Wi-Fi (510 articles)
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Sky 40Mb Unlimited Fibre and free Wi-Fi
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Three Web Cube offers broadband in a box
Hotspot for the home 4,050 reads
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What is 802.11ac Wi-Fi?
FEATURE The latest wireless standard explained 3,750 reads
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Asahi Soft Drinks offers free Wi-Fi in vending machines
In Japan, natch 3,300 reads
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Malaysian restaurants to offer Wi-Fi by law
In capital Kuala Lumpur 3,000 reads
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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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Sky 40Mb Unlimited Fibre broadband lands along with free Wi-Fi from The Cloud
Happy surfing 31 January 2012 8:29 GMT TweetBig news if you're a Sky Broadband customer - not only is the satellite giant launching its own fibre-optic network with up to 40Mb download speeds - free Wi-Fi access from The Cloud is also set to rain in.
Sky Broadband Unlimited Fibre is...
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What is 802.11ac Wi-Fi?
FEATURE The latest wireless standard explained 25 January 2012 11:30 GMT TweetA new type of Wi-Fi is coming. 802.11ac promises incredible data transfer speeds and faster internet for every wireless device, should you have the broadband package to provide it.
Think of it like 4G but for you home. 802.11ac is the cutting...
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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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Malaysian restaurants to offer Wi-Fi by law
In capital Kuala Lumpur 3 January 2012 10:33 GMT TweetFrom April, all restaurants in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur will be required to offer Wi-Fi to their customers by law. Owners are already installing the service, in preparation for when the new law becomes enforceable.
The new...
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Asahi Soft Drinks offers free Wi-Fi in vending machines
In Japan, natch 29 December 2011 11:39 GMT TweetJapanese vending machines are the stuff of legend. Pocket-lint has bought all manner of things from street vending machines in Tokyo in our travels - noodles, plastic characters from the world of manga, cans of the deliciously named Pocari Sweat, a...
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Sony Bloggie Wi-Fi camcorder revealed by FCC
Video streamer? 7 November 2011 7:04 GMT TweetA new Sony Bloggie camcorder complete with Wi-Fi could be in the wings, as an FCC filing has been spotted with details referring to the device and a name: Sony calling it the "Mobile HD Snap" (MHS-TS55).
The new Sony Snap camcorder will also...
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Nokia bringing free Wi-Fi to the streets of London
Limited trial begins today 1 November 2011 11:39 GMT TweetNokia and Spectrum Interactive are teaming up to bring free Wi-Fi to the streets of London.
The service will be available to all Wi-Fi devices, so although it is rolling out in Nokia's name, anyone with a Wi-Fi-equipped device will be able...
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Three MiFi HSPA+ pictures and hands-on
HANDS-ON Speedy Gonzales 22 September 2011 13:01 GMT TweetThree has updated its MiFi range with the new Huawei E586 complete with HSPA+, and we have managed to get our hands on one to test out all its mobile internet goodness.
The new MiFi allegedly boasts a 50 per cent speed boost on top of other...
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Three tackles rural Wi-Fi problem with MiFi
Network teams up with Countryside Alliance 30 August 2011 13:45 GMT TweetIf you live in the good-old English countryside you're lucky enough to breathe the fresh air everyday, take long walks without risk of being run over by a Boris bike and drink a pint of proper beer that costs less than £4.50.
But chances are,...
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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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Virgin Media to offer Londoners free Wi-Fi
Free service to compete with BT's premium platform 4 August 2011 9:40 GMT TweetVirgin Media has announced plans to offer up free Wi-Fi in London, with the platform set to go live "in the not too distant future".
Speaking with investors, the company's chief executive Neil Berkett stated that the project was a "punt" that...
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Tesco Wi-Fi to be free in-store
Every little helps.... 25 July 2011 15:23 GMT TweetTesco is to take the initiative set by the likes of McDonald's and Starbucks. No, not by offering sub-standard burgers or overpriced coffee - but by giving its customers access to a free Wi-Fi network.
The move is part of Tesco's new CEO Philip...
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Ofcom details White Space plans for FM band
Wi-Fi alternative touted in proposal 6 July 2011 15:26 GMT TweetOfcom has proposed an interesting way of using the freed-up airspace from FM radio's switch to digital - a Wi-Fi alternative using White Space technology.
The White Space routers, or transmitters, that the communications watchdog are proposing...
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