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NEWS ABOUT: WiFi

WiFi stories: 56 news summaries

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Airplane WiFi Poses Sticky Situation 

Crammed together passengers may not like neighbor's browsing material

Dec 24, 07 12:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Airlines getting ready to offer Internet access are grappling with how to enforce netiquette at 33K feet. "We think decency and good sense and normal behavior will prevail," said the CEO of one service. If it's not porn or violent images, its annoying ringtones and loud conversations that... More »

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Internet • airline • web • air travel • WiFi • airplane

Pilgrims Use Wi-Fi at
Hajj for First Time

Wireless routers set up at 70 holy sites for ancient Islamic ritual

Dec 22, 07 3:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Muslim pilgrims had free access to Wi-Fi for the first time during the Hajj, which ended yesterday in Saudi Arabia. The short-term service, provided by two telecom firms, had 70 access points around holy sites and took only two months to assemble. Pilgrims say that online access helped them seek... More »

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Islam • Saudi Arabia • Muslims • Mecca • WiFi • pilgrimmage • pilgrim • Hajj

JetBlue Launches In-Flight Email

Airline pairs with Yahoo, Blackberry to bring the (limited) Net onboard

Dec 6, 07 10:32 PM CST
(Newser) - JetBlue is offering email and instant messaging services on an A320 test flight, in a move to equip its whole fleet with wireless access. The tech-savvy, low-budget airline has paired up with Yahoo and Research in Motion to give passengers with laptops or Blackberries the possibility of plugging in, in-flight.... More »

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Yahoo • Internet • email • JetBlue • BlackBerry • airline • American Airlines • WiFi • wireless service

Manhattan
to Launch
Free Wi-Fi

Open access trial
in 20-block
midtown stretch

Nov 18, 07 5:38 AM CST
(Newser) - A big slice of the Big Apple will get free Wi-Fi at the end of the month, courtesy of the city and CBS. New Yorkers with Wi-Fi enabled technology will be able to access high-speed wireless service at no cost in a 20-block zone between Times Square and Central Park—... More »

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technology • Internet • CBS • New York City • Manhattan • WiFi • municipal wireless

Amazon Tries Something Novel With E-book Reader

But similar devices haven't captured the public's imagination

Nov 15, 07 9:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Online retail giant Amazon.com will unveil its highly anticipated electronic-book reader on Monday in New York,  an industry source tells CNET. In the works for more than a year, the Kindle is equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that taps into an Amazon e-book store, which users can access... More »

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digital downloads • WiFi • Jeff Bezos • consumer electronics • electronic books • Kindle • Amazon.com

Britain Launches Wi-Fi Health Investigation

Study to examine wireless effects in schools, offices

Oct 13, 07 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Great Britain’s Health Protection Agency has launched a two-year comprehensive study into the health risks of wireless Internet connections, responding to rising fears from advocates and educators – but they don’t expect to find anything. There’s no evidence suggesting health risks, the Agency says, and it's likely... More »

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wireless • WiFi • Britain • Health Protection Agency

Turn Off the iPhone or
Go to Jail

Passenger detained
for using phone in 'airplane mode'

Oct 12, 07 7:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - An irate flight attendant attempted to have a passenger arrested for refusing to turn off an iPhone on a flight to Hawaii, even though it was reportedly in "airplane mode" and didn't violate any FAA rules. The mode turns off all cell, WiFi and Bluetooth signals, which could interfere... More »

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FAA • iPhone • electronics • arrest • air travel • ATA • WiFi • Bluetooth • airplane

Municipal Wi-Fi Dreams Persist

Philadelphia, others survive after similar 'Internet everywhere' schemes fail

Sep 25, 07 5:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citywide Wi-Fi isn't a dead horse. Despite the negative press that followed San Francisco's squashed wireless plan, other cities' networks are actually seeing signs of success because they articulated how it will be used and how it will benefit people, reports CNET. Corpus Christi's Wi-Fi initially allowed utility workers to... More »

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Internet • Minneapolis • wireless • Philadelphia • WiFi

Airline to Offer Internet Access

Alaska jet will have Wi-Fi hot spots for phones, laptops

Sep 19, 07 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alaska Airlines will become the first US carrier to offer  satellite-based Wi-Fi internet access to passengers, reports AP. The airline will install the wireless service on one 737 jet next spring with a view to outfitting the entire 114-plane fleet. American Airlines announced plans for internet access on some of... More »

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Internet • Boeing • Singapore Airlines • American Airlines • Korean Air • air travel • Lufthansa • WiFi • Alaska Airlines • AirCell • Connexion • Japan Airlines • airplane

The Wait Is Over: Apple Rolls Out New iPods

Biggest news is a touch-screen, WiFi-enabled version

Sep 5, 07 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The bloggers were right—Apple's latest high-tech plaything is a touch-screen, WiFi-enabled iPod. Steve Jobs unveiled the new toy in San Francisco today, along with an iPod Nano that plays video (and Sudoku!) and a feature for making ringtones out of songs on iTunes. And taking a page from... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • WiFi • iPod Touch • consumer electronics

Why Apple
May Fall Close
to the Tree

Company walks tight balance between innovation and alienation, experts say

Sep 4, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - As geeks rev up for a surprise announcement in San Francisco tomorrow, the media is abuzz about what's next for Apple, the Chronicle reports. The iPhone maker has signaled it won't rest on its laurels, but the next big product is unclear—rumors abound about a new iPod, a video-enhanced... More »

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Steve Jobs • iPhone • Apple • iPod • AT and T • WiFi • OS X

Why Citywide Wi-Fi Doesn't Fly

Figures show low use
of municipal wireless

Sep 4, 07 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - As plans for free municipal Wi-Fi ran aground last week in San Francisco, Chicago, and St. Louis, Wired investigates why the egalitarian dream of all-pervasive wireless has failed to take hold. All to blame: the high cost of infrastructure, difficult public-private partnerships, and, above all, low consumer interest. More »

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Internet • San Francisco • Chicago • wireless • St. Louis • WiFi

EarthLink Slashing Half
Its Workforce

New CEO cuts 900 in push to 'rightsize' struggling business

Aug 29, 07 4:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - EarthLink will slash half its workforce after months of losses, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Atlanta-based company will cut 900 jobs, closing offices in six cities. The massive downsizing comes just two months after Rolla P. Huff took over as chief executive of the internet pioneer, which has been... More »

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Internet • EarthLink • WiFi • Helio • Rolla P. Huff • Mindspring

Reality Bytes: Bobbies Bust
Wi-Fi Squatter

Web surfer jailed for freeloading on network

Aug 23, 07 3:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - London bobbies took a byte out of an internet surfer's liberty yesterday when they tossed him in jail for freeloading on someone else's wireless network. "This arrest should act as a warning to anyone who thinks it is acceptable to illegally use other people's broadband connections," admonished a... More »

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Internet • London • broadband Internet • wireless • WiFi

(Newser) - The Software & Information Industry Association has rolled out its list of the top 10 e-commerce developments of the past decade:
  1. Google (Sept. 1998)
  2. Broadband Penetration of U.S. Internet Users Reaches 50% (June 2004)
  3. eBay Auctions (launched Sept. 1997)
  4. Amazon.com (IPO May 1997):
  5. Google Ad Words
... More »

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Google • eBay • broadband Internet • user generated content • iTunes • list • BlackBerry • open standards • SIIA • WiFi • AdSense • Amazon.com

Airwaves Sale to Break Open Cell Phone Biz

New access could loosen grip of
telecom giants

Jul 11, 07 4:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - An auction of government-owned frequencies could break open the cell phone industry and loosen the grip of giant telecom carriers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FCC is likely to set aside a band of radio-spectrum frequencies for an open network free of restraints imposed by Verizon and AT&T.... More »

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Google • FCC • Verizon • radio spectrum • AT and T • WiFi

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