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Wi-Fi aid for Haiti

CHF International shared its satellite link with other aid organizations in Haiti via a Wi-Fi network built by Inveneo

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News about wi-fi

Article | 23/04/2012 How to hack your own Wi-Fi network
Attempting to "hack" into your own wireless network can help you spot potential Wi-Fi security vulnerabilities and figure out ways to protect against ...
Article | 13/04/2012 At 100 years old, Fenway Park brims with new technology
Fenway Park may be 100 years old this season but that doesn't mean the Boston Red Sox baseball stadium is stuck with antiquated technology.
Article | 29/02/2012 Speedy 802.11ac Wi-Fi set for fast, wide rollout
BARCELONA, Spain -- Mobile carriers embracing Wi-Fi is one of the sub-themes of Mobile World Congress. And the particular flavor of Wi-Fi that's gener...
Article | 29/02/2012 Beamforming: 802.11ac promises great Wi-Fi enhancements, but you can get a jump today
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the subm...
Article | 6/10/2011 WiFi users blissfully ignorant about real security, research finds
New research conducted on behalf of the Wi-Fi Alliance shows that while wireless users are making strides on the security front, they’re still leaving...

Tutorials about wi-fi

Article | 29/07/2010 Troubleshoot sluggish or non-working Wi-Fi
I'm a big fan of working at offsite locations--meaning my local Wi-Fi-equipped coffee shop. In fact, I'll often spend the afternoon hunkered down at P...
Article | 11/05/2010 5 Tips for Pain-Free Wireless Home Networking
Hair-pullingly bad experiences with wireless networking have led me to formulate Snyder's First Law of Home Networking: No matter who sells you the ro...
Article | 14/12/2009 How to diagnose a bad Wi-Fi connection
Network problems are the thorniest to resolve. They've been known to reduce my vocabulary to curses so strong they'd embarrass Quentin Tarantino.
Article | 2/05/2009 Expand a small network with an Ethernet switch
Most home-office networks start with a PC, a router, and a modem. But when a small single-user network grows into a larger multiuser network, your ori...
Article | 12/02/2009 Find yourself on Google Latitude without GPS or a phone
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Features about wi-fi

Article | 29/05/2010 Google Wi-Fi snooping should serve as security wakeup call
The continuing saga of Google's wireless snooping and the maelstrom it's generated won't end anytime soon.
Article | 19/05/2010 Google Wi-Fi data snooping: An FAQ
Google is cleaning up its mess after the company says it mistakenly collecting browsing data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks as part of its Street Vi...
Article | 20/01/2010 Free Wi-Fi hotspots in Australia
Compared to the US and Europe, Australia doesn't have an abundance of free Wi-Fi hotspots.
Article | 13/11/2009 What's next for Wi-Fi?
The recent formal approval of the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard marks not the end but the start of a wave of Wi-Fi innovation. In the next three to f...
Article | 11/09/2009 802.11n set for final approval
Sometime on Friday, at the sprawling Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick, N.J., an IEEE group called the Standards Board is expected to approve the 8...