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Google fined $189,000 in Germany over Street View Wi-Fi data

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:58:00 GMT

Gowex rolls out free 1Mbit Wi-Fi across New York City

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:15:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1362500137_gowexthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Gowex has turned on its Wi-Fi network covering New York City, providing free Internet access to residents and tourists. Covering the areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, the 1,953-hotspot network is available to anyone wanting to use ...]]>

FCC pushes for 35 percent increase in Wi-Fi spectrum

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:53:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://cdn4.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1337117568_R6300_3-4Lft_LowResthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Federal Communications Commission is currently pushing to allocate additional spectrum for Wi-Fi devices, in an attempt to decrease hotspot congestion and improve performance. The proposal also aims to help accelerate the growth of the latest Wi-Fi technology that is capable of achieving wireless speeds in excess of one gig...]]>

Car-to-car communication put at risk by FCC Wi-Fi proposal

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:14:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1111/googlexcarin.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Wi-Fi spectrum. Bands reserved since 1999 for car-...]]>

FCC proposes free national Wi-Fi network for public use

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:24:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1346118774_genachowski-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Federal Communications Commission has proposed the creation of "super Wi-Fi" networks across the US. The networks, in theory would be powerful enough to allow people to access the Internet through them without needing separate coverage via a carrier, has seen a number of...]]>

Withings rolls out baby and toddler Wi-Fi scale

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:50:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1358452284_withings-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Withings has announced the availability of its Internet-enabled baby and toddler scale, the Withings Smart Kid Scale&...]]>

Qualcomm Atheros StreamBoost network technology revealed

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:23:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/1202/qa_ac_gallery.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Qualcomm Atheros has revealed its new intelligent bandwidth management technology for Wi-Fi routers and gateways. StreamBoost will allocate data to various Internet-connected devices on a network, automatically managing and shaping network traffic and giving specific applicat...]]>

Pioneer Wi-Fi speaker firmware update adds Pandora, vTuner

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:22:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352162395_pandora-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Pioneer Electronics has deployed a free firmware update that adds the Pandora Internet radio and vTuner Internet radio services as available features on its line of Cisco has acquired cloud startup Meraki for a reported $1.2 billion. The deal, entirely in cash, sees ...]]>

WiFox boosts Wi-Fi network throughput by 700 percent

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:42:00 GMT

<img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/article_images/article_thumbnail/1352994721_DAP1360Leftthumb.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />NC State University, software called WiFox is able to monitor data traffic and set priority for various users, balancing traffic flow between multiple ...]]>