Starbucks Announce Free WiFi For Rewards Card Holders
Published on June 5, 2008 to NetworkingNow we won’t say we didn’t see it coming, because quite frankly, we saw it coming but Starbucks has announced that it will give you free Wi-Fi in exchange for drinking coffee. Read more
Microsoft Announces Free WiFi at McDonald's Deal for Zune Users
Published on September 16, 2008 to Audio/Video PlayersMicrosoft turns to McDonald's for help in super-sizing MP3 player pie with the Zune Read more
San Francisco's Free WiFi Back On
Published on January 7, 2008 to Business & LawSan Francisco (CA) - A plan that was thwarted last year when two major companies, Google and Earthlink, pulled out of the works, seems to be back on. A Silicon Valley startup company called... Read more
China Mobile Requests iPhone Without 3G or WiFi
Published on September 26, 2008 to SmartphonesAccording to The South China Morning Post (via Cellular-News) China Mobile will soon offer the Apple iPhone but claims the provider hopes to sell a stripped down version with no 3G or WiFi... Read more
SlingPlayer Mobile Coming To UIQ And Symbian
Published on March 27, 2008 to Digital Entertainment MiscellaneousFoster City (CA) - Sling Media announced that it has brought Slingplayer Mobile to UIQ and Symbian platforms, expanding on the current version that works with Windows Mobile devices. Read more
Hot Japanese Cell Phones Set the Pace
Published on February 26, 2007 to SmartphonesToday's popular Japanese cell phone technologies expected to become tomorrow's worldwide standards. Read more
TV on Cell Phones: Some Real Surprises!
Published on September 29, 2006 to SmartphonesSurprise, surprise! Cell phone based TV is not just for 18 year olds. Its primetime isn't 8-11 pm. Its demographics might shock you. And guess where nearly a quarter of mobile TV viewing is done? Read more
NeedToKnow: WiFi PDAs' Dirty Little Secret - Part 2
Published on August 26, 2004 to NetworkingIt took awhile, but we managed to round up a few more wireless PDA products willing to be put to our wireless speed testing. This time, we have multiple PalmOS-based solutions as well as Dell's fastest PDA for your perusal. We're sure you'll find the results as interesting as we did! Read more
NeedToKnow: WiFi PDAs' Dirty Little Secret
Published on May 20, 2004 to NetworkingUpdated PDA manufacturers have been previously caught "optimistically" specing both available memory and the number of screen colors really available in their products. This NeedToKnow shows that they also have some work to do to convey to prospective buyers the wireless speeds that their 802.11b-enabled products can really deliver. We found some surprisingly slow products, but also some that deliver what you'd expect from a device with WiFi inside. Read more
Who Designed This Crap? Smart Phones Stink, PDA Phones Rule
Published on May 16, 2006 to SmartphonesSmart phones are all the rage these days. Barry Gerber looks at two popular smart phones and a PDA with a built-in phone. His conclusions will surprise you and the telecoms that are making a killing every which way but straight up on smart phones. Read more




