Public Wi-Fi hot spots

Public Wi-Fi hot spots

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The Wiltshire town of Swindon has another claim to fame – other than being the birthplace of Diana Dors (hence the photo ). Swindon is also now to be crowned as the UK’s first Wi-Fi town – this means offering ‘free’ public Wi-Fi to all 186,000 residents. By April 2010 the Wi-Fi “Signal” service will be in place and residents wont have to pay a penny for line rental or connection. The deal is that peeping at low-bandwidth sites is free but users will be able to pay for a 20Mb upgrade. This fee would be “significantly less” than current broadband suppliers, scheme bosses ... Read Full Story
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Trying to grab a free Wi-Fi connection when you’re out and about can be a bit tricksy – especially if you’re not in the largest of towns. Soon sidling up to your nearest Phones4U may help. Phones4U has become Freerunner’s (the free public Wi-Fi network) first UK commercial retailer . Freerunner Wi-Fi will head to 450 stores across the UK will start immediately. Ok – Technically this Wi-Fi roll-out across Phones4U stores in the UK is supposed to be for staff and customers so they can test the handsets online grooviness before deciding on their new tech. But there’s a new place in town ... Read Full Story
Written by Woody_Woodpecker on
On Amazon.com's Kindle: "This is the future of book reading. It will be everywhere." - Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker. News release from Amazon.com: Introducing Amazon Kindle Revolutionary Portable Reader Lets Customers Wirelessly Download Books in Less Than a Minute and Automatically Receive Newspapers, Magazines and Blogs No PC Required, No Hunting for Wi-Fi Hot Spots SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2007--Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today introduced Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper, even in bright sunlight. More than 90,000 books are now ... Read Full Story
Written by gblass on
Many will argue that radio, information, and life will be increasingly accessible to all of us via Wi-Fi, but we’ll always need a signal. Montreal-based designer Stefan Dukaczewski helps us envision the day when our clothing helps lead the way. His Wi-Fi sneakers light up to indicate signal strength whenever you walk near a zone. Each week, JoshSpear.com explores the latest projects by top creative professionals in the Behance Network and highlights a few that are pushing the edge of creative industry. Josh Spear also serves as an Advisor and Guest Curator for the Behance Network . Read Full Story
Written by mobibu on
Section: Computers, Laptops, Networking, Security, Wireless Ah, summer.  Time to relax, go visit friends, vacation.  No worries, right?  Well, there may be a small one if you like to use public Wi-Fi on your travels. The latest trend for the in hacker is what has become known as “vacation hacking.”  It works by the hacker setting up fake Wi-Fi hot spots where they can lure in unsuspecting travelers.  Some favorite locations are airports and hotels.  Vacationers think everything is safe, especially if it is set up to somehow include the name of the place they are currently in while trying to connect.  Little do ... Read Full Story
Activision has just released Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies.You want more Call of Duty in your life? Activision has just released the first official iPhone game in the franchise in the shape of Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies. This is the same zombie experience found in the console version of World at War, and it supports up to four players via either a local Wi-Fi connection, or full online play (Wi-Fi only, no 3G or EDGE support).  
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Lord knows, the first thing we do when we're about to go to a new city is compile a list of places (coffee shops, hotel lobbies, we don't care) where we can get free wi-fi. Luckily for anyone entering Shanghai now, USA Today and JiWire have actually gone through the trouble of compiling a huge list of wi-fi locations in this city. You can even sort by what kind of venue you're looking for - whether you're planning to have a pint while surfing...  
From shanghaiist.com ()
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Free Wi-Fi hotspots, or even paid-for public access to the internet, may be in jeaopardy or facing new customer rules. That’s if the fine imposed on a UK pub starts getting repeated by the entertainment industry and its lawyers. A pub owner in the UK has been forced to pay a $13,000 fine for copyright infringement [...]  
From geek.com ()
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IT businesses or ISPs can now provide Wi-Fi management and billing service to local partners (hotels, cafes, campgrounds) with the help of HotspotSystem.com's new White Label solution./I/P P(PRWEB) November 26, 2009 -- Every IT company who wants to start a Wi-Fi Hotspot Business can ben...  
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Swindon is to become the UK's first town to offer free public Wi-Fi, with Swindon Borough Council planning to have all 186,000 local citizens covered by April 2010. Council officials have stated that access will be free, although speed upgrades will also be offered for a fee. The service which will be called "Signal" will offer free, but limited access, with upgrades to 20Mb available for purchase. Digital City UK, the people behind the £1m...  
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The Recreation Centers of Sun City West now has three wireless hot spots available in the community. The Sports Pavilion was recently equipped with wireless Internet service, adding to the wireless hot spots also available at the Lecture Hall and the...  
From yourwestvalley.com ()
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BEIJING and MILPITAS, Calif., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Azalea Networks, a leading innovator in wireless network equipment and technology, today announced that the company has been selected by China Mobile, operator of the world's largest mobile network and subscriber base, to install a wireless LAN (local area network) in major metropolitan areas throughout China. Azalea's access points will be part of a network to provide broadband Wi-Fi...  
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