WiFi-only Motorola Xoom won’t have Movies right away, Canadian Xooms getting SD support someday

If you’re the proud owner of a Motorola Xoom, you will get Android 3.1 , but we’re afraid the timing and features included in that update may depend on where you reside and which one you bought. For instance, while both Verizon 3G and WiFi-only Xooms in the United States are seeing the latest Honeycomb slowly trickle in right now , Motorola says that the WiFi version won’t have movie rentals …

Mobile Phone WiFi Radiation

The argument that mobile phones are bad for health was maybe due a reprise, so expect at least a round of calls for more research on their impact in the coming days, and possibly for outright bans in some circumstances (like schools).

The renewed concern though is not just about mobile phones. WiFi is now in the frame.  The panic button was pressed by an influential European committee that has compared the current situation of mobiles and WiFi to previous experiences of tobacco and asbestos. The committee is a Council of Europe political group that’s been studying low frequency radiation risk. Called The Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs, its report calling for restrictions on mobile phone and WiFi usage was finalised over a week ago but is only just finding its way into the news media.

The Council of Europe is little known in the USA and is almost as anonymous in Europe. It is unconnected to the European Union, the law making body whose Directives become laws in different European countries. But the Council has influence and it is recommending that European governments take precautionary steps to restrict mobile phone and WiFi usage, particularly among young people, and, in the case of WiFi, in the home.

A draft resolution to go before the full Assembly of the Council says in respect of mobile and WiFi:

“there is still a lack of reaction to known or emerging environmental and health risks and virtually systematic delays…

WiFi hotspots to be doubled

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang free WiFi initiative will be extended to all state constituencies, including the 11 held by the Opposition, with each constituency receiving at least 10 hotspots.

iPad WiFi Problems Return

Back in 2010, a few of the very first iPad customers complained of WiFi problems soon after purchasing the device. At the instance, these users said that the device’s WiFi connection was very weak or nonexistent, while nearby devices using the same connection showed no problem.

HP unveils WiFi Mobile Mouse and Link-5 wireless tech to free your USB

We don’t usually go wild for wireless mice, but HP has revealed a new rodent that controls your PC pointer via WiFi that’s piqued our interest. Dubbed the HP WiFi Mobile Mouse, it’s got five programmable buttons and a four-way tilt scroll wheel for nuisance-free navigation, plus a nine-month battery life from dual AAs. In addition to the WiFi wunderkind, HP is rolling out its Link-5 wireless …

Tear Down that Wall: Why Open WiFi Is Safer Than You Think

After moving my sofa into my new apartment in Los Angeles’ Silver Lake neighborhood, it took about five minutes before I was supine on the thing and looking for Web access. The cable company said it would take a few days for them to set up my wireless, so I was depending on the kindness of strangers. To my delight, there were dozens of connections within reach. To my dismay, however, not a …

iOS 4.3.3 Update Brings Back WiFi Connection Issues

Apple’s recent iOS update to version 4.3.3 addressed several of the location tracking concerns, but may have brought back a WiFi connection problem that has plagued previous updates. Ever since the update, both media reports and posts on Apple’s support forums revealed that applying the new update caused devices to spontaneously drop connections. Devices with the update would repeatedly …

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