Wi-Fi Blog

May 31, 2006

Library offers Wi-Fi (Community Press & Recorder)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Mariemont resident John Graham, manager of the Government and Business Department at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Main Library, demonstrates Wi-Fi. The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County has gone wireless with the Cincinnati Bell Hot Spot Partner Program.

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China battles rejection of Wi-Fi encryption algorithm (CNET)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

American technology unfairly favored over Chinese standard for fixing Wi-Fi security loopholes, China’s news agency says.

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Wi-Fi Bunny Opera (Gizmodo)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Remember those crazy Nabaztag Wi-Fi Bunnies that took the world by storm earlier this year? Some crazy folks have put together the Nabaz’mob opera as part of the Web Flash Festival in Paris. Yes, it…

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Skyhook Wireless Wi-Fi Database Now Includes Coverage In Top 100 U.S. Cities, Totaling More Than 8 Million Access Points (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

BOSTON—-May 31, 2006–Skyhook Wireless, provider of the industry’s first Wi-Fi based positioning system, today announced it has rolled-out its Wi-Fi Positioning System in the top 100 largest metropolitan cities on the United States.

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Winter Springs OKs installing Wi-Fi system (Orlando Sentinel)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Wireless Internet access is coming to Winter Springs — all of Winter Springs. Commissioners voted unanimously last week to authorize the city manager to find a consultant to help set up Wi-Fi. “In the future, Wi-Fi will be considered a basic utility like electricity or water,” Commissioner Michael Blake said. “The system we’re going to build will be a tremendous resource for Winter Springs

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Seamless Wi-Fi to Develop Priority Digital Rights Management Solution (SYS-CON Media)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Seamless Wi-Fi, Inc. (OTCBB: SLWF) announcedtoday that it has contracted with Phenom(TM) development partner OrionsWaveto create a proprietary Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution to becalled Seamless DRM to control access to digital data such as software,music and movies. The development schedule predicates completion by the endof the 2006 calendar year.

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Globequest expands Wi-Fi reach (Sun Star)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

GlobeQUEST, the corporate business group of Innove Communications, has embarked on an aggressive rollout of Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) service in key areas nationwide even as it has established four domestic and international roaming partnerships that would allow seamless Internet connectivity to business travelers in the country and abroad.

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Earthlink to build Wi-Fi network in New Orleans (Geek.com)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Earthlink managed to land another municipal Wi-Fi contract; this time the city of New Orleans passed an ordinance allowing the company to move forward with a plan to build a Wi-Fi broadband network in the city. The service will be available to residents, businesses, and visitors.

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Next-gen wi-fi to serve up IPTV? (Addict 3D)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Next-generation wi-fi could soon be used to deliver IPTV throughout the home. Airgo Networks, which makes wi-fi chips, announced on Tuesday that Caton Overseas and STMicroelectronics will use its latest generation of wireless technology to distribute video over wi-fi links throughout the home.

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