Each day access to the Internet becomes more and more important to finding a good job or getting a good education, and this neighborhood-wide wireless network will provide that resource to hundreds of thousands," said New York Senator Charles...
Google and Boingo Wireless are teaming up to offer free Wi-Fi at eight U.S.malls and discounted access in 16 major airports across the U.S. This June, Google partnered with Boingo Wireless to offer free Wi-Fi in six subway stations and more than...
Wi-Fi ISP estimates a user’s location within the radius of a wireless network access point (e.g.in a home or store). Users opt in to access location-specific content (e.g.maps and movie listings). For this reason, GPS is typically supplemented with...
Google’s purchase of Motorola was first announced in August 2011 and is primarily designed to give the firm access to a trove of important mobile and wireless patents to help its protect its Android platform against legal threats from the likes of...
Schmidt said the role of governments in creating the next Silicon Valley should be to ensure all citizens have access to fixed and wireless broadband. Google plans to add filtering mechanisms to Google+, allowing users to receive more relevant...
Google and Virgin Continue Their Wireless Partnership Chromebooks are getting a price drop, the Chrome OS is getting some in-demand tweaks, and those taking plane trips for the holidays may get access to a free Chromebook during their flight.
When Google "accidentally" picked up data from encrypted wireless networks, the gates of Hades burst open. Here's the core of the debate on the ruling: The 1986 update to the Wiretap Act decided that it wasn't wiretapping "to intercept or access an...
Mobile phones are comparatively cheap, even web-enabled phones, and with the rapid expansion of wireless availability around the world, people who can't afford a computer and broadband connection can now access the web as effectively as anyone else.
Mobile phones are comparatively cheap, even web-enabled phones, and with the rapid expansion of wireless availability around the world, people who can't afford a computer and broadband connection can now access the web as effectively as anyone else.
Verizon Wireless to Showcase Google-Powered 4G Phones - The Wall Street Journal Google CFO Patrick Pichette may have said Google wants to give the Chinese people open access to information as part of the company's global mission, but the loss of...
While the Open Internet Order does prevent fixed broadband providers from blocking access to sites and applications, the rules are different for wireless providers and not as clear as advocates would like," Mashable stated.
After being stonewalled by Google, Connecticut's Attorney General and Senator-Elect Richard Blumenthal is now taking legal action to force Google to reveal the data the company's Street View cars collected off unprotected wireless networks.
Known as one of the most technologically intelligent conference centres in the UK, the QEIICC provides wireless internet access throughout, digital signage across seven floors, and high definition audio visual equipment.
Google collected private data, including full e-mails and passwords, off unsecured wireless networks with its Street View cars worldwide. Google may have breached Australia's Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act, but the Australian...
Wireless Internet providers are being tempted to slow traffic to sites with which they have not made deals. Berners-Lee is a major proponent of open source and access to the web and has spoken out against restricting access and content on the web.
However, just as in the U.S.and Canada cases, they won't face any serious punishment and must delete the data it collected off wireless networks, paidContent reported. At issue originally were four YouTube videos, which were ruled "insulting" to...
They also called on a closer federal look on the broadband market place, pleading that "the Government Accountability Office would be required to report to Congress annually on developments in the wireless broadband marketplace, and whether or not...
The basic assumption here is that "If a residence is pictured, it means Google likely gathered data about wireless networks at that location," the watchdog said. Also, back in February, the National Security Agency had teamed up with the Mountain...
I also ran a search for "Times Square" Tuesday morning and noticed that there was a lot of mention of iPhone and wireless data access. Doing this isn't all that hard, conceptually. You need to write a program that looks for statistical patterns of...
Verizon Wireless is teaming up with Google to work on a tablet computer, with the clear aim to rival the AT&T-carried iPad, Verizon CEO, according to a published report. The search engine and the wireless phone operator are already pairing up for...