Jobs hints at iPhone Wi-Fi and 3G (Infomatics)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Future versions of the iPhone could come with Wi-Fi and 3G connections as standard, according to Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. Jobs has admitted that the iPhone’s Edge technology is not ideal for web connections.

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Minneapolis Wi-Fi system hits parts of downtown (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

On Peavey Plaza, between 11th and 12th streets on Nicollet Mall, a band is playing to the lunchtime crowd. But there’s another show going on, too, unfolding on a laptop computer, where video is playing over the city’s new Wi-Fi network. After a year of discussion and planning, the Minneapolis network, which provides wireless Internet connectivity at broadband speeds, is a reality in some parts of …

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NETGEAR(R) RangeMax(TM) NEXT Wireless-N Routers Receive Wi-Fi Alliance(R) 802.11n draft 2.0 Certification (SYS-CON Media)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

NETGEAR(R), Inc. , a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that its RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router - Gigabit Edition (WNR854T) and RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router (WNR834B) have achieved Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) status for 802.11n draft 2.0 products from the Wi-Fi Alliance. NETGEAR’s RangeMax NEXT routers have been certified for adhering to …

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NETGEAR(R) RangeMax(TM) NEXT Wireless-N Routers Receive Wi-Fi Alliance(R) 802.11n draft 2.0 Certification (Broadcast Newsroom)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NETGEAR(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that its RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router - Gigabit Edition (WNR854T) and RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router (WNR834B) have achieved Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) status for 802.11n draft 2.0 products from the Wi-Fi Alliance.

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The First Wi-Fi Certified 11n Product is… (Wi-Fi Planet)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

D-Link claims bragging rights as first to get Wi-Fi Alliance certification for its 802.11n products. (Netgear is certified as well.)

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Railways to set up wi-fi facility in 500 stations (Hindustan Times)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Train passengers carrying laptops will soon be able to access the internet at prominent stations as the Railways has plans to introduce the Wi-Fi facility at 500 stations, starting with cybercity Bangalore.

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Philly’s becoming a wi-fi hot spot (Philadelphia Daily News)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Early reviewers of the Apple/AT&T iPhone have been unanimous on one point: iPhone works a lot faster and better when tapping the Internet through a wi-fi radio network than it does through AT&T’s cell-phone network.

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D-Link First to Pass Wi-Fi Alliance(R) Breakthrough Certification Program For Xtreme N(TM) Family (Broadcast Newsroom)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ — D-Link(R), the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, has received draft 802.11n certifications granted by the Wi-Fi Alliance(R), which officially recognized the D-Link Xtreme N(TM) Router and Notebook Adapter as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) 802.11n draft 2.0.

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D-Link Certifies Wi-Fi Products (socalTech.com)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Fountain Valley-based D-Link announced Friday that it has certified its D-Link Xtreme N Router and Notebook Adapters as Wi-Fi certified, through the Wi-Fi Alliance. Both products have been certified to the 802.11n draft 2…. (more)

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Fon VoIP network being disrupted by protest over Wi-Fi adverts (The Register)

Wi-Fi Watcher wrote this mid-morning:

Users submerging routers to neutralise flaw Why are people “moving” their FON routers into the lake? It’s because of a clever idea - or so it seemed: let people “earn” 15 minutes of free Internet time on the FON Wi-Fi network by watching adverts.…

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