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4 hrs ago | Ars Technica

New attack cracks iPhone autogenerated hotspot passwords in seconds

If you use your iPhone's mobile hotspot feature, make sure you override the manual password it offers to secure your connections.

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Related Topix: iPhone, Science, Computer Science, World News, Germany, Wireless, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology

5 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

NZ emerges as guinea pig for tech firms

When Google chose New Zealand to unveil secret plans for a balloon-driven wi-fi network last weekend, it cemented the country's reputation as a test bed for global tech companies looking to trial their latest innovations, industry experts say.

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Related Topix: Oceania, New Zealand, World News, Science / Technology, Social Software, Startups, Facebook

9 hrs ago | MacRumors

Lytro Camera Gets WiFi Capabilities, New Lytro Mobile App [iOS Blog]

The Lytro Light Field Camera, which was released in late 2011, is designed to capture refocusable images, allowing the perspective of the picture to be changed at will.

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Related Topix: Cameras, iPod touch App, Camera+, iPad App, iPhone and iPad App, iPhone App, Wireless, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Facebook, Twitter

13 hrs ago | GigaOM

The Samsung Mega becomes the first officially certified 802.11ac Wi-Fi device

The Wi-Fi Alliance has kicked off its 802.11ac certification program. First in line to get the official Wi-Fi stamp of approval was the Samsung Mega 6.3, followed by two other Mega variants and the Galaxy Active.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Emerging Technology, Science / Technology, CPU, Marketing

16 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Tech Q&A: Why Wi-Fi is speedier than Internet

QUESTION: You wrote that any Wi-Fi router you can buy today will be much faster than your Internet connection.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, PC

16 hrs ago | PC World

Wi-Fi Alliance announces 802.11ac certification program

The Wi-Fi Alliance is finally kicking off a certification program for routers, adapters, and other wireless networking gear based on the IEEE 802.11ac draft standard.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Emerging Technology, Wireless, Science / Technology

20 hrs ago | CIO

How to Maximize Your Work Productivity on the Road

CIO - A new role that requires traveling takes some getting used to, especially if you rarely leave the office.

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Related Topix: CIO News, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Science / Technology, Laptops/Notebooks

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Sys-Con Media

AT&T 4G LTE Available In Gallup

Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides, including: Faster speeds.

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Related Topix: AT&T, Cable & Satellite, Telecom, ATT, Startups, Versant, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Science / Technology

The Mac Observer

Alf Watt at WWDC: The Journey from iStumbler to Apple and Beyond

Each year at WWDC, TMO interviews a few Apple developers who want to tell their story.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Apple, Laptops/Notebooks, Startups, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Steve Jobs

ITworld

Make a Wi-Fi heatmap to find your network's dead zones and hot spots

Remember that game of hot or cold? One person hides something and tells you if you're hot or cold from it.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Wireless, Science / Technology

Wireless Developer Network

C Spire Wireless Selects Devicescape for Wi-Fi Hotspot Connection Service

Devicescape today announced that C Spire Wireless, the nation's largest privately held wireless communications provider and the only one offering personalized services, will deploy Devicescape's Curator Service.

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Related Topix: Devicescape, Wireless, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Mayor Buckhorn looking to bring free Wi-Fi to urban parks

Visitors to Tampa's urban parks may soon be able to enjoy the great outdoors and stay connected without having to use up any minutes on their cellular plans.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Wireless, Science / Technology

Trend Hunter Magazine

Floating Globetrotting Wifi - Google X Project Provides Internet...

Google X has unveiled more information about its latest project called 'Project Loon,' which aims to provide Internet Access with a speed equivalent to the one offered by 3G networks through a balloon -- yes, an actual balloon.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science

TMCnet

Cable Wi-Fi: The Perfect StormBy: Will Yan

Wi-Fi grabbed all of the attention, and rightfully so. Wi-Fi has become the preferred network architecture for cable operators enabling mobile broadband.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Cable, WI, Science, Computer Science

Information Technology

Openet Acquires Forkstream

A spin out from University College Dublin, and supported by Enterprise Ireland, Forkstream's technology enables operators to define policies for routing mobile data streams within and between different access networks while ensuring a seamless user experience.

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Related Topix: Ireland, World News, Social Software, Science / Technology, WiMAX

SlashGear.com

Starbucks offers in-store free Google Play Music All Access streaming

This evening on the Google Play Google+ page, Google announced free Play Music All Access streaming for customers at Starbucks, who are now presented with a banner advising them of the free music streaming.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Emerging Technology, Drink, Coffee, Science / Technology

Mon Jun 17, 2013

ComputerWorld

Victoria Racing Club bets on new projectors

Members of the Victoria Racing Club in Melbourne who want to watch horse races from the dining area will have a brighter view following the installation of new Panasonic projectors.

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Related Topix: Wireless, Science / Technology, Emerging Technology

Internet News

What's next for Wi-Fi?

Wi-Fi is blossoming in the enterprise as organizations find new ways to leverage the wireless infrastructure and workers, having benefited from mobility, demand increased range and better performance .

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Emerging Technology, Wireless

GigaOM

Lost in (hotel) Wi-Fi: My love & hate relationship with hotel Wi-Fi

If you live and work on the Internet like I do, and happen to travel all the time, then you need a good connection to the Internet.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

KMIZ

Patent reform: Supporting or stifling U.S. innovation?

On June 4, the Obama Administration issued five executive actions and seven legislative recommendations to improve incentives for high tech patents and to curb abusive litigation by patent assertion entities , or "patent trolls," as they are commonly called.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology

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