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Virgin's in-flight Wi-Fi coming Monday

Virgin America's in-flight Wi-Fi service will launch on Monday for a beta test that is intended to last just one week before a planned commercial launch Dec. 1.

| News | Mobile & wireless | Networking | 11/21/08 at 12:09 pm |


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Networks supersized for Democratic National Convention

With more than 50,000 tech-savvy politicians, aides, wonks, delegates and journalists descending on Denver next week for the Democratic National Convention, you can imagine that any network deployed at the convention site will have to be huge.

| Feature | Mobile & wireless | 08/22/08 at 3:18 pm |


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20 crazy things people do to get Wi-Fi connections

In their quest to get Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, people have done some pretty desperate things over the years.

| Tip | Mobile & wireless | Tech & society | 08/20/08 at 4:48 pm |


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Gadgets get Wi-Fi right (Part 1)

I'm often cautious of devices that claim to have Wi-Fi functionality and support, mainly because connecting to Wi-Fi (especially secure Wi-Fi) can be tricky for devices that don't utilize a browser or some other good input method. In the past, several devices I've tried (digital photo frames, cameras, printers) have failed to connect to my network because of the configuration issues required that weren't completely hammered out by the vendor. Fortunately, things have gotten better.

| Product review | Personal tech | 08/13/08 at 8:22 am |


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