Tag: wi-fi

June 23, 2016

The team behind the Roost smart smoke alarm and the Roost smart smoke-alarm battery announced on Wednesday the Roost Smart Water and Freeze Detector, a $50 sensor that will detect the presence of water, extreme temperature, and high humidity in your […]

June 21, 2016

It was just a few days ago that we told you how Google had changed the way Android users turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in Quick Settings. Previously, users could tap the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth icon to toggle each feature […]

June 10, 2016

Google has been rolling out its super-fast, super-desirable Fiber internet service for about six years now. However, it’s only launched in a handful of markets. Part of that is Google’s hesitance to become a large-scale ISP, but it’s also because […]

May 5, 2016

iPass, a provider of mobility management and Wi-Fi connectivity services, announced that it has launched the “world’s smartest mobile connection technology.” It is, understandably, excited about the prospect. This new technology takes the face of a software development kit (SDK) […]

March 1, 2016

By connecting its latest water pitcher to the Internet, Brita is hoping you’ll never again stretch a filter too thin. The Brita Infinity is $45 water pitcher with built-in Wi-Fi for connecting to home networks. It’s the first to hook […]

February 24, 2016

Hello from the other side…of my house. It used to be a Wi-Fi dead zone over here, a wasteland where my laptop and iPad couldn’t eke out a Web page. But now every corner is bathed in sweet, sweet wireless […]

February 8, 2016

The beauty of smartphone cameras is that the instant you snap a photo on your phone, you can share it with the world. With a DSLR or a point and shoot camera, you can capture higher quality photos but the […]

October 28, 2015

Google has been promising a second OnHub router from Asus ever since announcing the first model from TP-Link in August. Now, that Asus router is official, and it’s not much of a departure from the original (which is not what […]

October 27, 2015

Ruckus Wireless is adding new Wi-Fi onboarding software to its product portfolio through the acquisition of Cloudpath Networks. And with the acquisition, Ruckus has added Cloudpath’s certificate-based Wi-Fi security and onboarding capabilities to its Smart Wi-Fi products. Cloudpath’s secure Wi-Fi […]

October 2, 2015

Mobile location analytics companies like Placed, Euclid Analytics and Nomi are using the technology in cell phones to count and track data on consumers as they shop in stores. When cell phones search for Wi-Fi networks, they send out packets of […]

August 20, 2015

Wi-Fi has come into its own as a crucial communication platform for our mobile world. And as that trend intensifies, the one thing you can count on is that wireless technology will never stop evolving. The use of tablets, smartphones […]

August 13, 2015

In the wired world, signal distance and data rates are fully defined by whatever data link standard you’re using (Ethernet, for example). But because of its sensitivity to external conditions, wireless communication doesn’t play by the same rules. Variables such […]

April 19, 2015

According to a recently published report, the 4G LTE enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 2 9.7 (SM-T815, SM-T817) has received both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth certification. While this particular model carries a 9.7-inch screen, a version of the […]

April 9, 2015

iPhone users on Sprint will be able to make Wi-Fi calls using their phone number. Over the next week, a software update will be rolling out to owners of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, as well as iPhone 5s […]

March 26, 2015

Samsung France is the first to send out Android 5.0.2 to owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. The update is being made available to those with the Wi-Fi only variant of the slate. The file is said to […]