Wi-Fi 'hot Spot' In The Fast Lane?
News The war car's first sortie was nine days ago to a Starbucks cafe, where Wi-Fi access is sold by the minute. Oh parked the car outside the cafe and fired up the network. The 1997 Saturn has enough Wi-Fi equipment installed on its bumper and rooftop...
[September 17, 2002, 7:46]
Veteran Wi-Fi Network May Shut Down
News Draggin Bytes Internet Cafe in Livermore, California, had been a hereUare Communications site for a few months, said Draggin Bytes volunteer Chris Reguilon. But after about six months, the cafe ripped out the equipment and has been truly wireless...
[July 24, 2002, 7:39]
London Gets 'largest Ever' Indoor Wi-Fi Site
News The network covers eleven reading rooms, the Library auditorium, a cafe and restaurant, and also an outdoor Piazza. Some people used to go across the road to an Internet cafe to get Web access," said British Library spokesman Ben Sanderson.
[November 16, 2004, 16:55]
Wi-Fi: Coming Soon On Board US Planes?
News In the style of cafe hot spots, AirCell's idea would let passengers link up any computer or handheld using the 802.11b or 802.11g wireless standards while in the air. Frontier Airlines, which ranks 11th or 12th in size among carriers, is definitely...
[June 6, 2006, 11:05]
Clock Ticking For ISP VoIP-tapping
News The representative said someone who "actually has a network" - as opposed to a cafe that just buys Internet service - would be responsible for complying. The FCC's 59-page ruling applies to any "Internet access service" that offers upstream or...
[September 27, 2005, 10:35]
Wi-Fi Week: Should All Hot Spots Be Free?
News Compare that to the £1 you'd expect to pay for an hour at an Internet cafe, where you aren't even expected to bring along your own machine. Take-up is rumoured to be very disappointing -- often, if you log on at a Wi-Fi hot spot, you'll find you're...
[January 27, 2004, 14:10]
Microsoft 'frightened' By Police XP Hack
News If you were in [a cafe with Wi-Fi access], your coffee wouldn't even have cooled down yet," said Sharon Lemon, deputy director of SOCA's e-crime unit. Getting onto the unsecured wireless network, pinging possible IP addresses of other computers on...
[November 13, 2007, 10:26]
Juniper's Sub-£500 'hot Spot In A Box'
News The $800 (£487) package, which will also be sold by partner Colubris Networks, includes all the hardware, software and technical know-how necessary to build a subscription wireless network inside a single cafe, hotel or restaurant.
[May 21, 2003, 9:45]
Wi-Fi Week: Mobility At The Cost Of Security
News For more information on Wi-Fi security, check out the following links or click here: Canadian arrest highlights the dangers of Wi-Fi The arrest of a man using an unsecured Wi-Fi hot spot to view child pornography has highlighted how vulnerable...
[January 28, 2004, 11:25]
