http://www.skynetglobal.com.au Wifi Wireless News Security and Online Shop Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:33:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en PERKINS TWP. Perkins Township officials recently installed a wireless router on an office computer at the township hall, providing employees with wireless Web access whether they have laptops. http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/no-wifi-for-you-the-sandusky-register/ # modernandawkward United Airlines ordered tech writer John Battelle to stop video chatting with his daughters considering "maybe I could communicate with a terrorist on the ground." Other in-flight wifi uses were OK, since terrorist don't tweet or newsletter. ( Pic ) More » http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/airline-stops-video-chat-because-you-could-communicate-with-a-terrorist-modern-and-awkward-gawker/ If some public have their way, you could be the winner of that year's Nobel Peace Prize. "You" in that case being used broadly to mean the billions of folks who log online daily. http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/the-internet-nominated-for-2010-nobel-peace-prize-livescience-com-via-yahoo-news/ An anonymous reader writes "The IEEE MAN/LAN Standards Committee — better known as the society who brought us Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth — is celebrating its 30th anniversary next week. that commentary has interviews with the original committee chairman and other veteran members, and reveals some of the inside situation. ... http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/historic-ieee-802-group-looks-back-and-forward-slashdot/ BERLIN, March 10 (UPI) -- German scientists say they've created a details connection that uses light produced by lamps to encode a wireless broadband signal. http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/led-lights-may-be-the-future-of-wifi-upi/ Though the 3G-equipped version of the iPad will only be able to get details services from AT&T, Verizon apparently sees the introduction of Apple's tablet device as "an opportunity" for the company to sell notes services. A supposed  internal sales memo published by Engadget reveals Verizon's plan to push its ... http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/cellcos-hoping-to-cash-in-on-ipad-with-3g-4g-mobile-hotspots-ars-technica/ The FCC won't unveil its long-awaited National Broadband Plan until next week, but it has already hinted at what would be one of its most intriguing items: free wireless access. http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/fcc-considers-free-wifi-as-part-of-national-plan-the-huffington-post/ Cisco's overhyped router announcement shows that the company hasn't realized it's a consumer grade. http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/disappointed-by-cisco-router-hype-blame-ellen-page-forbes/ Verizon Wireless may be using the WiFi-only Apple iPad as a means for selling 3G goods plans, according to documents leaked to Engadget. http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/verizon-wireless-sees-opportunity-in-apple-ipad-mobile-burn/ WiFi is pretty neat, but it can’t cover every square inch of your house. My Berlin apartment, for example, apparently has lead lined walls or something considering whatever is going on, my date Capsule might as well be a thousand miles away as far as my bedroom is concerned. That’s ... http://www.skynetglobal.com.au/linke-s-brite-view-will-cover-your-wifi-deadspots-geek-com/