techdirt.com - 8/5/2009
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It's been almost exactly six years since I got into a bit of a debate about whether or not there was a real business model for fee-based WiFi . Not surprisingly, I didn't think it would last, even as there were a bunch of startups (some well-funded) trying to stake out a claim that they could ...
palmpre-hacks.com - 8/3/2009
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palmpre-hacks.com —
For those of you who want to hack
your Palm Pre into a wifi-router like a Novatel...
MiFi 2000 WiFi router, there’s a free app you can install called My Tether. Currently, there’s 2 versions of My Tether, version 2.0 with $10 donation w/ easy ...
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How To Hack(Tether) Palm Pre into a WiFi Router!
crackberry.com - 8/10/2009
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crackberry.com —
A few weeks back when I posted a
hands-on video of the Storm 2 (codename odin; model...
9550/9520/9900?) in action I made note that the software running on that particular unit was early, early , early stage and that changes would be coming ...
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Eye Candy: Storm 2 Shows Off WiFi in Photo
engadget.com - 7/30/2009
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engadget.com —
We must say, we didn't really expect Samsung's
P270 to get official in this manner, but we'll...
take what we can get. Nanoradio has today unveiled that its "Always On WiFi" solution has been "commercially launched inside the world's first 3G UMA ...
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The Death Of Paid WiFi
dailywireless.org —
... TechDirt’s Mike Masnick says it’s been six years since he got into a bit of a debate about whether or not there was a real business model for fee-based WiFi. Not surprisingly, I didn’t think it would last, even as there were a bunch of startups (some well-funded) trying to stake out a claim that they could build huge networks of paid WiFi access points. ...
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