wifi
Update: BT "ToGO" service launched in UK
bt | mobile broadband | uk retail | wifiFollowing on from Dusan's post, BT have released more details on their plan to give their broadband customers smartphones, so that they can capture more of the UK mobile market. The new "BT ToGO" handsets will work on home/public WiFi, and utilise mobile networks when WiFi isn't available. The two devices were named as the S620 [...]
Cablevision looking to build wireless broadband network - WiFi access to cable customers
announcements | cablevision | services | wifi | wireless network | wireless providerWireless broadband solutions like HSPA, WiMAX and LTE have been argued to be ringing the death knell for WiFi, but that isn't stopping cable TV provider, Cablevision, from building out their own wireless broadband solution based on WiFi. The high-speed wireless network from Cablevision will be built on existing infrastructure and will use WiFi rather than [...]
RIM BlackBerry 9000 official specifications
9xxx | blackberry | blackberry 9000 | devices | gps | hspda | research in motion | rim | rim blackberry | specs | wifiBoy Genius has come through again with yet another internal document detailing a future device's features. The latest leaked document comes from RIM and basically puts the "official" in official device specifications. The BlackBerry 9000, with that 3G HSDPA data connection, will apparently hit the market with a revamped web browser capable of Javascript, CSS 2.1, [...]
AT&T deploying its AT&T WiFi HotSpot service at Starbucks locations - iPhone WiFi portal
announcements | at&t | att | att hotspot | cingular/at&t | iphone | services | starbucks | tmobile | wifiI caught a glimpse of the AT&T WiFi HotSpot service at the Starbucks down the street from me the other day. And, it seems that AT&T is now officially gearing up to deploy its AT&T HotSpot service across the nation. starting on May 1, AT&T high-speed internet and WiFi HotSpot customers get free WiFi access [...]
Orange's Read&Go newspaper reader
accessories | orange | random | wifiOrange France has announced a new e-book reader - cunningly titled the Read&Go. Whilst devices such as Amazon's Kindle are more book-focused, this little chap is pretty much just for newspapers - Le Monde, Le Parisien, Les Echos, L'Equipe and Télérama for example. Apparently these get hourly updates, via a mixture of 3G and wifi [...]
AT&T offers BlackBerry Pearl 8110 without WiFi
announcements | at&t | att | blackberry | blackberry 8110 pearl | blackberry pearl | cingular/at&t | devices | gps | rim | wifiIf WiFi on your BlackBerry Pearl isn't as important to you as GPS navigation, you'll be happy to hear that AT&T is now offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8110 as a WiFi-less counterpart to the BlackBerry 8120. Available in Titanium and Red, AT&T has swapped the WiFi radio in the BlackBerry Pear 8110 for GPS functionality [...]
HTC bringing HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to Sprint with VGA touchscreens and WiFi
devices | diamond | htc | htc diamond | htc raphael | raphael | rumors | sprint | touchscreen | vga | wifiCoinciding with HTC's new marketing push in the US, it looks like HTC is set to take the US CDMA market by storm with a couple gorgeous touchscreen handsets destined for Sprint. Newly discovered documents detail plans for HTC to bring the HTC Diamond and HTC Raphael to the No. 3 US carrier Sprint's network [...]
AT&T rolls out iPhone specific AT&T HotSpot WiFi login at Starbucks
announcements | at&t | att | att hotspot | cingular/at&t | iphone | services | starbucks | tmobile | wifiSo, I'm sitting here at a Starbucks in beautiful Santa Monica, CA., spending another gorgeous day indoors. Rather than dwelling on all the fresh air I'm passing up, I decided to fire up my iPhone's Safari browser and stream some music from the web through SeeqPod. Lo and behold, the usual T-Mobile HotSpot offering is [...]
T-Mobile goes live with BlackBerry Pearl 8120
8120 pearl | @home | announcements | blackberry | blackberry pearl | devices | hotspot @home | pearl | rim | t mo | t mobile | t-mobile | tmo | tmobile | uma | wifiJust as expected, T-Mobile has made the BlackBerry 8120 Pearl officially official on their network. With WiFi in tow, the BlackBerry 8120 Pear takes consumer-oriented BlackBerry-ing to a new level on T-Mobile. Other carriers have been offering the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 for a tick, and now T-Mobile subscribers can join in on the fun. Of course, [...]
BlackBerry 9000 spotted in the wild - WiFi and HSDPA in enterprise
9xxx | blackberry | blackberry 9000 | devices | gps | hspda | research in motion | rim | rim blackberry | wifiThe RIM BlackBerry 9000 was supposed to take the Canadian company's push-emailing handset lineup to a whole new level. In the face of increased enterprise pressure from other handsets, like the iPhone, RIM has been a company to watch with their BlackBerry 9000. So, it was a bit of a surprise when I first laid eyes [...]

