A new set of chips from Agere will let manufacturers quickly put together mobile phone handsets that can make cheap phone calls over a Wi-Fi connection.
A free trial of high-speed wireless Internet access available at a variety of venues in Melbourne through the Azure Wireless network may be available in Sydney by the end of the year.
Over the past four weeks, the City of Sydney Council has been trialling the provision of free Wi-Fi services in its libraries. With only a fortnight to go before the hotspots are switched off, a spokesperson has said that users won't have long to wait before access becomes a permanent fixture.
The Big Easy plans to be the first major city to offer free wireless Internet access to its citizens in an effort to entice businesses and people to return to the city after the devastating hurricane season.
More than half (54 percent) of computer users admit to using someone else's Wi-Fi without permission, according to research.
What's the first thing you look at when you check into a hotel room? The bed? The view? The minibar?
A few weeks ago, I was in Shanghai, at the Intel Developers Forum. Intel was keen to show off what it hopes will be the bridging device between high-end mobiles and laptops: the mobile Internet device or MID. Intel was showing off a lot of interesting things at the conference. The MID, sadly, was not one of them.
Internode has no incentive to provide free access to its Wi-Fi networks for any reason at all, apart from genuine love, and maybe the joy of finding a new way to flip Telstra the bird.
During a recent trip overseas, I marvelled at how technology has radically altered the way we travel
Amazon's Kindle comes to the Pacific region but not to New Zealand. Why?
Wireless LANs are increasingly being viewed as a cost-effective option for enterprises. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips and analysis to help CIOs make the right decision.
Networking groups around the globe are working on ways to allow roaming on any number of wireless networks--just as mobile phone users roam on mobile networks.
Intel predicted three years of solid development in wireless broadband on Tuesday, as it showed the first samples of its Rosedale 802.16 WiMax chip.
Vivato is developing a new switch that can extend a Wi-Fi network's range, and allow for far more simultaneous users than most wireless networks can handle.
If wireless network problems are leaving you befuddled, these valuable tips can help you make a better connection.
Nokia announces N810 Internet device. Nokia's answer to the iPhone.
Rich DeMuro shows you how to share an Internet connection, using the Wi-Fi on your Windows XP, Vista, or Mac laptop.
Australia still has way to go before it can meet its full potential with wireless and broadband.
An 802.11g wireless router with an integrated ADSL modem suitable for multiple PC homes and small offices.
A broadband connection brings the Internet into your home at blazing speeds. And with a wireless, or Wi-Fi, network, you can get that access on multiple computers throughout your home -- and even outside -- without cords.
Wi-Fi access is a great convenience, but frankly, it's beginning to worry me.
It's a microwave oven! It's an Ethernet port! At the Las Vegas show, gadget makers decided the hottest tech niche was in the kitchen and put the "appliance" back in "Internet appliance."
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