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How The iPhone 5S Could Be The Universal Remote For Your Life
Imagine that your new iPhone 5S or Android smartphone could control all aspects of your life. Change channels on your TV, start your car, change the temperature in your house, pay for your coffee, the...
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Why Google’s Driverless Car Is Evil
ReadWriteDrive is an ongoing series covering the future of transportation. In December, this series is presented by Buick Regal. Google’s autonomous car is a media darling, often portrayed as a...
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FCC Expands Wi-Fi Spectrum To Ease The Local-Data Crunch
In a move aimed at unclogging the Internet's congested pipes, the FCC just expanded Wi-Fi spectrum for wireless networking devices today. The decision, which opens up the lower part of the 5GHz...
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5 Secrets To Avoiding Hefty International Data Fees
Congratulations! Your boss just approved your trip to Europe to attend that critically important conference (see: boondoggle). However, your boss is less likely to approve that expense report if it...
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Thanks, Best Buy! Now We Know The Moto 360's Specs And Price—$250
Motorola plans to launch the Moto 360, the latest and best contender in Android Wear’s army of smartwatches, at a September 4 press event in Chicago. But now we know most of the important details,...
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Hey, Wait A Minute—The Moto 360 Has Wi-Fi?
Amid the Moto 360 details that leaked out over the weekend thanks to Best Buy's misstep, one intriguing tidbit went largely unremarked. If the spec sheet is both correct and authentic, the Motorola...
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Marriott Wants To Jam Your Wi-Fi For Your Own Good
Marriott Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, TNThree months after Marriott got a $600,000 fine from the Federal Communications Commission for blocking Wi-Fi devices at its...
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Marriott Will Let You Use Your Own Wi-Fi, Like It's Doing You A Favor
Marriott hotels will no longer interfere with their guests' personal Wi-Fi hotspots, the hotel chain announced Wednesday. That includes within the confines of the company's lucrative convention and...
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Marriott Ends Its Bid To Kill Your Wi-Fi Hotspot
Breathe easy, travelers. Marriott no longer has a hit out on your personal Wi-Fi hotspots.After getting caught dampening external Wi-Fi connections last year, and taking heat by the FCC for essentially...
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How This Hotel Made Sure Your Wi-Fi Hotspot Sucked
The message from the Federal Communications Commission is loud and clear: Do not mess with people’s access to the Internet. That's a lesson it's trying to teach the wireless carriers and, it turns out,...
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Live In A Crowded Place? Your Wi-Fi Is Fast But Your Cell Service Is Slow...
When it comes to Wi-Fi and mobile broadband service, population makes a big difference. According to a new report from WeFi, a mobile broadband solution and network management company, the higher the...
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5 Ways To Protect Your Public Internet Use
Ah, public Wi-Fi. That magical tool that lets you surf the Internet at your favorite coffee house, bookstore or the mall. (Because nothing says cool like surfing at the food court.)See also: Building A...
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Comcast Wants To Turn Your Home Wi-Fi Into A Public Hotspot
Comcast has a clever new scheme to dramatically expand the coverage of public Wi-Fi Internet access. So far so good.The controversial part? Comcast's plan - announced on Monday - leverages its...
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Take My Wi-Fi, Please
"Give me your phone!""No! Give me your password!""Just give me your phone!""Just tell me your password again!""I told you three times, already!"This exact scene has played out several times in my...
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Hey, Boss? I'll Be Working From The, Uh, Park Today
Google will cover the $600,000 cost of providing public wireless Internet to 31 San Francisco parks, plazas, and recreation centers. The tech giant's gift will cover equipment, installation and...
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How Wi-Fi Direct Works As A Gateway To The Internet Of Things
Wi-Fi Direct is an emerging wireless standard that allows you to create a create a connection between any two devices without going through a wireless router. Want to create a Wi-Fi hotspot, connect...
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This New Wi-Fi Tech Uses Proximity To End Waiting In Long Lines
There's a new wireless technology in town, courtesy of the Wi-Fi Alliance. The group just announced a new Wi-Fi Aware certification program, which lets wireless devices discover each other, communicate...
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How Does Sensor Data Go From Device To Cloud?
Guest author Larry Burgess is the wireless technical editor at Voler Systems.The evolution of accessible radio standards over the last 25 years has led to a plethora of ways to pass information...
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