From March, free, albeit ad-supported, Wi-Fi will be available at Melbourne’s Flinders St Station, the start of a three-month trial that could see the service extended to other inner city stops. The initiative is a joint effort by Metro, Melbourne’s railway operator, GoConnect, a provider of “video infotainment and interactive advertisement” and Netbay, an ISP I can’t say I’ve heard of before. More »
HTC has acknowledged that a software flaw on some of its Android phones means that they openly offer security credentials across the Wi-Fi networks they connect to. More »
WiGig, the wireless tech that can dump massive amount of data extremely quickly over the 60GHz spectrum, is very awesome, but its relatively tiny 1-3m range makes it tough to come up with practical applications that are worth it to most people. This hyper-fast tablet-to-entertainment-system demo seems to be one of them. More »
Remember Super Wi-Fi? The wonderful, wonderful technology that beams internet though the white spaces between TV network transmissions? Well the first real, public network is now active… in Wilmington, North Carolina. More »
With the rise of things like LTE and HSPA+, the promise of free public Wi-Fi has lost some of its allure… but not all of it. iiNet has just rolled out 15 new wireless hotspots across the Perth CBD for its customers. More »
I’ve seen novelty cufflinks with all kinds of absurd functionality before, but for the life of me I can’t figure out who would ever actually need the ability to create a wireless hotspot while wearing a fancy suit or tuxedo. More »
The nerdiest thing our Matt Buchanan ever wanted was an awesome powerline router. I’ll see your nerdiness, Matt, and raise you one. Hy-Fi Routers crossbreed Wi-Fi, ethernet, powerline and MoCA to give you a mutant baby of ultimate internet reliability. The dream of consistently fast internet all over my apartment is so close I can almost taste it. More »
Altec Lansing isn’t just content to make a wireless AirPlay speaker for OS X and iOS users, so they opted for a different strategy: a universal Wi-Fi speaker controlled via a proprietary app on iOS, Android, Windows and OS X devices. More »
