Tag: WiFi
HP DataPass Brings Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband to HP Notebooks (Video)
On select HP notebooks with embedded 3G cards for mobile broadband access, including those with Qualcomm’s Gobi cards for GSM/HSPA/CDMA/EV-DO network access, HP will be pre-installing a connection manager that gives users access to HP DataPass, a pre-paid mobile broadband service for on the go connectivity. Rather than have enterprise and consumer customers sign up [...]
Eye-Fi: 5 Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Eye Fi SD Cards
Eye Fi cards are SD cards that fit into your camera just like all other SD cards, but Eye Fi cards have a built in WiFi connection which allows them to upload your pictures and video to your computer or to social networking sites like FaceBook or YouTube. For the most part, the Eye Fi [...]
Do You Need a 3G or 4G Tablet? Or is WiFi Enough?
Over at JKOnTheRun Kevin Tofel raises a good question about the connectivity of upcoming tablets, many of which are launching with 3G or 4G versions before a WiFi only version is released. Tofel asks readers if the 3G connectivity is a must have and unsurprisingly the early results are staggeringly on the side of WiFi over 3G. Why would users want [...]
32% of Browsers Borrow WiFi Connections Despite Dangers
A new report from the WiFi Alliance found that nearly a third, 32%, of Internet users will borrow their neighbor’s WiFi connection, or hop onto an unprotected WiFi hotspot to get online. The number is nearly double what it was back in 2008 and troubling form a security aspect given the ease for cybercriminals to [...]
How To Setup a Wireless Router (video)
Whether you’re a student heading to an off campus apartment or a homeowner looking for an easier way to get connected a wireless router is an easy and cheap way to use the Internet anywhere in your house. RocketBoom just launched RocketBoomTech, a new YouTube channel dedicated to technology and shows us in the video [...]
Droid X Rooted, Spotty WiFi Ensues
A member of AllDroid forums posted that he has successfully rooted the Droid X. Though the bootloader issue may be starting to clear up, a new problem has recently surfaced. Some Droid X users are currently experiencing spotty WiFi connections. Droid X Bootloader Soon after the Motorola Droid X’s release, users reported that the phone was bricked [...]
Great American Road Trip 2.0: Recharge and Relax
After a long day of travel, especially connected working on the go travel, it’s important to recharge your gadgets and recharge yourself as well. We’ve just checked into our, booked at $45 3-star Priceline hotel, and need to recharge the gadgets we’ve been playing with and working on. While the hotel we are in has [...]
Power Outlets Coming to Coach on More Flights
PCMag.com reports that soon more flights will offer power connections in the coach section of several airlines including Continental and American Airlines. The addition of power outlets is a move by the airlines to meet the demands of travelers who are increasingly taking notebooks, netbooks and other entertainment devices with them on flights. One hope [...]
Test FaceTime by Calling Apple at 1-888-FACETIME
FaceTime, a feature found on Apple’s famed iPhone 4, allows video calls to be placed by two iPhone 4 users over WiFi. But, how do you test it if you were lucky enough to get ahold of the iPhone 4 and your friends did not? Worry no more, as you can test it with an [...]
Hole Discovered in AT&T Security, 3G iPad Owners’ Email Addresses Harvested
A group known as Goatse Security reportedly discovered a hole in AT&T’s privacy measures, allowing them access to the email addresses of at least 114,000 iPad 3G users. They group informed AT&T, but that was after they shared a PHP script with third parties that would gain them access to the same sensitive material. The [...]
