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[photopress:SG100264.jpg,full,center] So I had to wait an extra day for some reason, but last night I got my Take Two upgrade for my Apple TV up and running. I rented…

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Boingo invades McDonalds

11:04 am PST • February 14, 2008

I can’t remember the last time I grabbed a bite to eat at McDonalds. Wait. No. I remember now. It was right after I watched “Super Size Me” and I…

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Bluetooth + Wi-Fi in faster future

5:32 pm PST • February 11, 2008

[photopress:wifi_bluetooth.jpg,full,center] Wi-Fi is as ubiquitous as pretty much anything else in the technology field, rivaled perhaps by Bluetooth. But now they’re getting along better, as the Bluetooth SIG has developed…

[photopress:archostvplus.jpg,full,center] It looks like the Archos TV+ came out in Europe before here, what with every British tech site having already given their first impression. The little device is a…

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BlackBerry 8820 coming to T-Mobile?

1:51 pm PST • February 7, 2008

BGR is at it again with reports that T-Mobile will be getting the BlackBerry 8820 on the 5th of March. Looks like I’ll be upgrading from the Curve since I…

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Continental announces in-flight Wi-Fi

12:43 pm PST • January 29, 2008

Today Continental announced that they will be offering Wi-Fi, but it will be the same crippled mess that you’ll find on JetBlue. It’s not all bad, though. The agreement with…

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A tale of municipal Wi-Fi gone terribly wrong

10:00 am PST • January 24, 2008

Wow. I have an empty house sitting in a neighborhood in St. Louis Park, Minnesota that’s supposed to be blanketed with solar-powered municipal Wi-Fi Internet access. The ugly brown poles…

Why should American Airlines and Jet Blue have all the fun? Southwest is getting set to test in-flight Internet access as well. It’ll partner with Row 44, offering satellite-based access…

One of the fun things about expos like CES is seeing what kind of crazy Wi-Fi networks show up. Right now, we’re in the Blogger’s Lounge using one called “BLOGGERS”…

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Leaked: Nokia E71 pics, specs

12:10 pm PST • January 5, 2008

[photopress:e71leak.jpg,full,center] The successor to the E61, specs and pics of the Nokia E71 have leaked. Right now, it’s pegged to come with GPS, Wi-Fi, and plenty-fast HSDPA capabilities, as well…

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Japanese Wi-Fi finding watch!

5:07 pm PST • December 20, 2007

It’s a pretty decent looking digital watch that also happens to be a Wi-Fi hotspot locator. Oh how’d I’d love to have one of these! Sorry, this is a geeks-only…

Europe’s LG KS20 iPhone-espue smartphone is heading to America as the LG MS25, likely to AT&T wireless. The sexy Wi-Fi enabled handset features 3G for GSM, Bluetooth, Windows Mobile 6,…

We got a tip that something cool is about to hit. I keep saying that the “no electronic devices on airplanes” thing is crap, and American Airlines, it seems, is…

This isn’t exactly what we expected in terms of in-flight Wi-Fi, but beggars can’t be choosers and something is better than nothing. JetBlue, Yahoo! and RIM have announced free in-flight…

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hField Wi-Fire review

1:42 pm PST • November 26, 2007

It’s been a few years since Wi-Fi became essentially ubiquitous but there are still a few areas where the average consumer isn’t served. Sure, there are lots of great routers…

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Wi-Fi causing autism?

1:11 pm PST • November 20, 2007

According to a study by Dr. George Carlo in Australasian Journal of Clinical Environmental Medicine, the signals emitted by Wi-Fi routers cause metals to be trapped in brain cells, thereby…

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How to extend your wireless range for 5 cents

10:30 am PST • November 20, 2007

http://www.viddler.com/player/dec85889/ There are plenty of DIY articles and videos out there that explain how to improve your wireless signal but this is one of the easiest, quickest, and cheapest ones…

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The most powerful Wi-Fi router allowed by law

6:30 pm PST • November 13, 2007

I get a kick out of stuff that’s the most something-or-other allowed by law. For almost $300, though, I think the most powerful router is a little excessive. Also, it’s…

Feeling generous? T-Mobile will give anyone who participates in the OLPC “Give 1 Get 1 Program”—for $399 your child and a child in the developing world gets a OLPC laptop—a…

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Virgin America: Eh, it's ok.

8:04 pm PDT • October 30, 2007

The excitement I felt before boarding my first VA flight was quickly extinguished upon entering the main cabin. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still going to fly VA wherever they…

There’s a new HTC phone in town and yes it’s a Touch. HTC renamed the Polaris the Touch Cruise, a GPS-having WiMo6-based smartphone that’s due in November. That it includes…

A recently leaked support document reveals that the Zune 2 will include an inbox where Zune Socialites can send and receive messages amongst each other, but that doesn’t necessarily entail…

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For-pay Wi-Fi is played, so played

12:30 pm PDT • October 12, 2007

Computerworld’s Mile Elgan predicts that within a year, Starbucks will offer free wireless internet access. I advise that if Starbucks does end up doing this, that it not make it…

If you’ve used a Nokia phone with integrated Wi-Fi, you know that getting connected to a hotspot isn’t the most pain-free of things to do. There are a few steps…

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Wi-Fi signal-sensing T-shirt

5:24 pm PDT • October 8, 2007

When you go and buy this, send us a picture. We’ll use it to identify the body when the dark hand of anti-geekery reaches out of the void and steals…

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Fon, BT create world's largest Wi-Fi network

9:03 am PDT • October 4, 2007

Did anyone else get a free FON router a few months back? I did and it’s a piece of turd. Mine was constantly cutting in and out and the router…

Hey, you know what’d be great? If Bill Gates told us why the Zune 2 is good. I gotta say, that Wi-Fi music sync features is pretty clutch. Hopefully this…

Well this is a hot little bit of news. Transit Wireless LCC is working with the MTA to add cell and Wi-Fi connections to 277 subway stations throughout New York,…