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Three Web Cube offers broadband in a box
Hotspot for the home 1 February 2012 17:58 GMT TweetThree takes mobile broadband pretty seriously. It recently announced its Three MiFi with added HSPA+, as well as the ZTE MF10 Dongle Adapter - a device which takes a regular USB Wi-Fi dongle and turns it into a mobile hotspot.
But it's your...
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O2 to turn London into Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi zone
Mobile surfing in time for the Olympics 6 January 2012 16:40 GMT TweetO2 has announced plans to turn parts of London into Europe’s largest free Wi-Fi zone ahead of the Summer Olympics.
Back in the 1990s, we all wanted to avoid hotspots ("What is a hotspot not?") but O2 knows that we're all now thirsty for...
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Heineken teams up with BT for booze-based Wi-Fi
Openzone hitting more pubs 19 August 2011 10:39 GMT TweetWi-Fi and beer. Any self respecting geek's perfect partnership. And now that partnership is all set for a boost as Heineken has teamed up with BT to get public Wi-Fi hotspots into more pubs.
The deal will see 100 London pubs getting access...
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Nintendo heads for The Cloud for free 3DS Wi-Fi
Deal with hotspot announced 9 August 2011 14:28 GMT TweetThe lure of the 3DS grows ever larger. Following the massive price-cut announced last week, Nintendo has now done a deal with public Wi-Fi specialist The Cloud to get gamers free access to the internet whilst they're out and about
And, with...
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Sky confirms The Cloud buyout
A snip at less than £50m 27 January 2011 13:24 GMT TweetBSkyB has delivered its latest financial results, and at the same time confirmed that it has completed the purchase of Wi-Fi hotspot company, The Cloud.
The deal was said to have cost Sky less than £50 million and will pave the way for Wi-Fi...
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O2 Wi-Fi hotspots: Free for everyone
Public hotspots to offer "fast internet for all" 26 January 2011 0:02 GMT TweetWe didn't see this one coming - O2 has just announced that it will be launching a public Wi-Fi network, with free access for everyone, no matter if you're an O2 customer or not.
O2 will begin the scheme by replacing its existing 450 Cloud hotspots...
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Boris' Wi-Fi plans have no substance
City Hall quell Mayor's ambitious plans 29 June 2010 17:01 GMT TweetWhen Boris Johnson took to the stage at the Google Zeitgeist event in May he told the assembled media that London would become the technology capital of the world with Wi-Fi hotspots on "every lamp post and every bus stop".
Johnson also talked...
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Boris: London to become giant Wi-Fi hotspot
Mayor promises ubiquitous coverage ahead of the London Olympics 19 May 2010 11:51 GMT TweetLondon Mayor, and footballing genius, Boris Johnson has pledged to make London the technology capital of the world, with Wi-Fi hotspots on "Every lamp post and every bus stop".
Speaking at the Google Zeitgeist event in Hertfordshire, he said...
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Skype offers Wi-Fi hotspot connectivity
Update 4.2 also brings call quality improvements 26 February 2010 12:36 GMT TweetSkype has announced a new version of its VoIP client for Windows - version 4.2. The upgrade brings a host of improvements, but the most notable is a feature called Skype Access - which lets you connect to Skype on more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across...
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BT hits a million Wi-Fi hotspots
Says traffic peak in the UK due to iPhone 9 February 2010 13:25 GMT TweetBoosted massively by BT FON home hub hotspots, BT has announced it's reached the million milestone for Wi-Fi hotspots across the UK and Ireland.
The million-strong Wi-Fi estate also comprises hotspots from BT Openzone (3800) and BT Openzone...
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Landlord fined £8000 for unlawful Wi-Fi downloads
Pub pays the price in first such case in UK 30 November 2009 9:40 GMT TweetA landlord is facing an £8000 fine because someone downloaded copyrighted content using the pub's Wi-Fi hotspot, it's been revealed.
The news, from the MD of hotspot company The Cloud, is thought to mark the first such case in the UK. -
BT Openzone to be available in 4500 more hotel bedrooms
Jumps into bed with Macdonald Hotels 25 November 2009 16:32 GMT TweetBT Openzone's wireless internet access will soon be available in 4500 more hotel bedrooms, thanks to a just-done deal.
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has signed up to the BT scheme and will offer the Wi-Fi in all its properties across the UK... -
VIDEO: WorkSnug workplace-finding iPhone app launches
Uses augmented reality to sniff out Wi-Fi and the best coffee for all you digital nomads 23 November 2009 14:52 GMT TweetThose clued up on the 2009 tech scene will grasp this concept straight away as it's just so very "now".
Using augmented reality, the new WorkSnug iPhone app, created in conjunction with Plantronics, lets iPhone owners see at a glance suitable... -
BT Openzone adds 11,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the globe
Now offers 65,000 places to log on 18 November 2009 12:10 GMT TweetBT has announced its Openzone customers now have an extra 11,000 Wi-Fi locations to choose from with the addition of a host of new providers to the service across the globe.
Beeline WiFi, ChungHwa, eService Bar, Monzoon, Wireless G and WAYPORT... -
Swindon announces free Wi-Fi for all
Entire town to become hotspot 17 November 2009 15:10 GMT TweetSwindon has just become a property hotspot - quite literally - as it's been announced it will be the first town in the UK to offer free public Wi-Fi access to its entire population.
The forward thinking members of Swindon Borough Council...
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