Level One MobilSpot portable router shares 3G details by WiFi (Engadget)
April 29, 2009
This isn’t the first portable 3G router we’ve seen, but it certainly has the most convoluted name: the LevelOne 3G MobilSpot Portable Wireless HotSpot (WBR-3800) by CP Technologies. Just slot your EV-DO or HSDPA goods card into the router’s CardBus or USB interfaces and you’ve got an instant portable network for sharing to any 802.11b/g WiFi or Ethernet device. A 10/100Mbps WAN jack lets it …
WiFi cards to offer Linux drivers (Linux Today)
April 29, 2009
LinuxDevices: “Socket Mobile has joined the trend of offering Linux support for WiFi cards by announcing Linux drivers for its Go Wi-Fi SDIO WLAN cards and modules. The drivers will be offered via a partnership with Embwise, which is porting its SDIOWorx stack to the devices.”
Autonet Mobile Now Available at Advance Auto Parts Stores Nationwide (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
April 29, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO & ROANOKE, Va.—-Beginning today, anyone can turn their “ride” into a rolling WiFi hotspot. Autonet Mobile, the world’s first Net service provider for vehicles, announced nationwide availability of its wireless router at more than 3,300 Advance Auto Parts, Inc. , stores and online at www.advanceautoparts.com.
New iPrintApp for iPhone is Out! (I4U)
April 29, 2009
The convenience revolution continues, with the new iPrintApp from Celstream Technologies. that new app promises to let iPhone users print documents on any Wifi capable printer with just a few clicks of the touchpad. that new application lets users bypass t…
Jaunty Jackalope ARM’d and ready (Linux Devices)
April 29, 2009
— Apr. 20, 2009 — Canonical will release Ubuntu 9.04 (nicknamed “Jaunty Jackalope”) on April 23. The new release of the fast-growing open-source Linux distro boasts faster boot and resume operations, a new desktop notification service, smoother handoffs amoung WiFi and 3G service, and Ubuntu’s first ARM port, says Canonical.
Cablevision to offer 101 Mbps broadband (TG Daily)
April 29, 2009
Cablevision Systems unveiled plans to launch a new high-speed World Wide Web and WiFi service that could quite possibly bring Verizon, which posted excellent quarterly earnings based solely on their wireless, World Wide Web and TV divisions strength, a little competition.
Bluetooth 3.0 formally released (Linux Devices)
April 29, 2009
AMP’s promoters say the technology means users gain speed, without needing to know how to set up an ad hoc WiFi network. Once a file transfer is concluded, the WiFi radio falls silent and control passes back to Bluetooth, saving capability, according to the SIG.