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.
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.
Combine one part 3G modem, one part wireless router and one part sex appeal slim, stylish design, and you end up with the Netcomm MyZone 3G router. And after our brief hands on with the unit back in March, it’s finally available now.
Froyo has been on the cards longer than I can remember, but thanks to a TechCrunch exclusive we now know that Android 2.2 will also support USB tethering for data connection, plus be able to create Wi-Fi hotspots.
In this recently released commercial from Sprint, altruistic “Matt” grants his friend “Steve” (ha!) 4G speeds on his 3G iPhone by way of the Overdrive mobile hotspot. Then he eats an apple – so clever!
If passed, something called the Digital Economy Bill over in the UK could do the unthinkable in this, the digital age: Ban open Wi-Fi spots.