wifi
Trump announces plans to expand 5G networks
President Trump announced plans Friday to expand 5G networks, opening up a record amount of new radio frequencies and keeping the US abreast of tech rivals like China. “We want...
Handling Verizon Wi-Fi woes
Dear John: I moved into a townhouse complex in July 2017. As FiOS was not yet available, I asked Verizon to install Wi-Fi and phone. The technician came out and...
Starbucks says it will start blocking porn in 2019
Starting next year, people will no longer be able to watch porn at Starbucks — because that's apparently a thing. “We have identified a solution to prevent this content from...
New Wi-Fi attack can hack your password no matter how strong
If you think securing your Wi-Fi network with a strong password is enough to keep hackers away, well, think again. A researcher has detailed a new kind of attack, discovered...
How I managed to travel through a country without WiFi
I was nervous. I was on my way to the airport, headed to Cuba. I’d be spending a week there with my friend Whitney, a couple days alone and the...
NYC's Wi-Fi kiosks are playing a creepy Mister Softee jingle
A spooky, slowed-down version of the Mister Softee ice cream jingle blasted from Wi-Fi kiosks in Manhattan — giving passersby something to really scream for. The haunting tune began mysteriously...
NYC's free public Wi-Fi kiosks aren't making much money
Early financial returns on the city’s free public WiFi kiosks have been so underwhelming that the de Blasio administration plans to let the tech consortium running the system to defer...
Alarming WiFi network name prompts evacuation
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan gym patron looking for a WiFi connection found one named "remote detonator," prompting an evacuation and precautionary search of the facility by a bomb-sniffing...
City wants to turn streetlights into high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots
The concept is similar to LinkNYC — the free Wi-Fi and phone-charging kiosks that replaced phone booths around the city.
North Korea's version of the web is predictably weird and crappy
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Ever so cautiously, North Korea is going online. Doctors can consult via live, online video conferencing, and lectures at prestigious Kim Il Sung University are streamed...
How Christmas tree lights could screw up your Wi-Fi
Christmas is almost upon us and you might be thinking about dragging your decorations down from the attic. But when deciding where to put your lights, make sure they don't...
Hackers can now get into any Wi-Fi connection in the world
Equifax and Yahoo disclosed major security breaches recently, which are quite scary, especially the former. But security researchers are about to unveil to explain how hackers could hack any existing...
Netflix working with airlines to improve Wi-Fi streaming on flights
Netflix is taking a 40,000-foot view in its next strategic initiative to expand access to the streaming service. Starting in 2018, the company will extend bandwidth-efficient technology built for mobile...
Brother accused of stabbing brother over Wi-Fi pleads not guilty
A Massachusetts man accused of stabbing his brother to death because he was hogging the Wi-Fi has said he is innocent of the charges, according to a report. Timothy Record,...
Inmates busted using WiFi from nearby homes to watch porn
Prisoners have been accessing wifi from nearby homes to watch porn. Warders at HMP Gartree could not work out how inmates were getting online using smuggled mobiles. But they discovered...
Drones with X-ray vision are coming to spy on us all
Scientific researchers (and hopefully not wannabe arms dealers) at the University of California have worked out how to use a pair of drones and Wi-Fi to create an instant 3D...
Pilot refuses to fly because of 'Jihadist' WiFi built by passenger
A pilot refused to fly a packed plane after a passenger labeled his personal WiFi Jihadist Cell London 1. A tourist spotted the disturbing WiFi hotspot title as he boarded...
Scientists can now create a 3D hologram of you through a wall
Big Brother is sitting inside your Wi-Fi router. The electromagnetic waves that allow us to wirelessly surf the internet can pretty much travel through anything, even walls. And now, scientists...
Some subway stations still don't have WiFi, cell service
At least four underground subway stations are still without WiFi or cellphone service despite MTA ads touting web access at all 279 stations. South Ferry station on the 1 line;...
City officials had no idea New Yorkers are so porn-starved
City officials admitted Tuesday that they had no idea New Yorkers were so porn-obsessed — or that creeps would rampantly use free web browsing kiosks to indulge their guilty pleasures....