Tag Archive | "wi-fi"

Upcoming iOS 4.3 update to deliver mobile hotspot functionality to GSM iPhones

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

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One of the surprising announcements to come out of yesterday’s Verizon presentation was that the forthcoming CDMA iPhone will allow users to create a personal wi-fi hotspot with their iPhones with support for up to 5 devices. Users will be able to access this feature via a Personal Hotspot setting which can currently be found under […]

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iPhone on Verizon coming on February 10; can function as a wi-fi hotspot

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

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And it’s official folks. The iPhone is coming to Verizon. A short while ago, Verizon’s Lowell McAdam took the stage with Apple COO Tim Cook and announced that a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 will be available for pre-order starting on February 3 and in stores on February 10. Pricing is the same as it is on […]

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AT&T wi-fi use up 30% in second quarter

Monday, July 26, 2010

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Macworld reports: Users are piling on to AT&T’s public Wi-Fi hotspots, racking up more than 68 million connections in the second quarter, AT&T says. The tally of 68.1 million connections, through phones and other devices, was more than four times the number just a year earlier, when AT&T logged 15 million connections in the second […]

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Jobs says iPhone syncing via wi-fi to come to the Mac “someday”

Friday, June 25, 2010

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Steve Jobs is back to his old tricks again, this time emailing a user who wanted to know if iPhone syncing over wi-fi would ever come to the Mac. Jobs’ answer – “Yep, someday.” Hmm, “someday” seems to imply that it’s gonna happen much later than sooner, but at least the feature is seemingly on Apple’s radar. via […]

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Starbucks to offer free Wi-Fi at stores nationwide

Monday, June 14, 2010

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Attention Coffee lovers and iPhone/iPod/iPad owners. On July 1, Starbucks will begin offering free Wi-Fi access at each and every one of its nationwide locations. Now you’ve undoubtedly been through this song and dance before, only to hit a roadblock in the form of something like required account registration, but Starbucks is finally doing free […]

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Was the Wi-Fi trouble at WWDC the result of faulty iPhone 4 drivers?

Monday, June 14, 2010

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During Steve Jobs’ WWDC Keynote address last week, Apple’s CEO had trouble loading up a website during the iPhone 4 demo. A short while later, Jobs said that Apple figured out the problem and attributed it to the 500+ wi-fi base stations that filled up San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Throughout the rest of the Keynote, […]

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iPads At Large: 3G Options For The Wifi Only iPad

Friday, May 28, 2010

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This is a guest post by D. Salmons from TestFreaks. So, you have a nifty new iPad, but you don’t have the 3G model. However, you really want to be able to get online when you are out and about, and a carefully constructed map of available Wifi hotspots just won’t give you the coverage you […]

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AT&T rolls out free wi-fi in New York City for iPhone users to alleviate 3G congestion

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

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Looking to alleviate some of the well-documented 3G issues in big cities, AT&T today announced plans to roll out a free Wi-Fi network in Times Square accessible to all iPhone owners. Data on the wi-fi network will be unlimited, and similar initiatives may soon be rolled out to other cities if the initiative proves to […]

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Apple rejects Wi-Fi Sync app from iTunes App Store

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Wirelesss iPhone syncing – it’s not necessarily a must-have, but man, it sure would make life just a tad bit easier. Apple, of course, doesn’t officially offer or support such a feature, but a wily developer named Greg Hughes recently showcased an app called Wi-Fi Sync that, you guessed it, lets iPhone and iPod Touch […]

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Apple to address iPad Wi-Fi issues in upcoming iPad software update

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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Shortly after the iPad launch, a number of customers began complaining of wi-fi issues. Specifically, these users experienced problems connecting to wi-fi networks and maintaining strong connections if they were able to get on at all. Also, remember that a number of iPad users at varying University’s across the country also ran into wi-fi connectivity […]

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Next-Gen Wi-Fi specs promise 10x transfer speed, Apple seen as driving adoption

Monday, May 10, 2010

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The Wi-Fi Alliance is a non-profit trade group that oversees the certification of new wireless standards, and earlier today they announced a new wireless specification with the potential to increase wireless transfer speeds by a factor of 10. The new technology is called WiGig, and for the time being, is being positioned more as a […]

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iPads are now welcome in the land of milk and honey

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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If you’re an iPad toting tourist intent on traveling to Israel, you can now rest easy with the knowledge that your iPad won’t be taken from you by the folks over at Israeli customs. About 10 days ago, we reported that Israeli authorities were confiscating iPads from incoming travelers because the device’s wi-fi configuration, so […]

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