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Overall I thought the Super Bowl ads were pretty weak this year. What was up with all those multiple men in underwear commercials – kind of ruined my appetite, even with my impressive snack spread. But one commercial really caught my eye – the ...

AT&T reported on a notable shift in how its customers access the Internet--evidence of the impact mobile devices and wireless networks are changing the habits of telecoms customers.  The carrier reported that its customers made a record 85.5 million Internet connections via its Wi-Fi network--the nation's ...

All of the wireless discussion surrounding the cable industry tends to focus on WiMAX initiatives by cable companies through their Clearwire connection. Cox also gets a look thanks to their own wireless efforts, including some recent noise on LTE and 4G. But ...

Available Jan. 10 exclusively from Sprint, Overdrive is the nation's first 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot, allowing multiple Wi-Fi-enabled devices to share a connection to Sprint's 4G network OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Sprint (NYSE:S) announced today the upcoming availability of Overdrive(TM) 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot by Sierra Wireless. Overdrive allows you to connect up to five Wi-Fi-enabled devices simultaneously--including ...

Be it via laptop, notebook, netbook, PDA, smartphone or other hand-held device, Verizon--along with its competitors-- wants you to connect to the Internet via their (or their partner's in some Wi-Fi cases) network infrastructure. Yesterday the company announced that in addition to accessing the Internet ...

Owners of seven new Chevrolet models can drive into dealerships and have their vehicles converted to car Wi-Fi hotspots, thanks to a partnership between the auto manufacturer and Autonet Mobile. Truth be told, it's really SUV/truck hotspots, but ...

Verizon announced it will provide free nationwide Wi-Fi service to its small business customers. This tactic has become quite common for consumer broadband, with Verizon, AT&T, and Cablevision among others offering it to consumer broadband customers. By extending this ...

Consolidated Communications is the latest IPTV provider to try Wi-Fi for in-home distribution of IPTV signals. Consolidated joins Pioneer Telephone of Oklahoma as the two major U.S. IPTV providers to try Wi-Fi for IPTV. ...

Further evidence of Wi-Fi’s pervasive nature, new research from In-Stat reveals that Wi-Fi products "continue to proliferate across nearly all categories, including computing, networking, consumer electronics and mobile devices." Released Sept. 1, more than 1,000 new Wi-Fi products were introduced in 2008, and that number is likely to be exceeded in ...

The number of its clients connecting to a randomly selected set of its "cloud" networked wireless access points increased 41%, from 149,687 in 2008 to 211,190 this year, according to Meraki's latest Wireless Census. Caveat Emptor: The survey is a one-day snapshot that was taken on ...