Monday, November 23, 2009

Wi-Fi

Google's Free Airport Wi-Fi: Techno-Heroin?

Try it for free ... right up until you can’t give it up. more >>

Wireless Routers Banned in Dorm Rooms at Kent State

Students must use university-provided network cables to connect to the Internet in their rooms. more >>

Next-Gen Wi-Fi--is it Time to Upgrade?

It might be time to upgrade, if you answer yes to any of these questions. more >>

5 Cool Advances in HDTV Technology

Wider and greener HDTVs also getting wireless and Internet connections. more >>

Audio: The Simplicity of Peek E-mail

WTOP interview on the Peek, a wireless device dedicated to E-mail more >>

BlackBerry Storm On Sale Next Week

Promise seems to be fading for a breakthrough in its touch-screen keyboard more >>

iPhone Touch Screen is Showing the Way

Consumers like the convenience of tapping a screen more >>

BlackBerry Bold is Hardly That

Handset offers welcome but incremental upgrades to earlier models more >>

Schlage Lock Has Wireless Link to Web

Accompanying tech not only controls lock, but lamps, appliances, and even the AC. more >>

Nebraska Ditches Land Lines

Uses saved money to pay for wireless Internet. more >>

On Your Marks

Get Set: We're racing toward fast connectivity everywhere. more >>

Public Offering

A grass-roots wireless network is flourishing in San Francisco. How was it built? more >>

Belkin to Ship Wireless HD Transmitter in Fall

System will send full high-def images to sets around the home for a cool $1,000. more >>

Health Buzz: Childhood Obesity and Other Health News

Vaccination schedules, dining at home, and WiFi allergies more >>

Americans Spend and Socialize on Wireless Web

Shopping and networking sites get the lion's share of mobile minutes. But Craigslist? more >>

WiMax Is Brought Back From the Dead

But can the Frankenstein-like assembly of partners hold together? more >>

The Easy Route

Shopping for a new router? Check out the latest advances in Wi-Fi. more >>

Why Wireless and Powerline Networks Fail

Maybe experts are wrong about frequencies and interference. more >>

Cellphones as a Tax Write-off

Entrepreneurs depend on wireless technology even as taxes disfavor it. more >>

FON Hopes to Break WiFi Free of Fees

The Google-backed start-up lets homeowners and businesses join a wireless insurgency. more >>

Sharing Wi-Fi With Neighbors Is Difficult

Services like Fon can make it easier, but Internet providers must give their OK. more >>

To the WiMAX

On the go or standing still, WiMAX moves your data fast. more >>

The Q-Bean: Wireless PC Music and Calls

The device works well as pricey wireless earphones, but it doesn't live up to the rest of its promise. more >>

Verizon Voyager Answers iPhone's Touch-Screen

The handset's clamshell design adds an external touch-screen to a spacious keyboard. more >>

Google's Committee to Open the Wireless Internet: Whoopee

I can't see room for much advertising on my little cellphone. more >>

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