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Article | 10/04/2013 Microsoft pushes yet another Surface RT update meant to fix Wi-Fi woes
The third time might be the charm for Microsoft, which just released a third update in as many months meant to fix Wi-Fi connectivity issues plaguing ...
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...
Article | 2/07/2011 Controlling Wi-Fi radio 'nap-time' reaps big power savings
A Duke University grad student has come up with a way to double, or more, battery life in Wi-Fi devices, without any changes needed on the device itse...
Article | 14/06/2011 Smartphone data plans: How to keep bandwidth usage in check
I love my hometown of San Francisco. Great weather, great views, great food. But terrible radio. So when I'm driving, I've developed the habit of tuni...
Article | 31/05/2011 Internode launches low cost 3G Wi-Fi modem
Australian ISP Internode has launched a new battery-operated, portable 3G Wi-Fi modem, citing 'market demand' as the key driver for its release.
Article | 6/05/2011 Skyhook wins early round in lawsuit against Google
Skyhook Wireless will be allowed to go forward with its Massachusetts lawsuit against Google, charging the search giant with trying to muscle Skyhook'...
Article | 4/05/2011 Motorola jacks up high-end 802.11n Wi-Fi controller capacity tenfold
Motorola Solutions Tuesday recast its enterprise WLAN product line with a new range of one- and two-radio 802.11n Wi-Fi access points, plus a large-sc...
Article | 3/05/2011 Home Wi-Fi network security: 4 ways to avoid big trouble
Locking down your home Wi-Fi network with a password is like making sure you eat your broccoli. It's probably good for you, but you probably think it'...
Article | 15/04/2011 Ready or not, iPad, other tablets are in the enterprise
Any IT department hoping to escape the headaches of supporting iPads in the enterprise should realize that they're more than likely already being brou...
Article | 6/04/2011 Telstra launches 21Mbps mobile Wi-Fi modem
Telstra has announced the launch of a new mobile Wi-Fi modem that is capable of theoretical maximum download speeds of 21 Megabits per second (Mbps).
Article | 16/03/2011 New Aruba products blend Wi-Fi, wired access at network edge
The company that helped pioneer the controller-based enterprise wireless LAN is now selling wired Ethernet switches -- with a twist.
Article | 9/03/2011 Five things iOS 4.3 brings the iPad and iPhone
Apple's iOS 4.3, the firmware update due this week for the iPhone and iPad, promises a handful of valuable and interesting changes for users of the co...
Article | 17/02/2011 Full-duplex radio breakthrough can double Wi-Fi capacity
Stanford University researchers have found a way to double the capacity of wireless networks, while at the same time making them more reliable and eff...
Article | 17/02/2011 Wireless gateway marries Wi-Fi, cellular; eases authentication, billing
Ruckus Wireless has taken a big step in making Wi-Fi hotspots an integrated part of a mobile operators wireless connectivity. The company announced at...
Article | 4/02/2011 Despite LTE hype, Wi-Fi is the real deal
MIAMI -- With all the hype surrounding 4G technologies such as LTE and WiMAX, it's easy to forget just how useful Wi-Fi is in our daily lives.