Outside of the “Big Four” carriers, there are several smaller providers. Virgin Mobile and Cricket are probably the best known, but we here at Techcitement have also mentioned others like Straight Talk, Credo, Republic Wireless, and Ting. Most of those networks are what is known as MVNO — Mobile Virtual Network Operators; they lease wireless […]
The Spectrum Wars continue, folks. Remember how AT&T wanted to purchase T-Mobile? That was about more than market dominance. It was about spectrum. For those not in the know, there’s a limited amount of wireless frequency available for use. The FCC licenses out publicly available spectrum, but there have been warning signs of an […]
Last night, in ridiculous news that isn’t really news, reports came in that Alec Baldwin was kicked off of an American Airlines plane for refusing to power down his airplane mode set device. The FAA requires that most electronic devices get powered down for take-off and landing while the FCC bans the use of wireless devices […]
Veebeam starts with a simple yet elegant concept. There’s content on your computer. You want it on your TV. You don’t want wires running all over your house, and Veebeam claims to help you with that desire. Unfortunately, Veebeam’s execution leaves a lot to be desired. Veebeam comes with a USB device for your computer […]
The concept of inductive charging has been around for a little while now. (The Palm Pre launched with such a feature, and battery manufacturers Duracell and Eveready offer their own inductive chargers to use with various electronic devices.) The goal, of course, is to eliminate extra wires and clutter. So, when the Wall Street Journal […]
A start-up company out of San Diego, On-Ramp Wireless, is developing a new Wi-Fi technology that uses the same 2.4 Ghz frequencies as today’s wireless routers, but it has the ability to transmit a signal as far as 45 miles away from the source! Their new “Ultra Link Processing” isn’t intended for your home computer, […]
