wi-fi
Peripherals
802.11n Wi-Fi Adaptor For Tivo Lands At The FCC
4:05AM Kyle VanHemert | An AN0100 802.11n wireless adaptor for TiVo is up on the FCC’s site. While there’s not much information on what the add-on will bring to the DVR, the promise of increased bandwidth suggests more robust network streaming for TiVos in the future. Here’s hoping. [Engadget]
Peripherals
Xbox 360 Wireless N Adaptor Resurfaces For A Little Less
11:47PM Mark Wilson | Gamestop never released that new Xbox 360 wireless n dongle on November 3 for $US100. Meanwhile, Costco just listed the product for $US88 with a November 10 ship date…right before pulling the page. Tracking this thing has become unnecessarily difficult. [Engadget]
Phones
Dell’s Mini 3iX Android Phone Shows Up In Brazil With Wi-Fi, 3G
11:24PM Danny Allen | We know that Dell’s Android phone is heading to the US (maybe on AT&T) after a few tweaks: 3G and possibly a better camera. But a Brazilian leak now suggests it may also have Wi-Fi and an improved interface, too. More »
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Atheros Wireless N For Phones Uses Less Power Than Slowass G
2:36AM Matt Buchanan | Wireless N in mobile phones — it’s happening next year: Atheros’s AR6003 802.11n/Bluetooth chip for mobile phones is tiny, has serious range and uses less power than their current wireless G chip, which is in the Zune HD. It’ll hit phones around the second half of next year. Such a long wait. [PC Mag]
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Connectify: Turn Your Windows 7 Laptop Into A Virtual Hotspot
1:50AM Danny Allen | Virtual Wi-Fi was going to be a cool Windows 7 feature to turn PCs into a Wi-Fi access-point, so devices could share a connection without special software. It missed the cut, but this free app finishes the work Microsoft abandoned. More »
Networks
First White Spaces Broadband Trial Spreads Wi-Fi Via Broadcast TV
12:40PM Chris Jacob | The NAB has been battling white spaces networks for years, but the technology that repurposes unused TV spectrum as a Wi-Fi signal is finally getting a trial period in Claudville, Virginia. More »
Networks
Google Footing The Bill For Virgin America Wi-Fi During The Holidays
2:45AM Adam Frucci | How’s this for a nice gift from Google? They’re paying for Virgin America to make the Wi-Fi on all its flights free from November 10th to January 15th. More »
Business
10:45AM Nick Broughall | According to Asher Moses at the Sydney Morning Herald, the CSIRO just received it’s first royalty paycheck for licences on its wireless data patents, which are the cornerstone for Wi-Fi. It was a cool $200 million. Looks like first round’s on them! More »
CSIRO Pockets A Cool $200 Million Through Wi-Fi Patents
10:45AM Nick Broughall | According to Asher Moses at the Sydney Morning Herald, the CSIRO just received it’s first royalty paycheck for licences on its wireless data patents, which are the cornerstone for Wi-Fi. It was a cool $200 million. Looks like first round’s on them! More »
Gadgets
Wi-Fi Bracelet Tracks Grandma Or That Lying Whore Of A Husband
1:40AM Mark Wilson | Ekahau’s T301W Wi-Fi Bracelet can pinpoint the exact location of anyone wearing it, without the use of GPS. But there’s a catch. More »
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