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Comment How could we invite people to our biggest annual event and select a venue that expects attendees to pay an arm and a leg for wi-fi access? So, to skip to the chase, expect us to use a... [05 Mar 2007]
Wi-Fi phones win standards approval
News Five wireless products have been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance as compatible with other 802.11x kit The Wi-Fi Alliance has given its backing to the first batch of... [25 Oct 2004]
Wi-fi CCTV in parking tickets drive
News London's City of Westminster is to crack down on rogue drivers by using its wi-fi-based CCTV network. The parking crackdown is the most significant application to be deployed on the Westminster's... [11 Sep 2007]
The Cloud offers "affordable" wi-fi
News Wi-fi network operator The Cloud announced a new set of pricing plans on Tuesday which it says will make mobile internet access "affordable to everyone". Some wi-fi... [03 May 2006]
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... [05 Feb 2008]
Wi-Fi growth in Europe to outstrip US
News The US will be jostled off the top of the Wi-Fi heap within four years, researchers have predicted, as businesses and users in Western Europe and Asia rush to embrace high-speed wireless networking.... [27 Nov 2003]
'Wi-fi rip off': It's a London thing
News London has been named the most expensive city in Europe for wi-fi internet access in business-traveller class hotels, according to the latest research. The average charge across Europe for using... [30 Oct 2006]
Wi-fi for free on board commuter coach
News Independent bus operator Trent Barton has equipped eight of its 270 fleet of coaches with a free wi-fi service for commuters. The buses, which are used to ferry commuters from Nottingham to Derby have... [19 May 2008]
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: Wi-fi flying high with Virgin America
Photo Set to launch its in-flight wi-fi service this week, Virgin America offered a demonstration flight on Saturday.silicon.com sister site CNETNews.com went along for the ride. Here's the Airbus A320 - the... [24 Nov 2008]
Wi-Fi for home electronics
News Manufacturers are adding Wi-Fi wireless connections to media adapters that let home electronics equipment play music or show photos stored on personal computers. Cisco System's Wireless-B Media Adapter,... [14 Jul 2003]
Wi-fi trains arrive nine months early
News UK train operator GNER has announced that a project to equip all of its trains with wi-fi will be competed nine months ahead of schedule. Currently the operator of the East Coast Line, which runs from... [31 Mar 2006]
Wi-Fi comes to Canary Wharf
News The Canary Wharf area of London's Docklands is now Wi-Fi-enabled after an agreement between the estate's owner, wireless wholesaler The Cloud and other partners including O2. Tony Partington, Canary... [21 Sep 2005]
Wi-Fi standard and Bluetooth make perfect couple
News Toshiba is to release a laptop containing both the well-loved Wi-Fi standard, 802.11b and the less popular Bluetooth. The company claims Bluetooth's function as a cable replacement plus... [19 Sep 2001]
Cheat Sheet: Wi-fi
Cheat Sheet Since the turn of the century, wi-fi hotspots have really taken off and it's almost impossible now to find a public place or office that doesn't offer wi-fi access. ABI... [24 May 2007]
