Wireless

News Briefs – Thur Oct 12, 2006

Motorola iRadio Want to listen to NPR (National Public Radio) content on your mobile phone? Motorola’s iRadio offers 24/7 access to over 600 channels of music programming with no commercials. [via Wireless IQ] iRadio is only one of several efforts to offer streaming audio and video content over mobile devices. Other efforts involve mobile TV.Continue Reading


Quickertek Connect: Boosting WiFi Speeds & Range For Macs

If you’re like me, you might not be entirely pleased with the strength of your WiFi reception on a PowerBook G4. I seem to get a pretty bad deal, especially behind doors for some reason. I thought WiFi was able to get through wood! Anyway, check out the Quickertek Connect, a 2dBi wireless antenna thatContinue Reading

T-Mobile Hearts VoWiFi

After backtracking on their former feelings about VoIP (banned its use over their data network), they’re now apparently big on offering VoWiFi (VoIP over Wi-Fi) over the new AWS spectrum they acquired in a recent US FCC auction. They’ve already upgraded their equipment and network in New York City. Given they spent US$4+B and planContinue Reading

The Cloud Offer Hot-spot WiFi Access For Skype Calls

Just recently we covered the new wifi handset from SMC, and it seems like they’ve been busy.  Today they announced a deal with pan-Euro wifi hot-spot provider The Cloud forming the “first mobile roaming Skype service on WiFi handsets with access to over 8,500 public WiFi hotspots across Europe.” Users will pay £6.99 per monthContinue Reading

Improving Your Wi-Fi Signal

Boosting the signal of your Wi-Fi router can be as simple as adding an antenna. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend money buying one. The Free Antennas website has patterns that you can download and print out. You simply glue tin foil or wire mesh to the back of the printed pattern, cut out theContinue Reading