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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BT turns cash machines into Wi-Fi hotspots

BT has signed a deal to convert fee-charging cash machines into Wi-Fi hotspots on its Openzone network.

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Airborne Wi-Fi May Soar Despite the Doubters

CONVENTIONAL wisdom says that too few people will pay to use Wi-Fi services when they fly and that the fledgling industry is, therefore, not likely to succeed.

After all, travelers in general hate being nickel-and-dimed by hotels for Wi-Fi service, which is readily available free elsewhere. And most airplanes do not have power outlets, which means that Wi-Fi use on a plane is now generally limited by battery life

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First "WhiteFi" prototypes hit testing stage

When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made the momentous decision late in 2008 to allow unlicensed broadcasting devices access to “white spaces” in the television spectrum, backers hailed the move as a major step forward for US wireless networking. “WiFi on steroids,” was how one engineer put it during the debate.

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Can not Find a Hotspot? Make Your Own.

That’s the message from WiMax provider Clearwire, which unveiled its Clear Spot Personal Hotspot accessory that enables its WiMax subscribers to create a Wi-Fi hotspot anywhere within Clearwire’s coverage area.

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