiGig Hits Milestone Towards 7Gbps Wireless

The WiGig Alliance has completed specifications so 7Gbps wireless links could be here next year

13 years ago

Broadcom Shows Off High-Definition Wi-Fi

Gear using the nascent 1Gbps 802.11ac standard will go into production next year, says Broadcom

13 years ago

Tesco Extra Wi-Fi Rolled Out Nationwide

Tesco instore Wi-Fi will now be available at every Tesco's Extra from Aberdeen to Bournemouth

13 years ago

Birmingham Plans £100m Public Wi-Fi Network

Birmingham City Council is lookingt for partners to build a wireless network on its lamp-posts

13 years ago

Google: Why Is Wi-Fi Location Opt-Out, Not Opt-In?

Opting out of Google's Wi-Fi location system for privacy is not easy. Wayne Rash says it should have been an…

13 years ago

Google Offers Opt-out For Location Services

To keep off Google Maps, change your Wi-Fi SSID - but critics say this is too complicated

13 years ago

Nokia Launches Free Wi-Fi Trial in London

Nokia and Spectrum Interactive free Wi-Fi trial in London can be used by any device

13 years ago

Meru Helps Enterprises Cope With Mobile Strain

Meru's Smart Connect allows employees to easily and securely connect to the corporate network

13 years ago

London’s Olympic Wi-Fi Network Edges Closer

The Government is said to be planning a free Wi-Fi network around London in time for the Olympics

13 years ago

Deep Sleep Wi-Fi Could Improve Phone Battery Life

Boffins have come with an “idle listening” fix for smartphones to dramatically improve battery life

13 years ago

Google Offers Opt-Out For Wi-Fi Location Services

Google is curbing its Wi-Spy location data collection by offering WiFi access points owners to opt out

13 years ago

Ofcom Proposes Enhanced Wi-Fi On Whitespace Radio

Gaps in TV broadcast spectrum could fill the rural broadband map - if Ofcom can get the technology agreed

13 years ago

BT Installs Free Wi-Fi In London Pubs

BT and Heineken have teamed up to offer BT Broadband customers Wi-Fi access in 100 London pubs

13 years ago

Skype Offers iPhone Users Wi-Fi Access

Skype is offering Apple users the chance to utilise their Skype Credit to access Wi-Fi hotspots

13 years ago