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Photos: Wi-fi in the great outdoors
Photo After squinting and peering hopelessly through years of screen grime, and finally resorting to moving desks to gain shade from a nearby tree, I'm eventually up and running, and connected to the wi-fi. [08 Jul 2008]
Photos: Ellen McArthur's new boat
Photo Here, the company has provided the team with a mobile wi-fi hotspot, so that they can connect to the web on the boat when it is moored, without having to use the in-board satellite communications. She is packed with sophisticated communications... [02 May 2008]
Photos: Road testing wi-fi at 320kmph
Photo French train operator SNCF is running a trial of a wi-fi internet service onboard three TGV trains that travel eastbound from Paris via the Gare de l'Est station. Orange Business Services has provided the wi-fi hotspots. [28 Mar 2008]
Photos: Android, high-tech Heathrow, the future of shopping
Photo It seems wi-fi is getting ever more omnipresent with Manchester indoor ski slope, Chill Factore, installing a free wireless network across its ski village. This ice-covered device is one of the five wi-fi mesh access points that support the network. [28 Feb 2008]
Photos: Centro smart phone in Europe's Palm
Photo But it doesn't have wi-fi and the lack of GPS means users will have to make do with accessing Google Maps to work out where they are. Palm is bringing its Centro smart phone to Europe - a handset it reckons is the smallest and lightest smart phone... [07 Feb 2008]
Photos: Wi-fi gets ice cool on the slopes
Photo The network, which was designed and installed by Pennine Telecom, provides free public wi-fi for visitors but is also being used by staff for checking lift passes on the slope itself. The network consists of five Proxim AP4000MR wi-fi mesh access... [05 Feb 2008]
Photos: HTC Touch gets the T-Mobile treatment
Photo However, hotspot lovers will be disappointed by the device's lack of wi-fi. T-Mobile UK is offering the HTC Touch Dual smart phone, rebranded as the MDA Touch Plus. The device, which is also available on the Orange network, combines a touchscreen... [29 Jan 2008]
Photos of the year
Photo Plus, saw how the Heathrow Express trains running between the airport and Paddington are now kitted out with a wi-fi service. To see photos on how Germany uses tech-in-a-van with a wi-fi flavour to enforce its electronic road-charging system for... [13 Dec 2007]
Photos: 10 gadgets to wish for this Xmas
Photo It packs wi-fi, HSDPA and GPS - the latter meaning it will support mapping software, effectively turning it into a sat-nav. The Shift has a seven-inch touchscreen and a Qwerty keyboard and packs wi-fi and HSDPA. [03 Dec 2007]
Photos: Six unusual power sources
Photo Speaking in November 2006, Marin Soljacic, assistant professor of physics at MIT, told silicon.com the device would work in a similar way to wi-fi, with a plug-in device in the home or office providing a signal to recharge all types of gadgets. [19 Nov 2007]
Photos: St Pancras steams ahead with new tech
Photo Once passengers have their ticket, they pass through these gates to the Eurostar departure lounge which, among other things, has a wi-fi lounge and digital art installations. This is the main entrance to the newly reopened London St Pancras station... [19 Nov 2007]
Photos: Hamburg's high tech hospital
Photo This is the Asklepios Klinik Barmbek in Hamburg.silicon.com went to take a look at how the hospital's IT and medical team have been collaborating and how Intel - through its Digital Health programme - is working to make technology play a greater... [18 Oct 2007]
Photos: The rise of the luxury mobile
Photo It also includes wi-fi, a 2 megapixel camera and an MP3 player - and boasts up to eight hours of talk time. Music can also be enjoyed less conspicuously via the dedicated stereo earphones, or the phone can be connected up to a home hi-fi system. [10 Oct 2007]
Photos: High-tech London St Pancras on track
Photo Travellers will be able to access the free wi-fi network - which also covers the rest of the station - with space to sit and work. This is the impressive 1868 façade of St Pancras train station in London. [08 Oct 2007]
Photos: UK WiMax rollout
Photo Read added pricing plans had not been finalised as yet with further announcements - including a partnership to provide 30,000 wi-fi hotspots in 88 countries - on the cards. Pipex Wireless has rebranded and will relaunch with a nationwide rollout of... [05 Oct 2007]
