Free WiFi for Flinders Street Station
February 4, 2012
The free, advertising funded WiFi service planned for the Melbourne CBD by local ISP, Netbay Web and GoConnect (ASX: GCN) - which will be responsible for the advertising - has gone live for a three month trial in Flinders Street station.
Google may add WiFi, Bluetooth to Kansas City project
February 4, 2012
Google Inc.’s plans to bring Net to Kansas City homes at speeds 100 times faster than the norm could plus relay that quickness by the airwaves.
WiFi Kindle Touch gets its passport, now available internationally
February 4, 2012
Ever since Amazon unveiled its cheap-as-chips Kindle Touch , the thing's been selling like mad here in the US. However, our friends on other continents haven't been able to enjoy swiping and tapping its multitouch E Ink display — until now, that is. Amazon losed out to heads up the masses with a press release, but a quick gander at the WiFi Touch's product page shows there's an option to ship one …
Wifi Passwords Leaking On choose HTC Smart Phones
February 4, 2012
Mobile safety measure researchers discovered a “critical” bug in several models of HTC Android handsets that could expose users’ wifi credentials to any hacker who cared to look, reports Sharif Sakr for Engadget. The flaw was discovered in September of last year. The list of affected phones includes the Desire HD (including the “ace” and “spade” board revisions), the HTC Glacier, the Droid Incredible …
Turn your notebook into a WiFi hotspot with the go of a button
February 3, 2012
Free application takes the strain out of creating a WiFi hotspot.
Nintendo expands free EU wifi
February 3, 2012
As Sony prepares to launch the PlayStation Vita in Europe mid-February, Nintendo is rolling out 5,000 more free wifi hotspots for its competing 3DS.
HTC acknowledges that some Android devices may have leaked WiFi passwords
February 3, 2012
Patches inbound … although not all will be applied automatically.