Hotspots

Mobile

Gizmodo Vs Lifehacker: Hotspot Or Dongle?

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1:45PM October 10, 2011 | Alex Kidman & Angus Kidman

Mobile broadband is a traveller’s best friend, but is it better packaged as a hotspot, a dongle or something else entirely? Gizmodo and Lifehacker debate the issues. More »


Software

Skype WiFi Gets You Online At A Million Hotspots

1:52AM August 18, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Skype just rolled out Skype WiFi, the new name for it’s Skype Access hotspot plan, to iOS devices. The app lets you get online at more than a million hotspots, and pay for it on a per-minute basis. More »


Mobile

Telstra Announces HSPA+ Mobile Wi-Fi Device

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9:30AM June 21, 2011 | Nick Broughall

While most geeks just use the portable hotspot element of their phone to share an internet connection, sometimes a dedicated device is the better option. Telstra has just announced its new player, an HSPA+ device capable of delivering up to 20Mbps theoretical download speeds to up to five devices. More »


Online

Run Your Home Network Like A Coffee Shop For Easy Guest Access

3:20AM April 13, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Want to open up your Wi-Fi network to easier access for visitors, block the web’s nasty stuff from young eyes, and maybe regain some bandwidth, too? Go ahead and unleash your inner coffee shop owner. With free software and no extra hardware, you can manage content and bandwidth on your home network, or even manage a semi-public “hotspot”, without feeling like a despot. More »


Mobile

AT&T: Please Let Us Hotspot Our iPhones

4:20AM January 13, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Hi, AT&T? Loyal customer here. Really been digging the iPhone the last few years, and was pretty excited to find out I can use it as a hotspot in March. That is, if you let us. And you really should. More »


Mobile

Unconfirmed: All iPhones Will Get Personal Hotspot Ability

1:07AM January 13, 2011 | Brian Barrett

According to BGR – who’s got a good track record with these things – iOS 4.3 will bring personal hotspot capabilities to all iPhones regardless of carrier. We already know Verizon’s on board. What say you, AT&T? More »


Computing

Verizon’s First LTE Wi-Fi Hotspots

8:30AM January 7, 2011 | Matt Buchanan

Until now, all of Verizon’s 4G has been packed inside dongles. Samsung and Novatel’s LTE hotspots will let you spread the 4G around with Wi-Fi. Slightly thicker than the old MiFi, but you need the space for all them Gees. More »


Software

Firesheep Sniffs Out User Credentials At Wi-Fi Hotspots

3:51AM October 26, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Firefox: Firesheep sniffs out and steals cookies – and the account and identity of the owner in the process – of popular websites from the browsing sessions of other users on the Wi-Fi hotspot you’re attached to. More »


Gadgets

Telstra Launching 3G Wi-Fi Hotspot Device

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11:25AM October 5, 2010 | Nick Broughall

All the other telcos are doing it, so why not Telstra? The Big T has today announced a pocket Wi-Fi device that uses NextG to give you a hotspot wherever you go. More »


Clear’s iSpot Is A 4G Hotspot For iPhones, iPads

11:14PM August 4, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

With more cities being blanketed in the warm glow of WiMax every month, 3G speeds are going to start seeming primitive, fast. Clear’s iSpot hotspot lets iPhones, iPads and iPods touch get a taste of the delicious 4G future. More »