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RSS mode wi-fiEC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Durie said: "There are alternatives - people can always use wi-fi," adding that "[pricing] regulation takes away operators' ability to innovate". I is for i-mode Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on Monday, Fabio Colasanti said the... [22 Jul 2008]
Microsoft warns of ActiveX attack targetting Access
News W is for Wi-fi By default, Internet Explorer (IE) on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 runs in a restricted mode known as Enhanced Security Configuration that sets the security level for the internet zone to 'high'. [08 Jul 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment The ubiquitous wi-fi hotspot, present in hotels, airports and coffee shops the world over, has now been complemented by another array of mobile services. Azadar Shah, director at remote access firm iPass, says IT departments have become aware of... [12 Jun 2008]
Mobile internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Competition from wi-fi is also helping to bring prices down, it said. I is for i-mode The EU's mobile data market grew by 40 per cent last year, to €7bn, the research found, with 3G users doubling to 112 million in the year to April 2008. [11 Jun 2008]
Google bigs up 'white space' wireless plans
News Proponents of the new class of wi-fi devices say the airwaves could eventually offer data transmission speeds of billions of bits per second - far faster than the millions of bits per second available on most current broadband networks. [23 May 2008]
BT business hubs to be wi-fi hotspots
News BT will soon offer all its business-hub users the chance to become wi-fi hotspots for their visitors and neighbours, the company revealed on Wednesday. BT Business Open Wi-Fi will be an extension of the communications and IT company's existing... [22 May 2008]
Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi
News Latte lovers who like to surf and work from the comfort of a coffee shop will be able to get free wi-fi internet access at Coffee Republic cafes from May. Coffee Republic will become the first UK coffee chain to provide free wi-fi to customers when... [14 Apr 2008]
Microsoft: Vista security feature designed 'to annoy users'
News W is for Wi-fi David Cross, a product unit manager at Microsoft, was the group program manager in charge of designing User Account Control (UAC), which, when activated, requires people to run Vista in standard user mode rather than having... [14 Apr 2008]
'Super-3Gs' get connected via the Gobi
News Greg Raleigh, vice president of product management for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies, said: "The Gobi solution enables enterprise users and consumers with the freedom of being untethered from wi-fi hotspots and connecting to the internet using... [07 Apr 2008]
Generic Access Network Dual-Mode Services: Architectural and Security Implications
White Paper The introduction of dual-mode handsets, which support both Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Wi-Fi, provides mobile operators with a new opportunity to accelerate their customers' adoption of mobile services. [03 Apr 2008]
Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?
News The mobile broadband market is hotting up with data card sales set to jump four-fold in the next three years as prices come down - possibly threatening the wi-fi hotspot market. And cheaper mobile broadband may even threaten the wi-fi hotspot... [28 Mar 2008]
High speed TGV trains get online
News Passengers on select high-speed TGV trains in France travelling eastbound from Paris at speeds of up to 320kmph can enjoy a fledgling wi-fi service for free - but don't expect the free connectivity lunch to last. [26 Mar 2008]
Google pledges 'wi-fi on steroids'
News It also possesses the bandwidth to support vastly faster data rates than today's standard internet service offerings - "Wi-fi on steroids" or "wi-fi 2.0", as Richard Whitt, Google's telecommunications counsel, put it in a conference call yesterday... [25 Mar 2008]
C&W hooks up with Orange over FMC
News C&W's FMC system will use low-power GSM spectrum for in-building coverage, powered by picocells (the big brother cellular tech of femtocells) - rather than wi-fi, which is used by BT's rival Fusion service. [05 Mar 2008]
Linux-based laptop latest OLPC rival?
News According to Elonex, the Linux-based laptop will boast a three-hour battery life, wi-fi, a flash-based hard drive, a "hard-wearing case" and a "wireless music server", and will weigh less than one kilogram. [19 Feb 2008]
