Wi-Fi in news
RSS Wi-Fi in news'You're responsible for your own wi-fi security' say ISPs
News Customers are responsible for their own wi-fi security, according to hotspot operators. BT Openzone, The Cloud and T-Mobile all recommended wi-fi users adopt VPNs to... [03 Nov 2009]
Orange unveils iPhone tariffs and launch date
News Unlimited' wi-fi is offered on all price plans, subject to the operator's 'Fair Usage policy' of 750MB per month.iPhone tethering bundles start at an additional £5 per month. The iPhone 3G and 3G S will... [02 Nov 2009]
'Wi-fi hack makes plan to ban file-sharers unfair'
News ISP TalkTalk has criticised proposals by the government to cut illegal file-sharers' internet access, on the grounds of wi-fi vulnerability to hacking. In a blog post last week, Andrew Heaney, TalkTalk's... [19 Oct 2009]
BlackBerry Storm2: RIM's second touchscreen - this time with wi-fi
News Unlike the first Storm handset, the Storm2 comes with wi-fi - "a key thing that was missing from Storm1 that our users demanded", according to Rob Orr, senior director of product management EMEA at RIM. [15 Oct 2009]
Palm Pre UK pricing matches Apple's iPhone
News The Pre will be available for £44.05 per month on a 24-month contract, or £73.41 per month on an 18-month contract, and includes unlimited data browsing on O2's HSDPA network and access to The Cloud and BT Openzone's 7,500... [24 Sep 2009]
Approved: Super-speedy wi-fi standard finally gets green light
News Task group members include the majority of wi-fi chipmakers, software developers, and equipment OEM vendors. According to the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that tests and... [14 Sep 2009]
Motorola joins the Android Cliq with T-Mobile device
News The quad-band Cliq is 3G-capable and offers a full HTML Google browser, wi-fi, Bluetooth and GPS. On Thursday morning, Motorola officially introduced its first Google Android device: the Motorola Cliq. [11 Sep 2009]
iPod Touch, Nano get costume change and price drop
News There is still no wi-fi or built-in web browser, so users will first have to sync the videos to their computers to access and edit the files. Apple on Wednesday unveiled a refreshed line-up of iPods, as... [10 Sep 2009]
Cisco wireless LAN: At risk from 'skyjack' attack
News An attack on a wireless LAN would be particularly dangerous for hospitals, which are increasingly moving critical apps onto the network for use by doctors and nurses with wi-fi-enabled handhelds, Schatt... [25 Aug 2009]
Apple finally reveals why some iPhone apps get a 'yes' at the App Store
News This included SlingPlayer Mobile, which was rejected by Apple and only allowed to use the iPhone's wi-fi and not its 3G cellular signal. AT&T said much the same thing back in May when the application's... [24 Aug 2009]
Microsoft 'White-Fi' to solve interference worries in white space
News And as we've seen with wi-fi, I'm sure that as the technology and services evolve, carriers will contemplate incorporating white space spectrum into their own services. Most... [20 Aug 2009]
Dell shows off prototype touchscreen mobile
News Reports from the China Mobile event, which introduced the mobile operator's Android-based Open Mobile System, say the Mini 3i was confined to operating on a 2G GSM network - with no wi-fi access - but... [18 Aug 2009]
The A to Z of wireless
News Dual mode smartphones are those which include a wi-fi chipset as well as a cellular radio. Such a move not only brings greater data transfer rates for Bluetooth users but may also help ensure the... [11 Aug 2009]
Businesses set to show fixed mobile convergence some love - finally
News The increase will be driven by greater business penetration of dual mode cellular/wi-fi mobiles, as well as the growing use of femtocells and picocells, the analysts predict. FMC (fixed mobile... [04 Aug 2009]
'Cheapest ever' BlackBerry coming to the UK
News Instead, users can surf the web using 802.11b/g wi-fi. RIM has announced UK release details for its new entry-level BlackBerry, the Curve 8520. The device, which RIM expects to be available at a lower... [27 Jul 2009]
