Public Wi-Fi hot spots

Ford cars are about to become true mobile hot spots. The carmaker announced Monday the next generation of its Sync system designed to let Ford owners plug a USB modem directly into a car's built-in Wi-Fi, creating broadband Internet access to all passengers. Those in the car can jump online through any Wi-Fi-enabled device, from smartphone to laptop. Ford said that this factory-installed capability will be available next year on certain Sync-equipped cars and that no extra hardware or... Read Full Story

Posted by carrelated at 12:47PM 12/23/09 The carmaker announced Monday the next generation of its Sync system designed to let Ford owners plug a USB modem directly into a car's built-in Wi-Fi, creating broadband Internet access to all passengers. Those in the car can jump online through any Wi-Fi-enabled device, from smartphone to laptop. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10419548-94.html Tags: cars · ford... Read Full Story

Due next year is the next generation of Ford Motor Co.’s Sync infotainment system that will turn vehicles into Wi-Fi hot spots. All that the occupants have to do is insert a mobile broadband modem (also known as an air card) into a USB port in the vehicle. Once a connection is established, they [...] Read Full Story

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... Read Full Story

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... Read Full Story

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... Read Full Story

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... Read Full Story

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... Read Full Story

Well, I've landed safely here at Smallville. As I was headed to the baggage claim, I saw Google was offering free wi-fi at airports through January 15th. I whipped out the website to see how they were going to monetize this. After connecting, the first page that came up was a page of favorite Google charities, where, they will match any donations. The charities were: - Climate Savers Computing - One Economy Corporation - EWB-USA (Engineers Without Borders) I kept looking for the bottom line... Read Full Story

Genuine free Wi-Fi is thin on the ground…. errr….. air. Those places that do offer ‘free wi-fi’ will stand over you until you buy a coffee, beer or bun. That could be about to change with the introduction of Freerunner . Freerunner has been thought-up by Owen Geddes, one of the people responsible for The Cloud network. No need for a subscription as Freerunner is a solution for the UK, offering free to use access points in venues geared towards the community. I’m talkin bout... Read Full Story