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January 2008
- Sprint Primed for WiMax Launch
  
  Washington Post | Jan 10, 08 1:17 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sprint has unveiled new corporate partnerships to help meet its goal of deploying its WiMax wireless broadband network in DC, Baltimore, and Chicago by April, the Washington Post reports. The wireless provider has joined with several companies to provide online storage, security, and mobile devices for WiMax, which offers speeds comparable to DSL at ranges far greater than typical wireless networks. More »
- Small Company Promises SF Free WiFi
  
  Associated Press | Jan 4, 08 4:47 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A tiny startup has a plan to blanket San Francisco with free Internet access and revive the floundering municipal wireless concept. Meraki Networks hopes to enlist city residents to install free radio repeaters atop their homes, which would be simpler and cheaper than placing them on public property, as Google and EarthLink planned to do, the AP reports. More »
December 2007
- Pilgrims Use Wi-Fi at Hajj for First Time
  
  Wi-Fi Planet | 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 guidance without tracking down busy muftis, or legal experts, for information on Hajj rites, Wi-Fi Planet reports. More »
- JetBlue Launches In-Flight Email
  
  Wall Street Journal | 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. But other airlines are jumping on the bandwagon, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »
November 2007
- Faster iPhone Coming in '08
  
  Bloomberg | Nov 29, 07 9:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A faster iPhone is on the way, Bloomberg reports. Apple will unveil its 3G version sometime next year, said AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Wednesday at a meeting of the Churchill Club, a Silicon Valley business and technology forum. AT&T is the exclusive carrier for the iPhone in the US. It's unknown exactly when the new version will be available or how much it will cost, and an Apple spokeswoman declined comment. More »
- Stores Expose Customer Credit Card, Personal Data to Hackers
  
  Associated Press | Nov 16, 07 1:36 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Major US and European retailers routinely transmit sensitive data, including customer credit card and Social Security numbers, over wireless networks wide open to hackers. A recent undercover study by a wireless data security firm found half of stores in major shopping areas either exchanged data without anti-hacking encryption or used obsolete encryption easily foiled by thieves. More »
- States Pick Up Dropped Broadband Ball
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 1, 07 11:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With the federal government dropping the ball on broadband Internet deployments, many states are picking it up, the Wall Street Journal reports. A Kentucky program has brought wireless to 95% of the largely rural state, and imitation programs have sprung up in West Virginia and Tennessee. Liking what he sees, Ohio Rep. Zack Space has introduced legislation to subsidize state efforts. More »
October 2007
- Sprint Joins Verizon in Google Phone Talks
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 31, 07 12:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Following up on earlier reports that Google was in intense talks with Verizon about building a phone based on Google software, the Wall Street Journal reports that Sprint Nextel is also talking to the search giant. Google is expected to reveal its gPhone in the next two weeks, and a deal with either wireless company might bring phones to consumers by mid-2008. More »
- Tech Giant Cisco Will Buy WiMax Firm for $330M
  
  Fortune Magazine | Oct 24, 07 2:53 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Cisco Systems announced yesterday that it will purchase WiMax innovator Navini Networks for $330 million in cash and stock, Fortune reports. WiMax is similar to existing wireless technology except that its signals can be received by computers up to five miles away. Cisco's acquisition represents a reversal of previously held skepticism about the technology. More »
- WiMax Gets Green Light from UN
  
  New York Times | Oct 20, 07 2:55 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In a huge victory for Intel, the UN’s telecommunications agency yesterday gave WiMax a thumbs up, opening the way for member nations to devote public radio space to the upstart wireless internet technology. Intel lobbied hard for the WiMax, which can sling data 40 miles at up to 70 megabits per second. Broadband connections top out around 2 megabits per second. More »
- Britain Launches Wi-Fi Health Investigation
  
  Guardian (UK) | 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 exposure levels are “thousands of times below guideline safety limits.” More »
September 2007
- Municipal Wi-Fi Dreams Persist
  
  CNET | 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 read meters remotely; it now services police and other agencies. More »
- Airline to Offer Internet Access
  
  Associated Press | 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 its Boeing 767s, using an air-to-ground system relying on cellular towers to transmit the broadband signals. More »
- The Wait Is Over: Apple Rolls Out New iPods
  
  San Jose Mercury News | 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 Coke's playbook, original iPods become "Classic," the Mercury News reports. More »
- Why Citywide Wi-Fi Doesn't Fly
  
  Wired | 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 »
August 2007
- Reality Bytes: Bobbies Bust Wi-Fi Squatter
  
  BBC | 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 detective. More »
July 2007
- iPhone Security Flaw Exposed
  
  New York Times | Jul 23, 07 5:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A software vulnerability in the iPhone could allow hackers to commandeer the device and steal personal information, such as text messages and contacts, or even dial expensive calls, the New York Times reports. The hack works through either a WiFi connection or by steering users to a site containing malicious code that compromises the phone's Web browser. More »
- Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Jul 22, 07 7:39 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Google is poised to bid $4.6 billion in the upcoming federal auction of wireless frequencies, to create a national broadband network that could challenge the dominance of companies like AT&T and Comcast. If Google's bid triumphs, the web search giant could expand into selling Internet, telephone and television services—or have other providers do it for them, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . More »