It's one thing to expect in-flight WiFi on a commercial flight serving two or three hundred addicted peons, but how on Earth has it taken until now for NetJets to hop onboard this bandwagon? For those unaware, NetJets hosts the world's largest fractional fleet of business-oriented aircraft, and those that lay claim to portions of its herd are amongst the most wealthy this world has to offer. Currently, the outfit has just over 800 planes, and starting next month over 250 of them (in the midsize and large-cabin categories) will be equipped with Aircell 's high speed internet service. In time, NetJets is planning to have "all future fleet aircraft, including light cabin models, delivered from the factory with high speed internet," and we're guessing that the jetsetters who drop the Benjamins to have their own plane are as anxious as ever for the future to be now. After all, who wouldn't want to tweet images of filet mignon from 35,000 feet?

Continue reading NetJets begins Aircell in-flight WiFi installations, won't stop anytime soon

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The latest hole in WiFi security is quite serious, but it's unlikely to cause widespread disruption in the corporate and government networks for which it would have the potential to cause the biggest ... story.venezuelastar.com | 7/29/10 9:40 PM

Amazon has announced two new Kindle models, one with 3G and WiFi connectivity, the other offering WiFi access only. The two six-inch-screen devices are smaller and lighter than Amazon's previous six-inch-screen Kindle, and they have more features. The Kindle WiFi is priced at $139, and the Kindle 3G + WiFi goes for $189. Both can be pre-ordered now and will ship Aug. 27, Amazon said. www.technewsworld.com | 7/29/10 4:03 PM

You might've heard about a new Kindle model or two this evening, and good news if they tickled your fancy -- they're now on Amazon and available for pre-order. Both the WiFi-only and WiFi / 3G models are shipping August 27th, the former in graphite and the latter in graphite and white options. Search your pocketbook, if you know it to be coveted.

P.S. - UK customers, try here .

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Please tell me you saw this coming. Amazon is announcing its next generation Kindle. It’s not the Kindle 3, it’s just called the Kindle. There are two radio options and price points. A $139 WiFi only model and a $189 3G model that will use AT&T. This will be rolling out on August 27th. Amazon [...] www.gottabemobile.com | 7/29/10 1:15 AM

Camera releases are somewhat a by-the-numbers thing with so many different variations being released by numerous companies throughout the year. Samsung 's pair here does have some interesting standout features, but one at a time. The 14.2 megapixel ST80 point-and-shoot boasts WiFi capabilities for email / direct upload of images (DLNA supported, to boot). It's also got 3x optical zoom, a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 720p 30fps H.264 video recording, and Sammy's "Smart Crop" feature for taking angled shots and "straightening them up" (i.e. a banner that is fixed to look straight on). This one's due out September 2010 for a penny under $250. Then there's the HMX-E10 pocket camcorder with an impressive 270-degree swiveling lens and 1920 x 1080 30p H.264 HD video recording. That touchscreen you see is a 2.7-inch LCD, the lens has 2x digital zoom, connectivity is HDMI and USB (also used for charging), and release details are September as well, for $199.99. You know the drill: product shots are below, press releases after the break.

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Samsung today is announcing an additional still camera to go with the three new cameras the company announced last week. The latest camera, the ST80, offers WiFi connectivity.

The ST80 (pictured here) includes 14.2 megapixels of resolution, a 3X optical zoom lens, a 3.0-inch LCD, and a 720p HD video option.

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Continue reading Hack brings WiFi to Sprint Palm Pixi courtesy of Verizon Pixi Plus radio board swap

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Looks like Verizon's about to take its mobile data game worldwide -- we just got this snap of the "FiveSpot," a "global ready" mobile WiFi hotspot . That certainly sounds like a hybrid CDMA / UMTS mobile hotspot to us, which makes sense -- Verizon already sells a bunch of world phones with dual CDMA and GSM radios, so a globetrotting riff on the MiFi fits right in. Based on the name, we'd guess this supports five simultaneous users, but that's a guess. No idea when this will hit or how much it might cost, but we'll keep our eyes open -- check the box shot after the break.

[Thanks, RWN]

Continue reading Verizon FiveSpot CDMA / GSM mobile WiFi hotspot leaks out

Verizon FiveSpot CDMA / GSM mobile WiFi hotspot leaks out originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Digital photo frames are great gift ideas for digital photographers, giving them a chance to show off several of their photos with a rotating loop of images on the LCD screen.

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Slowly but surely, the future is creeping up on us. In-flight WiFi is getting there, and in-car WiFi is following suit. Autonet Mobile already sunk its teeth in at General Motors, and now it's doing likewise over at Subaru. The automaker that insists it's all about love is about to give prospective buyers of the 2011 Outback an option to install a router within their ride for a one time fee of $534 (including activation). Of course, it's on you to pay that $29 / month premium that keeps the signals flowing, and yes, you're still better off buying a MiFi and just bringing it along. But hey, there's nothing like factory integration, right? Well, aside from seagulls checking their Twitter accounts while you explore Acadia National Park... freeloaders .

2011 Subaru Outback gains in-car WiFi option, strange Maine birds not included originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It's not just the iPhone 4, 3GS and 3G that have seen an iOS update ; both flavors of the iPad have also been treated to a new version of their software, too.

www.topix.net | 7/16/10 5:38 PM

FROM APPLETELL - iOS 4.0.1 for iPhone and 3.2.1 for iPad address signal strength display and WiFi connection difficulties, respectively.
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We usually travel with our laptop, netbook, Blackberry and iPod Touch, so when it comes to in-room Internet, we're all set with free WiFi .

www.topix.net | 7/15/10 7:46 PM

Devices like the Ozmo2000 will turn everything with a Wi-Fi radio into a direct channel for wireless communication.

The recently-announcedOzmo2000 chip is the first device that purports to support the not-yet finalized WiFi Direct standard. WiFi Direct promises to end the dependence of WiFi devices on nearby base stations: instead, they'll communicate directly with each other, advertising their presence, setting up ad-hoc networks and even hooking up with old school WiFi enabled devices.

www.technologyreview.com | 7/15/10 5:00 AM

Yeah, seriously. While Aircell's Gogo in-flight WiFi service has been blocking VoIP calling services (Skype being the most obvious example) from day one, it's apparently not throwing the same brick wall in the face of Apple's new standard. Our good pals over at TUAW managed to record a (relatively) solid two minute FaceTime conversation with an iPhone 4 owner, and only after you realize that said owner is a few thousand feet above the Earth's surface does this all become a lot more interesting. We know for a fact that certain iPhone 4 owners have had difficulty with FaceTime conversations when using highly firewalled access points (like those found in hotels and corporate offices), but it seems as if seat 16A is cleared for transmission. For now, anyway. Head on past the break to peek the FaceTime ad that Apple forgot to make.

Continue reading FaceTime video call works beautifully on airplane's in-flight WiFi (video)

FaceTime video call works beautifully on airplane's in-flight WiFi (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The implementer of a Ghana-based project that aims to deploy wireless network connections to provide fast internet access is seeking financing to the tune of $2.5m. The funding would commence the first phase of the project. allafrica.com | 7/13/10 4:29 PM

Google's unintentional WiFi data collection may have tapped information from some members of Congress - but if those lawmakers had unsecured networks at home, doesn't that suggest they're a bigger part of the problem? Biography Biography Biography Andrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet.

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Google's unintentional WiFi data collection may have tapped information from some members of Congress - but if those lawmakers had unsecured networks at home, doesn't that suggest they're a bigger part of the problem? Biography Biography Biography Andrew J. Nusca is an associate editor for ZDNet and SmartPlanet.

www.topix.net | 7/13/10 2:11 AM

A yet-unseen malware variant dubbed "Typhoid adware" could allow cyberattackers to prey on portable computer users tethered to unsecured WiFi connections at Internet cafes and other public places. This potential threat is lurking wherever consumers gather to use free Internet access points. www.technewsworld.com | 7/12/10 2:00 PM

COLLECTOR OF DATA Google has revved up its fleet of Street View cars again, this time without the ability to steal WiFi data.

www.topix.net | 7/12/10 10:57 AM

It's been a while since we had some new news on the iRiver Story . The device has undergone some changes since then.

www.topix.net | 7/12/10 2:13 AM

Hey hotels who haven't yet provided guests with free WiFi: this hotel in Vietnam has cars that are better than you.

www.topix.net | 7/10/10 4:32 AM

In late 2010 The WiFi Alliance will release the specification for P2P WiFi known as WiFi Direct.

www.topix.net | 7/9/10 6:20 PM

Google's Street View cameras may have broken the law by gathering personal information while photographing houses and people as they trawled the streets of Australia, an inquiry found today.

www.topix.net | 7/9/10 10:28 AM

Outside of a perhaps too strong resemblance to the Kindle, there was nothing much to fault the iriver Story when we played with it back in January. Its biggest downfall, however, was a lack of wireless connectivity, and iriver is going to rectify that with the new iriver WiFi Story. Apart from this obvious enhancement, nothing's really new with this reader, which was already pretty feature-flush on the software side, including decent format support for books and even Microsoft Office files. Unfortunately, while the current iriver Story goes for £149 at WHSmith in the UK (which is doing the e-book store end of things as well), the new WiFi model will apparently retail for around £250 -- exactly double the cost of a Kindle in the UK right now, with the sort of WiFi premium that only Microsoft could love . So while consumers are getting a kick out of this Amazon / B&N price war in the e-reader space, it looks like it's indeed going to be tough for other manufacturers to keep up. Right, Sony ?

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For most of this week I've been at the beach in a hotel with an extremely uncomfortable bed and some of the slowest and most frustrating wifi I've experienced recently. Oh, and there's a 14- and a 15-year-old girl here... www.pajiba.com | 7/9/10 12:00 AM

Cowon has updated their V5 PMP with a new injection of WiFi, creating the Cowon V5W.

www.topix.net | 7/8/10 11:05 PM

US airlines are still struggling to keep pace with their Asian contemporaries , and while we won't be satisfied until each and every plane that soars over this great land has an integrated router, there's no question that carriers seem to be racing to equip their fleets with in-flight WiFi . According to recent analyst reports, fewer than 10 percent of fliers are using the service, but on the other hand, one in ten fliers are . There's obviously two ways of looking at this -- in-flight WiFi is still a fledgling technology, and it's only available on around a third of domestic flights. From that perspective, a 10 percent overall usage rate looks pretty impressive. But there's no question that cost is a concern here, as is time; many fliers are using their moments in the air to actually disconnect for a change, and few corporations actually have policies in place to reimburse employees for WiFi charges accumulated in the air. Furthermore, fliers can't even use their laptops for the first and last half-hour of flights, so unless you're flying coast-to-coast, you may assume that only having an hour or so to surf just isn't worth the hassle.

We pinged Aircell (the makers of Gogo , which is by far the dominant in-flight WiFi provider in America) for comment on the linked report, and while they wouldn't comment specifically, they did confirm that they have been "thrilled" with repeat usage rates. The company's own research has found that "61 percent of Gogo customers have used it again within 3 months," which is a pretty fantastic attach rate. Now, if only it could get more people to try the service once, it may just be on its way to taking over the world. Or something. Full comment is after the break.

Continue reading 1 in 10 fliers using in-flight WiFi, Aircell 'thrilled' with repeat usage rate

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The in-flight fun will feature eXConnect broadband service and eXPhone GSM phone service but here's where it gets really exciting: as part of the service, you'll get the Cathay Pacific-branded free-of-charge entertainment portal, which is accessible through all passenger devices and seatback screens.

www.topix.net | 7/8/10 7:09 PM

Apple are preparing an iPod touch refresh with a 5-megapixel camera, front-facing webcam for WiFi FaceTime video calls, and the same accelerometer and gyroscope updates as in the iPhone 4 , claims UK retailer John Lewis.

www.topix.net | 7/8/10 2:02 PM

Mmm... we like where this is headed . While legacy airlines in America are struggling to outfit their fleets with in-flight WiFi alone, Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways is showing 'em how it's done. The airline has just inked a memorandum of understanding with Panasonic Avionics for the "provision of full broadband connectivity on all Cathay Pacific and Dragonair passenger aircraft." Yeah, you read that correctly -- by early 2012, Cathay will make 50Mbps internet service, in-flight GSM cellphone service (voice, SMS and data) as well as live and pay-per-view television available to every last passenger. The finer details are still being hammered out, and we aren't told whether every single bird in its fleet will be online from Day 1, but we're still as giddy as ever for this to become a reality. Here's hoping this pushes those other airlines into getting with the program, and at the very least, it ought to give you plenty of reason to take that Asian vacation you've been putting off.

Continue reading Cathay Pacific bringing 50Mbps WiFi, live TV and in-flight calling to fleet

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A NEW wireless internet service has been launched at Upton Library. The free WiFi service means laptop owners will be able to access the internet whenever they visit the library.

www.topix.net | 7/7/10 9:40 AM

Cisco has announced an Android-based 7 inch business tablet with front and rear cameras, 32GB storage and both 3G and WiFi Cisco is joining the tablet party, albeit with a device aimed specifically at business customers.

www.topix.net | 7/5/10 5:58 AM

Posted in Hardware , Games , Xbox 360 by Jason Andrews on July 5th, 2010 at 2:02 The brand-new 'Xbox 360 S' console with built in wifi and a 250GB HDD, managed to sell 15,000 units during its first week of being on sale in Japan.

www.topix.net | 7/5/10 2:51 AM

WiFi is everywhere. Whether you travel for business or simply need Internet access while out and about, your options are plentiful.

www.topix.net | 7/3/10 3:29 PM

Section: Computers, Networking, Wireless, Gadgets / Other, Lifestyle

Today, Starbucks across the US and Canada are opening their WiFi up for all with the simplicity of two clicks.  Previously the company required participation in their loyalty program or a purchase every two hours to gain WiFi access.  The move comes one of the ways Starbucks is hoping to add to their store experience.

The WiFi access is both free and unlimited.  The company has previously stated applications like Skype and even Apple’s own FaceTime will not be restricted.  The store could become a road warriors favorite climb as they connect back with the office or family while picking up some hot java.

Thanks to Starbucks junkie Dave Zatz, here’s a picture of the log in screen:

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Mmm... nothing like the smell of a warm caramel macchiato in the morning being masked by the smell of fresh greenbacks being burned, right? All jesting aside, we're pretty stoked about the world's most recognized coffee joint turning off the paywall surrounding its in-house WiFi hotspots, and in case you missed the original announcement , we're here to remind you that the free-for-all begins today. As of this very moment, the next US / Canadian corporately-ran Starbucks that you enter should be offering free one-click WiFi, meaning that no password is required and no time limits will be set. Of course, this also means that you'll never see an open chair in any Starbucks ever again, but hey -- that's why sidewalks were created, right?

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As promised earlier this month, giant coffee chain Starbucks will be offering free Wi-Fi in its U.S. and Canadian operated stores as a way to bring in customers bearing notebooks, netbooks, mobile devices, smartphones, and WiFi-enabled gaming units.

www.topix.net | 7/1/10 5:03 AM

Cisco has announced plans for the Cisco Cius, an Android based tablet. However, it seems to be mainly targeted at business users. It will be packed with features like one-click video conferencing and will be able connect to the Internet via WiFi or a 3G cellular network. osnews.com | 6/30/10 5:17 PM

The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has been out for just over three weeks and there is now an HTC software update to fix a few issues.

www.topix.net | 6/29/10 1:47 AM

The braniacs over at DeviceKnit Blog have come up with a pretty clever work around for using FaceTime on the road when you’re away from WiFi. The catch? You need to create your OWN WiFi using your iPhone 4, a laptop, and your $15 a month tethering plan. You have all those things, right? Then [...] macenstein.com | 6/28/10 1:05 PM

Toshiba and Singapore-based Trek 2000 International have teamed up to develop an SD memory card with WiFi functionality enabling SD-enabled digital cameras to upload their images wirelessly.

www.topix.net | 6/27/10 3:34 PM

If you're one of the many who still don't secure their wireless networks, let this act as a cautionary tale of why you should.

www.topix.net | 6/26/10 11:48 AM

Digital cameras seem to come out with new features every few months. They boast things like better image quality, more powerful zooms, or more megapixels.

www.topix.net | 6/26/10 2:07 AM

The new iPhone 4 might be making waves but Steve Jobs hasn't given himself a day off to celebrate.

www.topix.net | 6/25/10 2:49 PM

Wireless operators and 3G vendors are moving closer together in an attempt to help the problems faced by wireless data operators.

www.topix.net | 6/25/10 10:44 AM

The EVO 4G has a lot of weight in the smartphone arena thanks to WiMAX and that 4.3-inch screen, but though its Broadcom BCM4329 silicon also technically supports 802.11n WiFi over 2.4GHz, the protocol was disabled for some reason. Thankfully it's just a matter of ten characters to enable greater throughput, as the fine folks at xda-developers recently discovered. Better yet, you don't even have to edit those characters yourself -- if your EVO's nice and rooted and the word "brick" doesn't inspire fear, you'll find instructions and flash-ready ZIP files at our source link.

EVO 4G gets 802.11n WiFi by changing two lines of code originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading Ozmo's WiFi PAN available Q4, is this the end of Bluetooth's reign of terror?

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Toshiba are looking to bring the wireless camera storage fight to Eye-Fi 's door, with the announcement that they're setting up the "Standard Promotion Forum for Memory Cards Embedding Wireless LAN". A A collaboration with Trek 2000, the SPFMCEWL group would promote a standardized WiFi-enabled SDHC card that would communicate with the camera with ...

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