Judge tosses lawsuit over NYC's payphone-turned-Wi-Fi plan
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging New York City's push to turn payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots.
Business
Jul 12, 2016
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News tagged with wi fi
Indoor location technology made simpler
Accurate indoor localization has the potential to transform the way people navigate indoors in a similar way that GPS transformed the way people navigate outdoors. Over the last 15 years, several indoor localization technologies ...
Engineering
Jun 14, 2016
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Dartmouth's 'magic wand' pairs medical devices to Wi-Fi
Doctors could keep better tabs on their patients between visits with a simple wave of a magic wand-like device being developed at Dartmouth College.
Telecom
Mar 6, 2016
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Security with the wave of a wand
Increasingly, health care is moving out of the doctor's office and into the home, allowing greater patient freedom and monitoring, but also giving rise to new security risks.
Telecom
Mar 1, 2016
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Engineers achieve Wi-Fi at 10,000 times lower power
The upside of Wi-Fi is that it's everywhere - invisibly connecting laptops to printers, allowing smartphones to make calls or stream movies without cell service, and letting online gamers battle it out.
Telecom
Feb 23, 2016
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Internet by light promises to leave Wi-Fi eating dust
Connecting your smartphone to the web with just a lamp—that is the promise of Li-Fi, featuring Internet access 100 times faster than Wi-Fi with revolutionary wireless technology.
Telecom
Feb 23, 2016
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Researchers invent 'magic wand' to improve healthcare, cybersecurity
Dartmouth College researchers have developed a digital "magic wand" to improve home healthcare and to prevent hackers from stealing your personal data.
Telecom
Feb 19, 2016
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Mumbai travelers log on as Google starts train station Wi-Fi
Google Inc. has begun offering free Wi-Fi to Mumbai train passengers in hopes of boosting its role in the Indian market.
Telecom
Jan 22, 2016
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Wi-Fi devices goldmine for investigators
Timely access to Wi-Fi devices at crime scenes could provide police with vital evidence, including placing suspects at the location.
Other
Jan 6, 2016
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Can you download me now? NY payphones become Wi-Fi hot spots
Operator, won't you help me replace this call? A 9-foot-tall, narrow structure installed this past week on a Manhattan sidewalk is signaling a plan to turn payphones into what's billed as the world's biggest and fastest municipal ...
Telecom
Jan 1, 2016
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