Recent Entries in Wi-Fi
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Android an' Mobile Wi-Fi Use at Hotspots Increased, Says JiWire
JiWire, released its Q4 2009 Mobile Audience Insights Report. The report looks at device use, consumer adoption of Wi-Fi and browsing behavior of people who access the Internet in public locations such as airports, hotels and cafés. Nearly half of...
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AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspots Hot, 72% from Smartphones
AT&T mobile broadband customers are increasingly using the the AT&T network. AT&T reported that its customers made a record 85.5 million connections to the Internet in 2009 using AT&T Wi-Fi network, four times the number of Wi-Fi connections made in...
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Ford Will Wi-Fi Autos Via USB Mobile Broadband Modems
The Ford Motor Company will turn vehicles into rolling Wi-Fi hot spots when it introduces the second generation of its popular SYNC(®) in-car connectivity system next year. Inserting an owner's compatible USB mobile broadband modem - sometimes called an "air...
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Free Wi-Fi Coming to McDonald's in January
McDonald's will offer free wireless Internet access (Wi-Fi) at most of its U.S. restaurants, next year. They have partnered with AT&T for the service.In the middle of January, Mickey D will stop charging $2.95 for two hours of Internet access...
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Verizon Adds Free Wi-Fi Hotspotting to Mobile Broadband & Global Access
Verizon Wireless has added free Wi-Fi to its mobile broadband and world global packages.Verizon Wireless now offers Verizon Wi-Fi, a way for Mobile Broadband customers to access thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots at no additional charge. Verizon Wi-Fi is available in...
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Free Wi-Fi 4 Holidays @ Airports and on Virgin, Gift from Google
Besides celebrating the 40th birthday of Sesame Street, Google along with Boingo Wireless, Advanced Wireless Group, Airport Marketing Income and others will provide free W-iFi as a holiday gift now through January 15, 2010. The gift of free wireless currently...
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BlackBerry(Curve Bold) Wi-Fi Apps 2Day: Boingo Hotspotter
Boingo Wireless, provider network of Wi-Fi hotspots, announced the availability of its authentication software and Boingo Mobile service for the BlackBerry platform. Available immediately from the Boingo Download Center,Boingo Mobile offers BlackBerry smartphone owners with an alternative to cellular data...
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WiFi Users Plan to Buy Stuff and Travel - iPod/Phone Tops for Wi-Fi
JiWire released its Mobile Audience Insights Report that shows demographic and behavioral interests of Wi-Fi users. Wi-Fi users are rich, travel and buy a lot of tech stuff. The café Wi-Fi audience also reported that 38 percent make an online...
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Why Wi-Fi Connections Soared by AT&T
AT&T reported a huge second-quarter increase in the number of Wi-Fi connections on the AT&T network, fueled by the rising number of customers with Wi-Fi enabled smartphones.In the second quarter, AT&T handled nearly 15 million Wi-Fi connections on its network...
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Free Wi-Fi in Barnes & Noble Bookstores from AT&T
Barnes & Noble with the help of AT&T will provide complimentary in-store Wi-Fi to any customer that visits a Barnes & Noble bookstore nationwide. The existing AT&T Wi-Fi network at Barnes & Noble has been available to customers since 2005....
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US Airways Goes Gogo Wi-Fi with Aircell
US Airways flys with Wi-Fi via Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service beginning in early 2010. Full Internet access including Web, Instant Messaging, email and VPN access will be available for purchase to passengers with laptops, smartphones and other Wi-Fi enabled...
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Wi-Fi WiMAX Mondi Mobi-Device Premiers in Vegas, Portland & Atlanta
Samsung and Clearwire have announced the Samsung Mondi, Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device aka Mobile Internet Device or MID.The touchscreen Mondi, which is Latin for "world," is designed for use with the Clear Mobile WiMAX service from Clearwire in the activated...
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>20% of Mobile Web Traffic Over Wi-Fi, Says Bango
According to Bango, over 20% of people visiting web sites to purchase content using their mobile phones are now connecting via Wi-Fi. Bango is developing a billing system for carriers so that Wi-Fi content purchased can be made via the...
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Boingo Wireless Offers Wi-Fi Locator/Connector App for Android
Wi-Fi hotspot provider Boingo Wireless is offering the Wi-Fi hotspot finder and connection manager for Android smartphones. Boingo Mobile currently is available for all Android smartphones, including models running the latest version of the OS, Android 1.5. Most Android smartphones...
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AT&T Wi-Fi Usage Surges
AT&T broadband customers tripled Wi-Fi access over the rate from a year ago. AT&T reported Wi-Fi usage reached 10.5 million connections along with increases of the number of hotspots and an increase in subscribers with Wi-Fi access. AT&T has over...
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T-Mobile Offers Laptop USB Stick for Wi-Fi or 3G with 8GB of Storage
T-Mobile has started selling the T-Mobile webConnect USB Laptop Stick that connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi or T-Mobile's 3G wireless broadband service. The new T-Mobile webConnect USB Laptop Stick, manufactured by Huawei Technologies accesses T-Mobile's 3G high-speed data network...
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GoGo Inflight Goes Smartphones for Wi-Fi in-Flight
Aircell haslaunched a new pricing option for Gogo Inflight Internet service for smartphones. Passengers can now connect using their handheld devices for $7.95 on any Gogo-equipped flight of any length. Available on American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Virgin America...
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CSR and Murata Make 200 Million CSR9000
CSR and Murata have produced 200 million modules that combine CSR and Murata technology. CSR worked with Murata on its breakthrough Connectivity Centre product, CSR9000. Launched this year at Mobile World Congress, CSR9000 is the world's smallest Bluetooth and Wi-Fi solution...
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Wi-Fi Wanted and Preferred by Smartphone Users, Says Devicescape
A new report by Devicescape Wi-Fi by Decipher, Inc, Wi-Fi users have high expectations, like smartphones, and want Wi-Fi in their handsets.Here's what the survey found: An overwhelming number of Wi-Fi users expect Wi-Fi while on the road (91%).Most...
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WAAV Router Wi-Fis Presidental Inagural Train
WAAV, said Amtrak selected the AirBox X4 multiple-connection 3G cellular router to provide wireless Internet service to the Presidential inaugural train.Multiple WAAV will be keeping the President-elect, guests, and press connected to the Internet while in transit, allowing them to check email,...
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Wi-Fi Service on United Airlines CA-NY Flights
United Airlines will begin offering Aircell's Gogo Wi-Fi service to customers onboard its transcontinental service between New York and California sometime during the summer The service will be available to United customers traveling in all classes of service for a...
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iPhone Rules Wi-Fi Ad Requests, Says AdMob
AdMob has released some new information about smartphone ad serving and Wi-Fi The iPhone is at the forefront of Wi-Fi usage and recently launched smartphones such as the G1 and BlackBerry Bold suggest that Wi-Fi traffic will continue to grow...
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Delta Offering Free Holiday Surprise Wi-Fi
Delta Air Lined will be offering Gogo Inflight Internet service onboard six of the airline's aircraft, starting tomorrow.Inflight Internet will be available first on five MD-88 aircraft flying Delta Shuttle routes between New York's LaGuardia Airport and Boston's Logan and...
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Ten Million Wi-Fi Access Points, Says WeFi
WeFi has discovered ten million Wi-Fi access points which have been recognized and classified by WeFi. WeFi also announced that it has passed one million users, spread over 215 countries and territories worldwide. These users contribute to what is the...
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AT&T Buys Wayfinder Expands Hotspots to 80,000
AT&T that will acquire Wi-Fi provider Wayport, for approximately $275 million in cash. The acquisition expands the AT&T Wi-Fi footprint to nearly 20,000 domestic hotspots, takes the company's global Wi-Fi presence to more than 80,000 locations, and creates thousands of...
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Free Wi-Fi Hotspots for BlackBerry with Data from AT&T
AT&T is offering free AT&T Wi-Fi service to current and new customers of select smartphones, including the new BlackBerry Bold. AT&T has the nation's largest Wi-Fi network, with more than 17,000 hot spots including Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and thousands...
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Southewest Airlines Tests Satelite Broadband
Southwest Airlines will be the first US carrier to test satellite-delivered broadband Internet access on multiple aircraft. The trial will begin with a Boeing 737-700 followed by three Boeing 737s in the first quarter. The service is provided by Row...
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Aircells' GoGo Internet Goes Live on American NY/SF NY/LA and NY/FL Flights
Starting today, travelers on American's Boeing 767-200 aircraft can access complete coast-to-coast coverage on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, and New York and Miami. American Airlines and Aircell have joined together...
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Boingo Wi-Fi Now in Dulles and Ronald Reagan Airports
Boingo Wireless announced the launch of Boingo service at both Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Airport (DCA) in the Washington, DC area. Boingo members can now use their Boingo login and passwords on the Boingo landing page...
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Delta Airlines Goes Wi-Fi with Gogo and Aircell
Delta Air Lines will have broadband Wi-Fi access onboard. Delta is joining with Aircell, to install the company’s Mobile Broadband Network on the carrier’s domestic fleet. The system, Gogo, will enable Delta customers traveling with Wi-Fi enabled devices, such as...
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Chrysler Launches Wi-Fi Hotspot & Uconnect Tech
Chrysler will bundle a bunch of entertainment and communication technologies under one umbrella name - “uconnect.” The featues are named, uconnect phone, uconnect tunes, uconnect gps, uconnect studios and uconnect web. It includes Bluetooth hands-free, hard-drive stored media( 30GB that...
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Premium Wi-Fi from Alltel & Boingo $19.99 mo. or $3.99 day
Alltel Wireless is offering premium Wi-Fi access to more than 25,000 hotspots developed through Alltel’s relationship with Boingo Wireless. Alltel Wi-Fi is available for purchase by anyone in the United States as a stand alone offer. Consumers can access unlimited...
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Free Wi-Fi, Beverage, Refills & Syrup with $5 Starbucks Reward Card by 7/14
Starbucks announced new benefits with its Starbucks Card Rewards program.Starbucks Card holders who join the rewards program online by July 14 will receive a complimentary beverage of their choice and all members can now enjoy up to two consecutive hours...
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Ozmo Demos Wi-Fi Personal Area Network Peripheral Connections
Ozmo Devices, a developer of low- power wireless solutions, announced that the company is collaborating with Intel Corporation to enable low-power devices to operate with Intel's Wi- Fi Personal Area Network (Wi-Fi PAN) technology. Ozmo Devices' technology will be...
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BART Negotiates for Wi-Fi Rail Service
WiFi Rail is negotiating with the Bay Area Rapid Transportation (BART) authority's board to provide Wi-Fi access on BART trains.There will be two versions of the service, ad supported free access and paid subscriptions....
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AT&T Gives Free Wi-Fi to LaptopConnect Subscribers
_uacct = "UA-361227-16" urchinTracker(); AT&T announced that qualifying LaptopConnect customers can now access more than 17,000 Wi-Fi hot spots free of charge. Users can access Wi-Fi at nearly 7,000 participating Starbucks locations plus thousands more AT&T Wi-FiSM locations, including...
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Row 44 to Test InFlight Wi-Fi for Southwest & Alaska Airlines this Summer
Row 44, provider of airborne broadband systems for commercial aviation, is scheduled to perform commercial trials with Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines in North America this summer. Airline customers will pay a fee to access the service....
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EarthLink Terminates Philly Wi-Fi
EarthLink notified its Wi-Fi customers in Philadelphia that EarthLink is terminating its Philadelphia Wi-Fi service and that EarthLink is providing its customers a thirty-day transition period through June 12, 2008. After months of negotiations with the City of Philadelphia and...
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Cablevision Wi-Fis NYC Metro
Cablevision is expected more than $300 million to supply Wi-Fi technology to the New York metro area and on Long Island over the next two years. AT&T is already offering free Wi-Fi hotspot service to its subscribers. It could help...
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AT&T & Starbucks Wi-Fi Free for AT&T Customers Starting May 1
AT&T and Starbucks today announced the beginning of the rollout of AT&T Wi-Fi service at company-operated Starbucks stores, kicking off a nationwide effort that will continue through 2008. At the 2008 AT&T Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders in San Antonio,...
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Make SmartPhones WalkingHotSPot with TapRoot Software
TapRoot Systems Inc., a developer of software for the smartphone market, today announced that it is providing free trial versions of its WalkingHotSpot solution to Wi-Fi enabled smartphone users. In response to massive world-wide inquiries surrounding the recent announcement of...
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Wireless Internet On Town & Country and Caravan in Late '08
Chrysler will be equipping the ChryslerTown & Country and the Dodge Caravan minivan with Wi-Fi and 4G in the 4th Quarter of 2008 and early 2009. This service will allow for Internet connections, email and music downloads....
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AT&T Starbucks Wi-Fi and Surface Surface in San Antonio.
San Antonio is the place for AT&T Wi-Fi at Starbucks and use of the super touchscreen table Surface in AT&T stores that works as a sales tool. There have been several reports that the first AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot at Starbucks...
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Intel's Wi-Fi RCP Transmits 60 Miles
According to MIT’s Technology in Review, Intel has announced plans to sell a specialized Wi-Fi platform later this year that can send data from a city to outlying rural areas tens of miles away, connecting sparsely populated villages to the...
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Sony Mylo COM-2 Wireless Broadband Gizmo with Free W-Fi 'Til 12/31/2010
Sony upgraded its Mylo to COM-2, Available in black or white, with a back-lit, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, this wireless broadband device connects to open Wi-Fi networks. It does not require a monthly service contract, and as an added bonus, the...
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Wireless Mesh Network Tested in San Carlos by Covad
Covad Communications Group Inc., announced that it will use technology from Cisco to deploy a wireless broadband test network in San Carlos, California. The test is part of the ‘Concept City’ phase of Wireless Silicon Valley, a project of Joint...
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T-Mobile Wi-Fi Still Available @ Starbucks
T-Mobile says, "the announcement regarding the Starbucks Wi-Fi operations will not impact T-Mobile HotSpot customers' ability to use Wi-Fi services at Starbucks locations for years to come.In fact, the Wi-Fi network operations transition will not begin until later this year....
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12+Million AT&T, Starbucks Customers to Get Free Wi-Fi Access
AT&T and Starbucks today announced plans to deliver AT&T Wi-Fi service at more than 7,000 company-operated Starbucks locations across the United States. Starbucks and AT&T will offer a mix of free and paid Wi-Fi offerings at Starbucks stores to meet...
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Free Wi-Fi Access for AT&T DSL Customers
AT&T announced that AT&T broadband subscribers will soon have free unlimited access to the company’s nationwide Wi-Fi network. The offer delivers an annual saving of $60 for AT&T broadband customers, and an annual saving of nearly $240 compared with AT&T...
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FON Wants Castro Residents to Share for Free Wi-Fi
FON, the world’s largest Wi-Fi community, is calling on all residents of San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood to join the FON community and bring comprehensive WiFi access to the Castro. Any qualifying resident or business owner of the Castro is eligible...
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Free Wi-Fi in SF from Meraki Needs Rooftop Volunteers, Has Funding
Meraki has announced its plans to blanket the entire city of San Francisco with volunteer free Wi-Fi coverage through solar-powered distributors on rooftops, attics, balconies (with free repeaters) by the end of 2008.The company also announced today Series B funding...
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Personal Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot from CradlePoint
CradlePoint, Inc., announced today the availability of the PHS300 — a pocket-size, battery powered, Personal Hotspot (PHS). The PHS300 creates a fully portable Wi-Fi Hotspot from broadband-enabled cellular phones and modems. PHS300 irequires no special software to enable easy broadband...
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Alltel Lauches Wi-Fi from Boingo
Alltel Wireless, today launched Alltel Wi-Fi, powered by Boingo Wireless that provides customers with laptop access to thousands of hotspots throughout North and South America. Alltel also provides wireless broadband access via Alltel Wireless Internet service, allowing customers to access...
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