River Thames bank converted into a massive Wi-Fi spot (EARTHtimes.org)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

The River Thames in London now offers an added attraction of allowing people strolling on its banks to use as wireless device in the process as it has been converted into a massive Wi-Fi hotspot.

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Wi-Fi @ ONT? (Daily Bulletin)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

ONTARIO - Why not. T-Mobile HotSpot has installed Wi-Fi service at the Ontario and Los Angeles International airports. T-Mobile is promising “curb to nose” wireless service - from the ticket counters, to restaurants, to boarding gates and baggage claim.

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Intel Research goes for long distance Wi-Fi (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Intel plans to test this summer an antenna capable of transmitting Wi-Fi signals dozens of miles, making it possible to bring Internet-based communications to villages in remote areas of the world.

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Free Wi-Fi Connections Offer Convenience and Risk (KATV Little Rock)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Little Rock - The next time you’re in a coffee shop or airport, you might be tempted to use the free Wi-Fi connection with your computer. But beware–hackers could be waiting for you to connect.

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Toomsuba Welcome Center Gets Wi-Fi (WTOK-TV Meridian)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Welcome centers in DeSoto, Hancock and Lauderdale counties now offer wireless Internet for tourists and other motorists. Plans are to install Wi-Fi Internet access soon at nine other welcome centers around the state.

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AirTight(R) Hosts a Wi-Fi Webcast on Hacking Techniques and Defenses (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Who: AirTight Networks®, the leading provider of wireless intrusion prevention solutions, hosts a free Web-based hacking seminar “Radio Chaos! Wi-Fi Under Siege”

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Intel Research Goes For Long Distance Wi-Fi (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

The idea is to develop a low-cost antenna that can transmit and receive Wi-Fi signals over distances as far as 100 kilometers, or about 62 miles.

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Wi-Fi @ ONT? (Daily Bulletin)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

ONTARIO - Why not. T-Mobile HotSpot has installed Wi-Fi service at the Ontario and Los Angeles International airports. T-Mobile is promising “curb to nose” wireless service - from the ticket counters, to restaurants, to boarding gates and baggage claim.

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Thames becomes giant Wi-Fi hot spot (USA Today)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

The River Thames in London has been turned into a giant Wi-Fi hot spot that can be used by anyone with a wireless device on the river or along its banks. The wireless broadband Internet access stretches for 22 kilometers and will be extended further over the next two months.

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Japan to ban Wi-Fi gaming on planes (Addict 3D)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Wired’s Game|Life passes along word from the Yomiuri Shimbun that “Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport plans to ban local wireless gaming from flights,” because the Wi-Fi signal could allegedly interfere with airplane instruments.

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