Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi At 47 US Airports

Jesse Slome — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:08:59 -0600

Here is a nice holiday gift from Google. The company will provide free Wi-Fi at US airports through January 15, 2010.

Google and Yahoo To Provide Free Wi-Fi

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:03:08 -0600

Free Wi-Fi while you're waiting for your flight? Sounds like a great way to save money, and kudos to Google for offering it at many US airports during the holidays.

Yahoo! is also going to provide free Wi Fi in New York City's Time Square for NYC's tourists.

Also see the resent Tech news update.

Wayport Acquisition Expands AT&T's Wi-Fi Footprint

Michael Santo — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:10:13 -0600

AT&T said on Thursday that it was buying wi-fi provider Wayport for for approximately $275 million in cash. This acquisition will increase AT&T's wi-fi hotpot footprint from some 17,000 to about 20,000 nationwide. It will also up AT&T hotspot total to 80,000 (up from 70,000) globally.

Half of College Students Would Give Up Beer Before Wi-Fi: Study

Michael Santo — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:27:47 -0500

A study conducted by Wakefield Research for the Wi-Fi Alliance (go figure) indicates that college students now feel that wi-fi is nearly indispensible for their coursework.

Zeroing in on Wi-Fi dead zones

harminka — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:53:14 -0500

Rooting out Wi-Fi "dead zones" in large wireless networks that cover whole neighborhoods or cities is an expensive proposition. Pre-deployment testing is so costly that most WiFi providers simply build their networks first and fill in the gaps later. But even that isn't easy, due to the paucity of inexpensive techniques for mapping out precisely which areas lack coverage.

Starbucks To Have Two Hours of Free Wi-Fi Daily

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:01:14 -0500

There are tons of coffee shops and cafes offering free wi-fi, and Starbucks has been feeling a little green with envy over all those people sitting there surfing the web - and buying nothing. Still, on Tuesday, Starbucks began offering free wi-fi, with some limitations.

SF's BART System in Talks for System-wide Wi-Fi Coverage

Armen Hareyan — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:12:35 -0500

The San Francisco Bay Area's BART system (Bay Area Rapid Transit) is in talks with WiFi Rail, Inc., to provide system-wide wi-fi service after a successful trial program. Phase three of the demonstration program recently completed, and in a small blurb on WiFi Rail's home page, the company said:

AT&T and Starbucks Begin Nationwide Wi-Fi Rollout

harminka — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:49:02 -0500

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) today announced the beginning of the rollout of AT&T Wi-Fi service at company-operated Starbucks stores, kicking off a nationwide effort that will continue through 2008.

Location spoofing possible with WiFi devices

harminka — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:57:55 -0500

In January, Skyhook Wireless Inc. announced that Apple would use Skyhook’s WiFi Positioning System (WPS) for its popular Map applications. The WPS database contains information on access points throughout the world.

AT&T Connects Business Customers With New Wi-Fi-Enabled BlackBerry Pearl 8120

harminka — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:33:55 -0500

Orange, RIM Introduce BlackBerry Curve 8320, BlackBerry 8120 With Wi-Fi to UK

harminka — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 02:27:03 -0600

AT&T Offers Free Wi-Fi Access in Southern California

harminka — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:01:12 -0500

To help California residents affected by the fires stretching across Southern California, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced that AT&T Wi-Fi service will be offered free of charge at nearly 600 hot spot locations across Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Orange and Ventura counties.