Google buys Wi-Fi provider ICOA for $400 million
Google has bought an operator of Wi-Fi hotspots in high-traffic locations such as airports, hotels and fast-food restaurants.
Telecom
Nov 26, 2012
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How Google's Nexus 7 device compares with rivals
Google Inc. said Wednesday that it will sell its own tablet computer, the Nexus 7, based on its Android operating system.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 28, 2012
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Smartphone users develop new concepts of privacy in public spaces: study
With endless applications, high-speed wireless Internet access, and free messaging services, smart phones have revolutionized the way we communicate. But at what cost? According to researchers at Tel Aviv University, the ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2012
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Wi-Fi Alliance announces Passpoint program to start in June
(Phys.org) -- The Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group bent on making Wi-Fi access more available more easily, has announced that it will begin certifying devices and hot-spot providers (using the Hotspot 2 definition) starting ...
Smartphones bridge US digital divide
Smartphones are bridging a US digital divide as minorities tap into the Internet using mobile devices, according to a Pew study released on Friday.
Internet
Apr 13, 2012
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NetZero to launch free wireless broadband service
It's like the '90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted the Oscars. Internet IPOs are back. And NetZero is returning with free Internet service -only this time it's wireless.
Telecom
Mar 19, 2012
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British firm develops 'cheapest wireless tablet'
A British technology company claims to have developed the world's least expensive computer tablet for wireless Internet access.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 19, 2012
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Broadband internet for everyone
In the developing world, 96 percent of all households have no internet access. Even in Germany, many regions are still without broadband connectivity. But in future, a revolutionary new technology for wireless networks will ...
Telecom
Feb 16, 2012
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SF area transit agency to discuss wireless policy
(AP) -- The transit agency in the San Francisco Bay area hopes to ease tensions with a public meeting over whether there should be a policy on cutting wireless access to its stations during protests.
Telecom
Aug 24, 2011
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China cracks down on wi-fi in public spaces
China has ordered public spaces offering wi-fi web access to install costly software to enable police to identify people using the service, state media said Thursday.
Internet
Jul 28, 2011
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