This just in: new wireless carrier Republic Wireless will launch a $20 “all-you-can-eat” unlimited plan on November 8. How are they undercutting on price? Instead of being purely wireless, they’ll use Android-powered handsets that use WiFi networks when available instead of cell networks. Some providers have experimented with such solutions before (T-Mobile and AT&T come […]
The Nexus phones are always an important part of Android phone development. They show where Google wants to take its operating system over the next year. So, with the next Nexus phone, otherwise known as the Samsung GT-I9250 or Nexus Prime, receiving WiFi certification, it’s a big deal, even if it only means there’s a good […]
Amidst the ever-escalating battle against computer crime, law enforcement receives a new tool. The Aircheck, by Fluke, is a WiFi tester for network professionals. I have several problems with this strategy. First of all, police are not network professionals.
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, […]
