No technology conference would be complete without a flashy presentation of the future, preferably featuring a smiling family immersed in a world of limitless digital content available at their fingertips. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Commentary
Melding Of Cell Phones And Wi-Fi Will Be Cosmic, Man
Back in 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage with an electric guitar, and although some folk faithful booed, the enlightened went, “Oooo, you can combine folk AND rock. Folk-rock, man. Dig it.” Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
City-sponsored Wi-Fi’s Wild Ride
One of the greediest moves ever by big telephone companies appears — for the moment — to have run amok, if not backfired. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
Open Wi-Fi Connections: A Closer Look
A Jupiter Research survey last year of consumers with wireless home networks found the top concerns were identity theft, eavesdropping and virus attacks. Yet some users actually encourage shared use, even though nearly all service providers forbid it in their broadband contracts. Via [newsfactor.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-LAN Divides Business
Wi-LAN is retooling its business structure into two separate divisions in an effort to better align company resources in each of its key business areas, including intellectual property (IP) and wireless broadband equipment. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
VoIP Is Just The Beginning, Industry Panel Says
More advanced IP services will incude dual-mode phone handsets, which will seamlessly roam between cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMax, or other fixed-wireless broadband networks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Have WiFi Adapter, Will Map
Even today, after devoting an entire month of his life to researching the subject, as well as several more weeks to analyzing the resulting data and then organizing it on a multicolored map that rivals any in a military situation room, Ofir Gal-Mor, 32, of Ramat Hasharon, still has no explanation for the mapping bug… Continue Reading
Big Steps Ahead For WiMAX
The broadband wireless technology has reached some milestones, and certified equipment is expected to ship this year. But it still faces an uncertain future. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Qualcomm Co-Founder: No Tax Dollars For Wi-Fi
Municipalities should leave the task of building Wi-Fi networks in the private sector’s hands, the co-founder of Qualcomm said Tuesday. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Opinion: “Stealing” Wi-Fi Is No Crime
Authorities recently arrested a Florida man for “borrowing” his neighbor’s Wi-Fi. But who was harmed? Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
A Tool To Wake Up Wi-Fi Zombies
Sean Savage wants to hook you up by tearing you away from the internet. Via [wired.com]… Continue Reading
Intel Rules Wi-Fi Waves
Well, it seems that the Intel juggernaut is heading onward to the Wi-Fi chip sector. ABI Research of Oyster Bay, N.Y., figures that Intel in the last quarter was the No. 1 seller of chips in the Wi-Fi g and a/g market. This is not good news for former market leaders Broadcom and Atheros. Via… Continue Reading
Muni Wi-Fi Aims To Close Digital Divide
Private enterprise broadband providers ignoring the growing digital divide should expect competition from local municipalities. That’s the role of local governments, says one of the nation’s leading proponents of municipal Wi-Fi. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
Techno-Rebels Spread Wireless Network Vision
On the surface, it looks like an ordinary weeknight gathering of aimless guys. A dozen men on a back porch chew thick slices of delivered pizza between rat-a-tat banter. One wears a bandanna. Another sports a John Deere T-shirt. Several have counterculture beards. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
San Francisco’s Wi-Fi Proposal Goes Out On A Limb
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom got nationwide publicity last year by marrying gay couples in City Hall, but now he’s launching a crusade he regards as even more controversial: building a high-speed wireless Internet system offering low-cost service to residents. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading