Category: Wi-Fi
American fined for poaching wi-fi; could face 5 years' jail time
In Sparta, Michigan, it's a felony to use someone's wireless network without their knowledge, no matter how temptingly wide open it might be. So discovered Sam Peterson II, who used to piggyback on the network at the Re-Union Street…
Morphy Richards unveils Internet Radio
Morphy Richards has another new radio on the market, this time unveiling its Internet Radio.
Digital Wi-Fi Detector – pocket-sized connection sniffer
Work on the go? Or fancy using that Wi-Fi functionality on your smartphone? You should take a look at the Digital Wi-Fi Detector.
Tech Digest readers have spoken about Wi-Fi dangers
Manage to free up some of your time last night to catch the BBC’s Panorama special concerning Wi-Fi dangers to your health? No? Too busy watching Coronation Street on ITV? This is your health we’re talking about, readers! Although that Ken, ruining Deidre’s life, makes for interesting viewing…
Panorama Wi-Fi scare: BT and others speak out
More on the Wi-Fi / radiation story, in advance of the BBC's Panorama show to be screened later this evening. As one of the companies putting Wi-Fi into the homes of millions of Brits, you'd expect BT to have views. And so they do.
Panorama Wi-Fi scare: Academic experts dismiss fears
The debate on whether Wi-Fi is bad for your kids’ health is still thrumming in advance of tonight’s episode of Panorama investigating the issue. I’ve had my say on how worrying it is for consumers, and we’ve heard from Exradia’s Jim Lawler, who thinks the industry should be leading the way in addressing Wi-Fi fears.
Panorama Wi-Fi scare: "The industry should be taking the lead"
Tonight’s Panorama is sure to have much of the consumer tech industry glued to their TVs, to evaluate the BBC’s evidence about the potential health risks of Wi-Fi networks. My column earlier on today looked at the issue from a concerned new parent’s point of view, but I’ve also been finding out what industry figures think.
fring launches mobile VoIP client for The Cloud users
From today, mobile users who can access The Cloud’s Wi-Fi hotspots will be able to make free mobile VoIP calls to a variety of messenger networks and fring users, thanks to a customised version of the fring mobile VoIP client.
This joint service, announced today by fring and The Cloud, lets users call and chat for free to users of fring, Skype, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, and SIP contacts, via The Cloud’s Wi-Fi network, as well as other Wi-Fi, 3G, and GPRS networks.
Is Wi-Fi safe? Why Panorama's health risks report will worry parents
Stuart Dredge writes…
As I write this, I’m upstairs at home, connected to the internet via my home Wi-Fi network. The router sits downstairs next to the TV, and right now my three-week-old son is sleeping just a few feet away from it. Rather than providing for his future welfare, is my work actually frying his brains with Wi-Fi radiation?
