Using an Aluminum Can as a Wi-Fi Extender

Use an Aluminum Can as A Wi-Fi Extender Lifehacker If you happen to have an old can of soda or beer lying around the house and you're struggling to get a good Wi-Fi signal on your computer, The Chive has a guide to cutting out a parabolic reflector out of the can. Using nothing more than an aluminum ...

LG Thrill 4G Full Specs Review: What's So Thrilling About the Thrill? Mobile bloom News Buy the LG Thrill 4G 3D starting at only $29.99 Bluetooth stereo and Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless connectivity are on board, and video, slide show and movie transportation from your LG Thrill 4G handset to a 3-D or high definition ...

HbbTV Celebrates Its 50th Digital Media Wire Not its birthday, since HbbTV was first announced to the market in August 2009, but the milestone of the Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV consortium reaching 50 members. More than 30 of these companies demonstrated implementations at the conference that ...

Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Touch available for pre-order through Wirefly TechShout! Besides connectivity solutions such as Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and the 3G/4Ghotspot capabilities, the device features an 8MP rear-facing primary camera with 1080p full HD video recording and a 2MP rear-facing camera for self-snaps and face-to-face ...

Ruckus Wireless to unveil new range of Smart Wi-Fi products at Gitex 2011 AME Info Ruckus designs, manufactures, and markets indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi products for broadbandservice providers, mobile operators, and enterprises. Ruckus systems are used in huge projects like the city-wide plan for the London Olympic Games in 2012 and ...

RFC Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network Cryptome.org 110727437-1433-01] Soliciting Input on Research and Development Priorities for Desirable Features of a Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice and request ...

HTC Jetstream (AT&T) LTE Tablet Review of Reviews Wireless and Mobile News Features include a 10.1" touchscreen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 7300mAh battery, microSD, sub-woofer speaker, 8MP camera, front-facing camera, 4G LTE access andWi-Fi. Lisa Gade at Mobile Tech Review called the HTC Jetstream a pleasure with rocking ...

MTS Protests Loss of WiMAX Customers From New 4G Plan The Moscow Times The shuffling of frequencies necessary to create a nationwide 4G network, outlined in plans approved by the Communications and Press Ministry Thursday, will cost MTS its 70000 WiMAX subscribers. In a letter to Igor Artemev of the Federal Anti-Monopoly ...

LIME partners with Ericsson for mobile network modernization MarketWatch (press release) Thanks to this, improved mobile broadband services will be provided for users in Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Turks and Caicos. ...

Apple iPhone 5 Arriving in Weeks? International Business Times Analysts are expecting iPhone 5 to come in October without 4G LTE. Peter Misek, an analyst at Jefferies, said that as the new iPhone in October will most likely be called the iPhone 5, the LTE iPhone will likely be named the iPhone 5S and launched in ...

Cincinnati Bell Selects EXA Powered Calix C7 for Fioptics Expansion MarketWatch (press release) After completion of this initiative, over 150000 homes in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky will have the option to connect to the Fioptics services, featuring access to state-of-the-art video capabilities, advanced broadband Internet access, ...

300000 Premium WiFi Hotspots Are Now Available To Trustive Customers AddPR.com (press release) “The WiFi hotspot business has become hot again due to an unprecedented need for broadbandservices by smartphone (eg iPhone & Android) and tablet users. The demand for bandwidth to sustain these customers' expectations is way above and beyond that ...

Consumers want broadband providers to advertise upload speeds uSwitch.com (Tech) Broadband providers should be more transparent over the upload speeds offered by particular internet packages, it has been suggested. A study conducted by ISPreview.co.uk revealed that the vast majority of consumers want more information about the ...

AT&T 4G Acer Iconia Tab A501 gets priced & dated | Android ... By Chris Davies AT&T's 4G-enabled version of the 10.1-inch Acer Iconia Tab, the A501, will go on sale September 18 the carrier has confirmed, though don't expect crazy fast data speeds. In fact, the 4G only refers to HSPA+, not the LTE on the roadmap for ... Android Community

AT&T announces new '4G' Windows Phone 7.5 lineup - Neowin.net By Brad Sams AT&T has announced that it will be selling 3 new Windows Phone 7.5 devices that will also support its '4G' platform. The new ... You do realise there is bugger all point in MS supporting LTE at the moment until the rest of the world deploys it? ... Neowin.net

Virgin Media Trials 1.5Gb Broadband Speeds Powered by Cisco ... In a trial in East London, Virgin Media achieved ground-breaking broadband speeds of 1.5 Gigabytes (Gb) by using Cisco's (3G60) Broadband Processing ... newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type...articleId... Motorola Droid Bionic vs. Verizon's Data Cap PC Magazine Capped data plans have been an issue for a while now, but once you've used LTE, you see why there's a new problem. 3G and some other forms of 4G such as HSPA+ 21 and WiMAX, are slower than most Wi-Fi hotspots by a large enough margin that you tend to ... 4G Tablet Showdown: AT&T Stirs Selection with Acer Iconia PCWorld You'll also want to look into the connectivity options: The Galaxy Tab runs on Verizon's 4G LTEnetwork and so does the Jetstream on AT&T's LTE network, but the Iconia Tab works only with HSPA+ -- still fast, but not as fast as LTE. ... Leaving college is hard to do: The bursting 'broadband bubble' ZDNet (blog) For many of my friends who have left university, the two hardest things to deal with are: the lack of independence, and poor broadband speeds. People forget that universities and colleges provide a “bubble” of surroundings, from always-on high-speed ... LightSquared Signs Multi-Year Wholesale Agreement with VoX Communications MarketWatch (press release) The combination of wholesale economics and business model, open platform, 4G-LTE network and growing device ecosystem is the key reason why VoX chose to partner with LightSquared to deliver its innovative services. "We've been closely following the ... Talktalk rubbishes BT broadband stance Inquirer By Dave Neal UK MOBILE AND BROADBAND firm Talktalk has accused BT of making a lot of noise about its investment without actually doing anything of merit. Talktalk's group commercial director, David Goldie said that whenever BT makes an announcement ... Nawras gives free Home Broadband to teachers and higher education students Al-Bawaba Powered by the latest WiMAX technology, Nawras Home Broadband is offered to all other customers through a range of monthly plans ranging from Bronze for nine Omani Rials up to the Platinum plan at 24 Omani Rials including unlimited data. ... AT&T announces three 4G-ready Mango smartphones DailyTech All three new phones operate on AT&T's "4G" wireless network and will be available this fall. “Our customers love Windows Phones which is why we've sold more of them than anyone else,” said Jeff Bradley, SVP of Devices for AT&T Mobility and Consumer... Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, FOX and Row 44 Turn Air Travelers' Wi-Fi ... PR Newswire (press release) "Adding live streaming IPTV television and now an extensive library of on-demand movies and TV shows to our world-leading broadband Wi-Fi connectivity system creates an unmatched in-flight entertainment offering – an outstanding experience for ... RFM Reduces Price on Low-Power Wi-Fi Module MarketWatch (press release) DALLAS, Sep 12, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- RF Monolithics, Inc. today announced a substantial price reduction for their industry leading, ultra low-power Wi-Fi module. The pre-certified module comes with full-function, ready to use firmware has a new MSRP ... Qualcomm Takes Aim at Enterprise With Femtocell Chipset PCWorld To help inspire hardware makers, Qualcomm has also developed a hardware reference design that combines a Wi-Fi access point with a femtocell, allowing operators to create services that let their enterprise customers connect to both Wi-Fi and cellular ... MCA survey fives snapshot of broadband use Times of Malta Over the last two years, 8.2% of all households switched their cable connection to an ADSL connection, whilst 3.5% of households changed from an ADSL connection predominantly to cable internet and a fraction thereof to Wimax. ... Analog Devices' Radio Frequency ICs Reduce Component Count, Board Space in ... MarketWatch (press release) ... supplier of RF ICs (radio frequency integrated circuits), announced today the introduction of two VGA (variable gain amplifier) products that feature new levels of integration and performance for designers of broadband communications systems. ... NTC extends Bayan's mobile permit; telco plans 4G rollout TeleGeography The operator's latest strategy report to the NTC highlights its desire to use the frequencies for a 4GLong Term Evolution (LTE) service. To that end Byan claims to be working on a 'proof of concept' with several vendors for LTE utilising its allocated ... DOST chief bullish on gov't broadband project ABS CBN News MANILA, Philippines - Although busy with dengue research and other projects, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Mario Montejo continues to work on his proposal to put up a broadband network for government's exclusive use. ... Researchers find way to measure effect of Wi-Fi attacks R & D Magazine Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a way to measure how badly a Wi-Fi network would be disrupted by different types of attacks—a valuable tool for developing new security technologies. "This information can be used to help ... Ignore party lines, Telstra CEO tells investors Sydney Morning Herald TELSTRA chief executive David Thodey is urging investors to put politics and emotion aside when they vote on an $11 billion deal that underpins the national broadbandnetwork. Mr Thodey yesterday made a pitch to retail investors in Canberra, ... Telcordia Highlights Revenue Innovation, Service Innovation and Next-Gen OSS ... MarketWatch (press release) Telcordia's Next Generation OSS helps CSPs roll out FTTx and new broadband services to consumers and enterprises with speed, accuracy and consistency. Telcordia Mobile OSS helps execute a seamless transition to 3G and 4G, and assure a high-quality ... Verizon eviscerates rivals with lightening LTE Rethink Wireless By MATT LEWIS All cellular carriers are not created equally and the LTE rollout head-start which Verizon has achieved in the fiercely competitive US market has equipped the carrier with a startling mobile broadband performance advantage, ... TraceSpan Helps Rural Service Providers Improve Quality-of-Experience MarketWatch (press release) TraceSpan Communications, a leader in broadband analysis and monitoring solutions, is helping rural service providers improve their customers' quality-of-experience. TraceSpan's Xpert™ analyzers can passively analyze the access network during live ... SkyNET Copter Wrecks Wi-Fi Networks In Its Free Time Hot Hardware It's a potential threat to your home Wi-Fi network, which makes it all the more interesting. The device is part helicopter and part technological breakthrough, and it can be configured to hover around and wreck wireless networks. ... ZON@FON and Nintendo Create World's Largest Nintendo 3Ds-Compatible Hotspot ... MarketWatch (press release) In Portugal, Fon and Zon Multimedia created the ZON@FON, which has grown to be the largest WiFinetwork in the region, and includes Madeira, the island with the most WiFi in the world. ZON is the largest Triple Play operator (TV, Broadband Internet and ... Time Warner Cable Launches Wi-Fi in LA Dslreports Time Warner Cable had a pretty rocky time when they first acquired Adelphia's cable and broadband networks in the region. Several years later the company has managed to improve service for most of those customers, and now according to the Los Angeles ...