Wi-Fi
May 1, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:03 AM ET
Starbucks lets iPhone users surf, gratis
So, the rumors had been floating around that because of Starbucks’s switch to AT&T for their Wi-Fi provider (ditching former partner-in-crime T-Mobile), iPhone users would be able to surf the web without paying a single dime. But anecdotal reports are not enough to sate this blogger—I needed first hand proof....
Apr 14, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 5:47 PM ET
iPhone's location feature is spoofable
The iPhone’s location feature is pretty cool; I showed it off to some family yesterday to appreciative “Oohs” and “Ahhs”, despite the relative lack of precision from the cell phone location feature. One academic, however, has cautioned that the Wi-Fi Positioning System used by the iPhone and provided by Skyhook...
Feb 18, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 10:26 AM ET
Skyhook makes finding yourself even easier
Those of you looking for more accurate positioning from your iPhone's Wi-Fi location functions will be happy to know that the process just got even easier. When we first explained how to add your access point to Skyhook Wireless's database, it required you to assemble a bunch of information and...
Feb 11, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:18 PM ET
AT&T orders up Starbucks Wi-Fi
The one upside to Starbucks's ubiquity, in my opinion, is that it means you can almost always find reliable Wi-Fi access, even if you have to shell out a few bucks for it. Up until now, the service had been provided by a deal that the coffee empire had struck...
Jan 22, 2008 - Posted by Dan Moren at 11:52 AM ET
Put yourself on the map with Skyhook for better iPhone location
Thanks to the iPhone's new self-location feature, the Zen amongst us can finally find ourselves—or a radius of where we're likely to be. But your results may vary depending on the data available for your area. If you're relying on cellphone location, it's only really handy if you've, say, been...
Nov 7, 2007 - Posted by Philip Michaels at 6:28 PM ET
You can't stop Starbucks; you can only hope to contain it
Two of nature's most unstoppable forces -- Starbucks and iTunes -- continued their hand-in-hand march to total global saturation. You may recall that, last month, Starbucks stores in Seattle and New York began offering special iTunes Wi-Fi Store connections as part of the partnership twixt the coffee retailer and Apple....
Oct 30, 2007 - Posted by Dan Moren at 5:45 PM ET
Feeling a little rundown? 1.1.1 may be to blame
In the first few days after installing 1.1.1, I started noticing that, for the first time, my iPhone's battery life seemed to be suffering from a problem with premature exhaustion. At first I chalked it up to chance: perhaps I'd been overusing the phone, or maybe I just hadn't been...
Oct 30, 2007 - Posted by Dan Moren at 12:52 PM ET
T-Mobile and Apple talk German rate plans
Apple and T-Mobile have released information about the rate plans for the iPhone in Germany, so if you're in Germany, and interested in buying an iPhone, we're guessing you will be quite interested. All plans include unlimited data (of course), Visual Voicemail (right), and access to T-Mobile's 8000 Wi-Fi hot...
Oct 2, 2007 - Posted by Philip Michaels at 2:23 PM ET
Starbucks and iTunes: Ready for prime time?
Today's the day that Starbucks begins its iTunes Wi-Fi Store promo at locations in Seattle and New York. (You may remember that Steve Jobs announced this partnership with Starbucks during Apple's September 5 press event, alongside Starbucks founder and chairman Howard Schultz.) So how's that launch going? I couldn't tell...
Sep 27, 2007 - Posted by Dan Moren at 4:54 PM ET
A couple of iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store impressions
The iTunes Wi-Fi Store is undeniably the biggest upgrade in the iPhone's 1.1.1 software. The ability to buy music from your phone is quite possibly a killer app for the phone, and one that I've been looking forward to since its announcement at the iPod event earlier this month. But...
Sep 18, 2007 - Posted by Jason Snell at 1:00 PM ET
Hey, AT&T, get on to a Cloud!
My favorite part of Apple's announcement this morning of the UK version of the iPhone? (No, it's not the charming accents or the fact that the iPhone will now be available in the home of Doctor Who.) It's the fact that UK cellular service from O2 comes bundled with The...
Sep 16, 2007 - Posted by Dan Frakes at 12:11 PM ET
Make Wi-Fi connections easier
The iPhone's Wi-Fi feature is great for getting a high-speed connection whenever you're in range of a wireless network. However, if that network is secure (closed), it's a bit of a hassle to type usernames, passwords, and/or authentication keys using the iPhone's onscreen keyboard. According to a TidBITS scoop...
Aug 2, 2007 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:31 PM ET
Net free Wi-Fi from Boingo in August
Planning on doing some traveling in August? If you're doing a fair amount of flying in and out of airports, and you happen to be carrying your iPhone around with you, you may be able to reap the benefits of some free Wi-Fi. Wireless provider Boingo, who run a network...
Jul 17, 2007 - Posted by Dan Moren at 3:14 PM ET
iPhone taking down Duke infrastructure
Something strange is afoot in Durham, North Carolina. The wireless network of Duke University has been having issues in the past few days, with routers being barraged by repeated requests for IP addresses—up to 18,000 per second. And that problem has been laid squarely at the feet of iPhones on...
Jun 28, 2007 - Posted by Jason Snell at 8:40 PM ET
Get your iPhone on Wi-Fi
So you've got an iPhone (we're talking future tense here, obviously) and you're not thrilled with the speed of EDGE. Well, no problem! Wi-Fi is much faster. Only... where's the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot? Glenn Fleishman, Macworld contributor and Wi-Fi expert, has a good rundown of the options, from free hotspots...
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