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U.K. man arrested, fined for using open WiFi signal
Looks like Florida isn’t the only place where you can get arrested for “borrowing” bandwidth as it floats past you. Word is that U.K. police recently arrested a man for using an open WiFi signal. According to reports, Gregory Straszkiewicz, 24, was found guilty of “dishonestly obtaining an electronic communications ...more


HP preparing the next wave of wireless iPaqsHewlett-Packard Co. is readying several new versions of its iPaq wireless personal digital assistants that will also feature a new version of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile operating system, according to details of the new products posted on Web sites for HP in both the U.S. and the U.K...more


HP preparing the next wave of wireless iPaqsHewlett-Packard Co. is readying several new versions of its iPaq wireless personal digital assistants that will also feature a new version of Microsoft Corp.'s mobile operating system, according to details of the new products posted on Web sites for HP in both the U.S. and the U.K...more


Vonage Wi Fi VOIP Handset To Cost $100
VOIP provider Vonage has identified a $100 price point as the target for its upcoming VOIP handset, an executive said Wednesday ...more


Free Wi-Fi access anyone?
Fancy WiFi for free? PlusNet are offering just that for new customers who sign-up during April to it's recently trialled wireless broadband scheme ...more


New fast Wi-Fi products spark MIMO definition war
NetGear Inc. has launched wireless LAN kit which uses the multiple input multiple output (MIMO) multiple antenna technology to get faster speeds, and sparked a debate as to what MIMO means. Meanwhile, MIMO is cropping up in the wide area, as a future direction for mobile phones beyond 3G ...more


1 in 3 business Wi-Fi networks insecure
More than a third (36 per cent) of London's Wi-Fi networks are fundamentally insecure according to RSA Security's annual WLAN security survey. This is an increase from number which were found in the report least year which was only 15 per cent ...more


Skype Signs One Millionth Paid VoIP User
The firm said that it is adding new users at the rate of 155,000 a day, bringing its registered user base to 29 million ...more


1 in 3 business Wi-Fi networks insecure
More than a third (36 per cent) of London's Wi-Fi networks are fundamentally insecure according to RSA Security's annual WLAN security survey. This is an increase from number which were found in the report least year which was only 15 per cent ...more


Nokia sees upcoming business phones all with Wi-Fi
Nokia, the world's largest mobile telephone maker, aims to make its entire line-up of new business phones run on both cellular and short-range wireless connections, an executive said on Friday. Mary McDowell, general manager of Nokia's enterprise business, said that every new Nokia model aimed at business users later this year would include not just cellular but Wi-Fi, or wireless local area network (W-LAN), connections ...more


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