Are you fed up with looking for the best WiFi hotspots near you or having to go all the way to the city or a library to check your mail? Well then get yourself a good internet connection. And possible a wireless router to go with that. There is someone out there who has been thinking about a way to ease your pain regarding your lack of WiFi. This someone is a company called Meraki. And shortly the solar powered WiFi units will be available for everybody! Starting with the 4th of December to be precise!

Now, what this Solar WiFi unit does is to basically find the best WiFi signal near you, no matter where you are. This way you’ll always have a fast internet connection. Possibly a free connection too.

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Did you get used to going online while flying or not really? More and more airline companies are trying to offer the service to customer but none of them has gone full fleet WiFi yet.

Virgin America is the first one to have all its planes upgraded to be WiFi ready. It’s Gogo in-flight Internet service will go beta on November 22nd. Yes, it’s the same day YouTube will offer live streaming.

Besides Internet browsing you will get cash-less ordering of food and beverages, big behind-the-seat TV screens, USB/Ethernet and power ports and over 3000 MP3 at every seat. What do you think? Will you fly Virgin? Will it cost a lot more to fly Virgin than usual? The company will finish all beta tests before Spring 2009 so you have plenty of time to test it and report on its performance.

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After AT&T launched its free WiFi access for iPhone users in over 17,000 hotspots across the USA, it looks like the carrier is going to extend that offer to BlackBerry users too. The Bold will get it first followed by other Berries later this year. We’re glad to see other devices will get that free WiFi too, but will AT&T limit it to Apple and RIM customers? Probably it will. After all that might be the reason for other to switch to AT&T and pick up one of these smartphones. Imagine living next to a Starbucks location. That’s like having free internet access from AT&T for life!

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AT&T has done a poor job earlier this summer when the carrier turned on and off the free WiFi support for its iPhone customers. Should we believe them now? Is it real?

AT&T has sent SMS messages to iPhone owners to announce them that they will have free WiFi access in more than 17,000 hotspots. Here’s what AT&T said:

AT&T knows Wi-Fi is hot, and FREE Wi-Fi is even hotter. Which is why FREE AT&T Wi-Fi access is now available for Apple iPhone at thousands of hotspots nationwide, including Starbucks. Users can relax and access music, email and web browsing services with their favorite blend in hand from the comfort of their nearest location.

Starbucks locations, Barnes and Nobles, 50+ supermarkets, 12 airports, 31 hotels, 23 universities, 18 convention centers and 5 sport complexes are the free AT&T WiFi places your iPhone is going to love. Tell us if it works. I am still rather skeptical about it!

Remember to activate your WiFi in every hotspot. You will get free access for 24 hours at any location. After that you will have to activate it again. All you need to do is to enter your mobile number and check the box to agree to terms and conditions. AT&T will do the rest!

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Rogers is reported to be looking into the BlackBerry Storm business. Not only to they want it, but they want it badly. The rumor is based on a phone call to a Customer Service Rep who said that a touchscreen Berry is coming to Rogers by Christmas. Despite the fact that the Storm doesn’t have 850/1900 MHz bands of HSDPA? Despite the fact there’s no WiFi? I’d say Rogers should be thinking twice before upsetting its subscribers! Would you get a 3G-less, WiFi-less Berry with a three year contract plan? Yeah you would, but only in Chinese China!

Tags: 3G, Canada, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Research In Motion, Rogers, Storm, WiFi

A new WiFi standard is going to be emerging soon. It’s the 802.11v which will be environement friendly. Work on the v has started in 2004 and it’s expected to be ready by 2010. Once completed it will have features like Wireless Network Management Sleep Mode which will allow longer power-off times. Wake on WLAN will be added so the various wireless gadgets could be wirelessly awoken.
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We told you earlier how Telus is going to bring the HTC Touch Diamond to Canada right? Well it looks like Rogers has similar plans for its subscribers. The HTC Touch Diamond has been seen in Roger’s internal docs as a “coming soon” device. The device will be available in a GSM version. There’s no news on actual release or pricing but we’ll find out soon. (more…)

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Oh my, but what do we have here today? It looks like the FCC has a chic phone to analyze. The Vertu Signature S Design is the new model from Nokia’s luxury division. Well then go ahead and tell your boss you found out the next Vertu is available. I’m sure he is too busy to read these lines, but he’s probably definitely interested in the device.

The new phone might just have a little bit of this and a little bit of that. 3G is there via HSDPA, quad band EDGE and WiFi. Can you imagine that? It’s definitely a first from Vertu handsets. How much will it cost? We’re probably going to find out soon! (more…)

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Need WiFi in your Curve? AT&T is ready to release a BlackBerry Curve version on September the 23rd which will have the WiFi switch enabled. The handset will also bring you OS 4.5. The WiFi Curve will cost you $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate and with a 2 years contract. Or isn’t it better to get a Bold or a Thunder instead?
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Remember the Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet which we covered a while ago? Well it’s now available and ready to ship. It has an 800 x 480 5 inch screen, 802.11b/g WiFi, the Opera Web browser with Flash 9 support, and support for most, if not all, audio and video codecs available.

Like we told you earlier it comes in three versions: 60GB for $350, 120GB for $400 and 250GB for $450. If you want to wait until December, a 3.5G HSDPA version will be available. Or are you waiting for the bigger Archos 7 MID to arrive?

Tags: archos, audio, MID, Mobile News, MP3 Players, Off The Topic, Portable Devices, Samsung, Ultra Mobile PCs, video, WiFi

Various airlines are making efforts to ensure customer satisfaction. One of them is South African Airways which will request permission from the Civil Aviation Authority of South Africa to allow mobile phones during flights. Besides that they will also introduce WiFi connections by installing servers on their aircrafts. (more…)

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Wow, that’s like so cool! It is said that Sprint’s Blackberry Curve will get GPS and WiFi all into one. It’s kind of a special offer which they will simply name the 8350i. Probably RIM will name it and Sprint will sell it. Well I guess at first it was really a mind boggling problem to fit the GPS and the WiFi antenna inside the precious Curve. And now it’s all fixed.

I am guessing that’s going to happen sometime soon with Sprint and other carriers will follow. After all why buy a Curve with only one of the must have features when you can get them both now?

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If you are flying in the USA make sure you choose Delta Airlines for domestic flights. Delta will go full WiFi on all domestic flights. That means that starting from next month, no matter what Delta flight you’d pick, you will be able to enjoy wireless broadband Internet. And it will only cost $9.95 for three hours flights and $12.95 for longer flights. We’ve already seen that kind of pricing on American Airlines WiFi test flight. (more…)

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The Archos 605 Wi-Fi portable media player, seen several months ago on the Whack, is now available through RadioShack stores nationwide and online. The Archos 605 PMP lets you not only access your video/music/photo collection but also TV and the Internet. With a 4.3 inch touch screen and integrated 30 gig hard drive, an optional DVR is also available along with an electronic program guide.

With space for up to 40 movies, the fifth gen Archos player also has a GPS accessory turning your media player into a portable navigation system. Users will be given US $30.00 worth of free content for the Archos Media Club, a conent portal for movies, TV shows and wireless games.

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Well I must admit I am surprised here. I was waiting for tomorrow to see if this AT&T free WiFi for AT&T iPhone users was going to be true or not but guess what? There is no free WiFi for AT&T iPhone users. Again! How many times does AT&T think it can do this to us? That’s it. You won’t hear a word from me telling you how there’s free internet from AT&T. Because, and this happens way too much in this company, this was just another human error.
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It’s our favorite carrier AT&T announcing again they are offering free WiFi access to iPhone users. They have been doing that through May if you remember. Now it was on, later it was off, then tomorrow back on. Lots of announcements and retractions from AT&T officials. It’s like crying wolf all the time.
Well AT&T is crying wolf again. They say that over 17,000 hot spot locations in the USA will offer free internet connectivity to iPhone users in the area. Including Starbucks.
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Since GPS, WiFi and wireless devices govern an important part of our daily lives, why not make the most of their technology? Brickhouse has developed a Child Locator which could come in handy. You get the device in the picture which will indicate the position of your kid at all times.
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I thought that Alltel are simply going to wait to get acquired by Verizon Wireless. But they sure aren’t. We’ve just learned a couple of days ago that they are going to expand their EVDO Rev A. network coverage and today we hear their going to offer WiFi service to all those interested.
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Here’s another clever idea put into practice. Chrysler has announced that they will be packing their future 2009 cars with wireless capabilities. Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep models while have an uconnect system which will turn them into moving wireless hotspots.

Wireless Internet will be an option you can choose from your dealer and if you do so, you will have WiFi support while traveling. Via cell phone carriers that is. That means more Internet for your family or business partners while on the go. Simply have the uconnect hardware and software installed and go online from your laptops or smartphones.
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Here’s one more robot that’s simply and efficiently being controlled via WiFi from a custom made app for iPhone. This isn’t Lego anymore, but more serious a device. iRobot’s Military Packbot is controlled real time by a simple iPhone application developed by two students from the University of South Florida.
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