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Smartphones on Wi-Fi vulnerable to security attack 18/11/2009 09:32:00
The key issue is to treat smartphones with Wi-Fi as if they were corporate laptops with Wi-FiA new report from a mobile security vendor details how the most popular smartphones, including the iPhone, are very vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks, carried out via public Wi-Fi connections.What's next for Wi-Fi? 13/11/2009 08:40:00
The huge 11n performance jump -- to 300Mbps data rate and roughly 100M to 150Mbps throughput -- will become the basis for unwiring work and life to a much greater extent than ever beforeThe recent formal approval of the IEEE 802.11n wireless standard marks not the end but the start of a wave of Wi-Fi innovation. In the next three to five years, the Wi-Fi experience will be very different from today.Aussie Wi-Fi boffin nabs PM’s top science prize 30/10/2009 16:17:00
CSIRO scientist awarded top honoursOn 28 October CSIRO scientist Dr John O’Sullivan was awarded the Prime Minster’s Prize for Science and a $300,000 grant for his achievements in astronomy and wireless technologiesBlackBerry users get free Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi app 28/10/2009 02:59:00
Boingo Wireless, an international network of both wired Internet zones and Wi-Fi hotspots, today released Boingo Mobile for BlackBerry, a free application that lets the company's subscribers know whenever they're in range of Boingo hotspots.Boingo Wireless, an international network of both wired Internet zones and Wi-Fi hotspots, today released Boingo Mobile for BlackBerry, a free application that lets the company's subscribers know whenever they're in range of Boingo hotspots so they can then connect "with a single click."Google and Virgin to offer free onboard Wi-Fi 20/10/2009 08:45:00
The promotion will last for a few months around the holidaysPeople all over Earth can already access Google's services online. For the next three months, some of them will be able to access those same services from above Earth too.CSIRO nets $200m windfall from Wi-Fi patent 16/10/2009 16:59:00
Royalties in excess of $200m collected by CSIRO from 802.11 wireless patent claimsAustralia's Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation (CSIRO) has turned its budgeted deficit of $34.2 million for the 2008-09 financial year into a $122 million surplus, with the unexpected windfall primarily attributed to its intellectual property revenues.New Wi-Fi spec allows access point bypass 15/10/2009 09:29:00
Wi-Fi to get an upgrade with new specificationA new industry specification promises to un-network Wi-Fi networks. Dubbed Wi-Fi Direct, the spec will let your laptop or smartphone connect directly with other wireless devices.New Wi-Fi Direct Gets peer-to-peer connections 15/10/2009 06:15:00
Spec supports device-to-device connections over same range and as same speed as Wi-Fi, but without a hotspot or access pointA new specification, called Wi-Fi Direct, provides peer-to-peer connections between Wi-Fi devices, no hotspot required. That could be bad news for Bluetooth, but good news for customers.Cisco buys wireless vendor, Starent 14/10/2009 02:22:00
$US2.9 billion acquisition of Starent will boost Cisco's WiMAX and LTE portfolios and is its second multibillion dollar deal this monthCisco Tuesday announced its second multibillion dollar deal this month: a definitive agreement to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure for carriers, for about US$2.9 billion.Virgin Mobile unveils battery-powered, mobile Wi-Fi 3G modem 13/10/2009 16:13:00
Launch exclusive with Dick Smith Electronics with $199 pre-paid plan, modem and 1GB of dataVirgin Mobile has launched a Wi-Fi modem claiming to be Australia’s first battery-powered mobile 3G wireless modem router with Wi-Fi access.11n Wi-Fi chip discovered in new iPod Touch 14/09/2009 08:05:00
Broadcom silicon embedded in iPod Touch could support 50Mbps data rate using 802.11nThe new Apple iPod Touch uses a Wi-Fi chip that can support the just-approved high-throughput 802.11n standard, though Apple apparently has not switched on the cranked-up wireless link.IEEE stamps "approved" on 802.11n Wi-Fi standard 14/09/2009 07:04:00
The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.The IEEE has finally approved the 802.11n high-throughput wireless LAN standard.802.11n pioneer sets ‘wicked fast’ expectations for wireless 12/09/2009 04:02:00
Students become the playground for next-generation wirelessThe unlikely pioneer for 802.11n is a small state college in rural New York, the site of the first large-scale 11n Wi-Fi deployment two years ago. On the surface, not much has changed at Morrisville State College -- except for the expectations of users and the IT department.802.11n set for final approval 11/09/2009 06:07:00
For some enterprises, that’s the green light to start deploying the high-throughput WLAN standardSometime on Friday, at the sprawling Hyatt Regency hotel in New Brunswick, N.J., an IEEE group called the Standards Board is expected to approve the 802.11n wireless LAN standard.Wi-Fi, powerline to merge in Atheros-Intellon deal 09/09/2009 05:50:00
Atheros plans to buy the pioneering maker of home powerline network gear for $US244 millionWi-Fi chip vendor Atheros Networks plans to acquire Intellon, a maker of chips for home powerline networking equipment, for about US$244 million.
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