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No, You Don't Need To Drop $1000 On A Wifi TV To Use A Roku
By Laura Northrup on December 28, 2011 9:00 AM
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Sure, you should research purchases ahead of time, but discovering new things while shopping out in the real world can be fun. Reader HogwartsProfessor was browsing the electronics section at Walmart and had some questions about a Roku. Two associates told her that no, the devices only work if you have a wifi-enabled TV. This isn't true, as she learned: the point of the Roku is that it is the device that streams Internet content to your TV. More »
Nintendo 3DS Gets Free WiFi At 42 Airports
By Phil Villarreal on December 13, 2011 8:30 AM
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While people-watching, reading and nervously quadruple-checking your boarding pass are perfectly valid ways to pass the time before your flight boards, they pale in comparison to squeezing in a few online rounds of Mario Kart 7. Thanks to a deal between Nintendo and Boingo, 42 airports now have free 3DS WiFi hotspots. More »
(bigpresh)
Laptops May Slaughter Sperm In More Ways Than One
By Phil Villarreal on December 1, 2011 9:15 AM
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As we've previously pointed out, research has shown the heat from laptop use can raise the temperature of the testes and damage sperm of users who place the machines on their lap. Now researchers have found that a laptop's WiFi signal is also a member of the sperm assassination squad. More »
All United, Continental Flights Will Have WiFi By 2015
By Phil Villarreal on November 7, 2011 8:30 AM
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WiFi access in airplanes is becoming more and more common, and the United-Continental monolith is out to make the feature ubiquitous in its aircraft fleet within the next three years. The airlines, which are owned by United Continental Holdings, are pumping up 300 more planes with WiFi in the middle of 2012, thanks to a partnership with Panasonic Avionics Corporation. More »
Former Cop Accused Of Using WiFi From Neighbors, Businesses To Get Child Porn
By Phil Villarreal on August 16, 2011 11:15 AM
67 Comments
If you need motivation to encrypt your WiFi signal, consider the possibility that criminals may try to use your network for illegal activity. A former Tennessee police officer allegedly victimized churches, businesses and neighbors, using their WiFi to download child porn and share it with an online ring via a site he accessed at times while on duty. More »
(thms.nl)
Boost Your WiFi Signal With A Beer Can
By Ben Popken on August 5, 2011 1:00 PM
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Stressed out because your WiFi is too slow to get your work done? Crack open a cold one. Then dry it, slice it, and mount it on your router's antennae. That's right, you can boost your wifi just by doing some simple surgery on a beer can. More »
(**bc**)
Man Who Hacks Neighbor's WiFi And Tries To Frame Him For Crimes Gets 18 Years
By Phil Villarreal on July 13, 2011 9:15 AM
77 Comments
Good firewalls make good neighbors, but they won't stop a determined hacker from busting through and manipulating your cyber footprints. For proof, look at the Minnesota man convicted of hacking his neighbor's WiFi and attempting to frame him for child pornography and other crimes will serve 18 years in prison. More »
Nintendo 3DS Will Stream Netflix, Connect Automatically For Free To AT&T WiFi Hot Spots
By Phil Villarreal on March 3, 2011 10:15 AM
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Nintendo's 3DS handheld, which is due out March 27, will hook up with AT&T and Netflix in a super-hot threesome that will eventually let gamers stream movies while on the go. More »
Survey: 32% Of You Are Mooching WiFi From A Neighbor
By Chris Morran on February 4, 2011 3:15 PM
131 Comments
In spite of growing concerns about online security breaches, a new survey claims that nearly one-third of us are still piggybacking on our neighbors' unencrypted WiFi. More »
NYC Parks To Get Free WiFi, At A Price
By Ben Popken on January 26, 2011 8:41 AM
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New Yorkers are slated to get free wifi in 32 public parks next year, but it will come with a pricetag. Park users will get three 10 minute sessions per month, and after that pay 99 cents a day. The money goes to Time Warner and Cablevision, who agreed to provide the wifi as part of the city agreeing to renew their cable-tv franchises for 10 years. Public advocates promptly slammed the deal as the privatization of a public good. More »
Delta Offering Free In-Flight WiFi During Holiday Travel Season
By Chris Morran on November 8, 2010 12:22 PM
30 Comments
Let's face it — traveling during the holidays kinda sucks. We know this because they have made movies about it. So in an attempt to convince fliers it's not the suckiest airline — even if they do publicly lie about their baggage policies — Delta is offering free in-flight WiFi for folks who have to fly hundreds or thousands of miles to deal with passive-aggressive in-laws. More »
(billaday)
Tmobile Throttles Unlimited Data Plans, Forbids Tethering
By Ben Popken on October 22, 2010 4:00 PM
158 Comments
Tmobile is going after technically inclined customers who use their cellphones as a cheap wireless modem with a two-pronged approach. More »
Never Click On "Free Public Wifi"
By Ben Popken on October 12, 2010 10:00 AM
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When you're cruising for a hotspot at a coffee shop, never click on the "Free Public Wifi" wireless network. "Free Public Wifi" is a Windows XP quirk; when a computer can't find any of its favorite networks it creates a network on-the-fly, but it doesn't go anywhere. At best, you'll never connect to the internet. At worst, you could be exposing your computer to hackers. More »
FedEx Office Now Has Free WiFi
By Chris Morran on October 6, 2010 11:05 AM
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While a FedEx Office might not be as comfy or aromatic as a Starbucks, free WiFi access is still free WiFi access. And as of today, around 1,000 of the printing-and-shipping shops (formerly known as FedEx Kinko's) have begun offering what they claim is free and unlimited internet access from the folks at AT&T. More »
JetBlue Bringing Broadband WiFi To Planes... Eventually
By Chris Morran on October 4, 2010 10:55 AM
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The good news for air travelers: JetBlue has just announced a plan to install satellite-based WiFi internet access on their planes that it promises will deliver "the industry's best in-flight broadband for commercial aviation." The not as good news: It's going to take a while. More »
(I am Rob)
Starbucks Staffer: I Was Fired For Turning Off WiFi To Stop People From Viewing Porn
By Chris Morran on October 1, 2010 1:14 PM
202 Comments
Over at StarbucksGossip, they have a letter from a now-former employee at the coffee chain, who claims he was given the boot from his java-dispensing job because he turned off the in-store free WiFi in an effort to stop customers from looking at porn. More »
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Hotels Testing Lower Price For Lower Quality WiFi Access
By Chris Morran on September 16, 2010 4:30 PM
92 Comments
For those of us that live and die by our laptops, WiFi access at hotels is often a necessary — and occasionally costly — evil. But some hotels are now experimenting with pricing levels that offer guests a discount if they're willing to accept a lesser internet connection. More »
Starbucks Offers Free Slow WiFi
By Ben Popken on July 8, 2010 5:00 PM
61 Comments
Now that every Tom Dick and Harry knows about it and has jumped on, the free wifi at Starbucks has now, not particularly surprisingly, become the free slow wifi at Starbucks. More »
(acetonic)
Starbucks & AT&T Survive First Day Of Free WiFi
By Chris Morran on July 2, 2010 10:15 AM
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So yesterday was Day 1 for Starbucks' new 1-click free WiFi service at its coffee stores around the nation. And while some had wondered whether or not the java giant and its WiFi provider, AT&T, would be able to keep up with the increased demand, it looks like all went relatively well. More »
4 Tips To Not Getting Ripped Off While On Vacation
By Chris Morran on June 28, 2010 10:45 AM
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Going on vacation is supposed to be a way to soothe your nerves and forget about the worries of the world. But, in addition to all the hassles of travel, vacations are a prime opportunity for you to be taken advantage of, And don't forget that empty house back home that's now a target for thieves. More »
