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WiFi in Dubai

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 30th, 2008

TECOM Investments has announced a new deal with du, the UAE telecoms operator, to offer a WiFi service in public areas of Dubai Internet City, Dubai Media City and Knowledge Village starting this April.
To begin with the new WiFi coverage will include food courts, lobbies and select offices and villas, but TECOM intends to extend [...]

The $199 iPhone?

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 30th, 2008

AT&T is planning to cut the price of Apple’s new iPhone to $199, say a variety of news reports. According to Fortune:
AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts, the source says. Apple is expected to have two [...]

WiFi Shirt & Watch

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 29th, 2008

Looking for a fashion accessory for your WiFi detecting T-Shirt ($29.95)? Look no more.

The WiFi detecting watch is a discreet alternative. At the touch of a button, it will reveal the strength of local WiFi connections, so you can select the best location from which to hook up. And it’s with you at all [...]

Mac OS on OQO?

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 29th, 2008

Engadget says the tiny OQO hand held computer has been successfully hacked to run Masc OS X Leopard.

The OQO is setup in a dual-boot Vista / OS X mode which boots Leopard in about 2 minutes and 30 seconds. It has WiFi, sound, power management and Bluetooth. The only thing missing at the moment [...]

Hacking EyeFi for Linux

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 28th, 2008

Matt Westervelt (of Seattle Wireless and Metrix fame), got an Eeepc and a Eye-Fi card for his Nikon.

I’ve been able to cut down the weight I carry every day without losing much functionality. One thing that I have been missing however, is the ability to configure my Eye-Fi card for random networks that I [...]

Netgear Dual Band “N” for Enterprise

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 28th, 2008

NETGEAR today announced the launch of the ProSafe 802.11n Dual Band Wireless Access Point (WND AP330), a dual-band wireless solution for small and medium businesses.
NETGEAR says its ProSafe 802.11n Dual Band device delivers up to 10 times the coverage and 15 times the speed of 802.11g-based networks, supporting devices based upon the 5GHz 802.11a and [...]

Affordable Spectrum Analyzer

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 23rd, 2008

WiFi Planet reviews the $399 Wi-Spy 2.4x, an inexpensive spectrum analyzer that can check on common interference from devices like cordless phones, microwaves, and other WiFi and Bluetooth devices.
The Wi-Spy 2.4x from Metageek consists of both a hardware and a software component. A USB dongle — no bigger than a Flash memory drive -— [...]

Boatload of Enterprise “N”

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 21st, 2008

New 802.11n products were announced today by Aruba, Meru Networks, Ruckus Wireless, and newcomer Aerohive Networks, notes Unstrung.

Aruba’s new Mobile Remote Access Point (RAP) software allows one of its AP-70 access points to act as a cellular link. It does this with a 3G plug-in USB modem that’s been tested with AT&T Mobility, Sprint and [...]

Bender Resigns from One Laptop?

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 21st, 2008

MSI’s Wind Notebook is pretty much everything we’ve heard, says Engadget; about 1-kg weight; XP-only (at the moment); LED-backlit, 8.9- and 10-inch 1,024 x 600 displays; and traditional 80GB, 2.5-inch hard disk.

MSI claims to have a superior keyboard and battery life compared to the competition. No word on price or delivery date though a [...]

WalkingHotSpot: Cellphone as Access Point

Posted by Sam Churchill on April 21st, 2008

TapRoot Systems today announced that it is providing free trial versions of its WalkingHotSpot solution to Wi-Fi enabled smartphone users (pdf).
WalkingHotSpot transforms a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone into a hotspot providing access to the Internet. The free trial version, for smartphones using the Symbian S60 and Windows Mobile 6 Professional, can be downloaded at www.WalkingHotSpot.com. The [...]