The 5th generation of WiFi routers is here with the newly introduced Buffalo AirStation WZR-D1800H wireless router and WLI-H4-D1300 wireless media bridge. The new Router and bridge offer speeds up to three times faster than 802.11n and are fully backward compatible for legacy devices to make it easier for users to adopt the new technology. Read the rest of this entry »
Nearly two weeks after the Federal Communications Commission released a heavily redacted report about Google’s sponging up of emails, passwords, and other personal data via unsecured wi-fi networks, the company has released a full version of the report that reveals that, in spite of Google’s previous claims that the data-collected software was unauthorized, supervisors and others were actually aware of the program. Read the rest of this entry »
Remember the Nokia Lumia 900? It was the really impressive Windows phone that Microsoft is betting heavily on since its first positive reviews came out of CES 2012. It was announced two weeks ago that the Lumia 900 would be launching April 8. Today is April 8 and guess what, the Lumia 900 is here.
The Bing Team always knowing about the newest cool features coming to Bing have taken to the Bing blog to announce some of the cool stuff Lumia 900 users can do with Bing. The feature is admittedly impressive only because it takes a lot of features from numerous applications on other smartphones and consolidates them into a single Bing application.
The first feature is called Local Scout. It allows users to filter their search results locally. It also brings up results for local dining, shopping and activities. Going to any of the results will tell you “where it’s located, how to get there, who to call, when it’s open, the Web site, and even ratings and reviews.” If this sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the same functionality that Google Places and other services like Yelp! and Foursquare offer.
One of the other much touted features is Voice. It’s just a simple search by voice command. The same functionality is seen in other smartphones as well. It’s usefulness is all over the place, however, with my voice search commands always being misinterpreted.
Now here’s the pretty cool feature even if it is copied from other services. Bing now has music search which will listen to a song and then display the artist, song title and where you can buy it. We’ve been using this kind of technology for a few years now with applications like Shazam, but it’s still new to Bing.
The final feature is Bing Vision which sounds like some kind of night-vision application. Unfortunately, it’s not that exciting. It’s just a product scanner that brings up relevant information on said product.
It’s worth pointing out that all the applications that Bing replicates are also available on the Windows Phone marketplace for free. It’s handy to have all of these applications in one place, but Bing will have to prove that it performs these tasks better than the dedicated applications.
A new initiative between the GSMA and the Wireless Broadband Alliance could allow billions of mobile device users the ability to switch between mobile and Wifi networks on the fly, without having to locate hotspots or enter passwords. Today’s announcement verifies that both organizations are committed to the development of a technical and commercial infrastructure for Wifi roaming, which would use a mobile SIM card to authenticate a user, without any manual passwords. Read the rest of this entry »
I just got a Windows PC and sometimes it automatically joins wifi networks, which is great, because other times it doesn’t and I don’t know how to get it to see and connect to the network. If it makes a difference, the networks it can’t join are always those protected by passwords. But if I have the password, shouldn’t I be able to enter it and join the wireless network with MS Windows 7?? Read the rest of this entry »
Hello I have purchased an Apple laptop. It’s offering me a choice of 6 WiFi networks to connect thru. I don’t have a clue as to which one to use. Can you please point me in the right direction. Thank you!
I’ve been exploring a new gadget this weekend, a Samsung Galaxy Note that I have for review. If you looked at it, you’d think it was a rather large smartphone. Indeed, compare it to the Samsung Galaxy SII that I have – which is a rather large smartphone – and you’ll see it needs another description.
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Mobile or portable devices are clearly the future of the computing world. Although iPhones and iPads have up till now been the market’s darlings, albeit at premium prices, Android is now coming up strongly. An example of this is a tablet put out by Samsung that may well take the lead. According to TechRadar, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is without doubt one of the best tablets yet to hit the shelves.
My daughter has a Nintendo 3DS and wants to connect it to the Internet for some sort of multiplayer game. I am clueless about this device and didn’t even realize it was Internet-ready when I bought it for her. Can you help me get her 3DS online?
On Oct. 17, Apple announced that just three days after the launch of its newest phone, the iPhone 4S, sales had already climbed to more than four million. The phone runs on the world’s most advanced operating system, iOS 5, which already has more than 25 million users. By Oct. 28, the iPhone 4s and its operating system will be available in more than 22 countries, and that number will climb to 70 by the year’s end.
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