Wi-Fi hotspot from Vodafone

Here comes Vodafone’s rsponse to the Three’s MiFi dongle reviewed here.
I’m talking about the R201 mobile hotspot.

It’s got a Micro SDHC slot and the ability to share an HSDPA 3G connection with up to five devices over 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.

The guys over at ElectricPig.co.uk comment that the specs show ‘a slot for a 16GB microSD card’.
This is not yet clear form what Vodafone says but if so it can be enough space for a shared network.
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Subaru outback comes with in-car WIFI

Subaru has announced that purchasers of its 2011 Outback will be able to pick up an in-car Wi-Fi system as an $499 add-on (plus $35 activation fee) to the car’s $23,000 asking price.
The 802.11 a/b/g hotspot runs on 2.5G and 3G cellular networks, powered by Autonet Mobile, giving drivers and passengers a Wi-Fi bubble throughout a fairly significant chunk of the United States.

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Audi A8 offers WLAN hotspot

Audi A8 is the first car to provide WLAN hotspot.

Right after implementing Google earth into their digitization, Audi managed to to increase the A8 appeal as a mobile workspace.
Located in the rooftop antenna, the A8 WLAN hotspot will enable passengers to connect to the internet via any laptop, notebook or contemporary tablet (iPad) device.

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UK Company Turns Your Car Into A WiFi Hotspot

As if we didn’t have enough things to distract us in the car already, a UK company called “3″ has unveiled a new kit that allows any automobile to be turned into a mobile WiFi hotspot.

3 announced the “In Car WiFi” set at a local electronics show in Birmingham in the UK. It works by converting a 3G mobile data connection into a WiFi signal that virtually any WiFi-enabled device can connect to.

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Sky High WiFi

Airlines have made it easy for travelers to do just about everything on line except reserve seats for Red Sox games, and now American has added a new twist for flyers with laptop computers.

AA’s Wi-Fi widget sits on a PC’s desktop, and is designed to inform passengers which flights are equipped with wireless networking services. Plug in a flight number or a departing airport, and the item or list comes up. The tracker looks ahead by 24 hours.

While the widget is free to grab off of a Web site, the in-flight hookup isn’t. Internet connectivity via Aircell’s Gogo service starts at $5.95 per session and goes up—so to speak—depending on the length of the flight. The airline says that at American, it’s now available on all Boeing 767-200 aircraft, select MD80’s and is coming to the fleet of 737s.
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Starbucks offers coffee card holders free Wi-Fi

Pay £5, get free BT Openzone internet access

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Starbucks’ UK customers can now get free Wi-Fi in the chain’s coffee shops, in a tie-up with BT Openzone.

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Competition for community wi-fi

Librarians, youth-workers, and local vicars are being encouraged to apply to a fund which will provide free net access in selected UK communities.

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Rise of the MiFi

Never find yourself in need of a WiFi hotspot again-it will be in your pocket. The Verizon MiFi 2200 is an uber-portable (roughly the size of a credit card, about as thick as an iPod) hotspot, connecting up to 5 WiFi-enabled devices simultaneously to Verizon’s 3G network.

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WeFi’s Directory Nearly 30 Million WiFi Hotspots

Lightspeed Venture Partners and Pitango Venture Capital are pouring more capital into WeFi, operator of a global, community-based network of WiFi hotspots, in an undisclosed Series B round of funding and following an earlier round by both investors secured back in May 2007. The follow-up financing was provided to support WeFi’s business and financial needs, and according to the release is being allocated toward expanding development, marketing efforts, and strengthening unspecified partnerships.

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Microsoft says Bing boosts unique users by 8pc

Peter Bale, executive produce of MSN, Microsoft’s news and entertainment portal, told The Telegraph: “The launch of local UK hotspots, as opposed to US driven links, is an important stage for the UK version of Bing coming out of beta.

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