Posts Tagged ‘Wi-Fi’

Lufthansa including Wi-Fi on intercontinental flights

German airline Lufthansa was the first among all air carriers provide access to the Internet on international flights from the U.S.. On flights from New York, Detroit and Atlanta to Frankfurt will operate continuously Wi-Fi at a good speed.

Lufthansa has also developed a system for passengers Cloudstream. C it can help to preserve the desired site in the remote cache before departure and then viewed offline.

Lufthansa including Wi-Fi on intercontinental flights

The first problem iPad: a weak Wi-Fi signal

Now that tablet iPad acquired hundreds of thousands of people, it is time spoon of tar. On the Apple site has received the first complaints were found bugs and problems. First, many do not like too weak a signal Wi-Fi: Laptop and iPhone catch the signal is much better than iPad in the same place.

"I'm not going to lay out $ 500 for what I can not even use it – wrote one outraged customer support forum on Apple. – Tomorrow I return it back. "

"The same problem – supports the other. – Wi-Fi weak and constantly jumping. After the loss of signal to me all the time to re-enter your password to get into the network. Two of the iPhone and two MacBook shows full signal without any interruptions. I really hope that this problem is correctable. Too expensive toy to have these problems at once out of the box.

Some users are inclined to think that this problem may be due to the fact that Wi-Fi antenna is placed over the logo, in the case of the tablet is not the most optimal location.

The first problem iPad: a weak Wi-Fi signal

Via Journal Business

IUM – device for broadcasting of any media content

Infinitec introduced a device called Infinite USB Memory, and IUM. This device allows you to broadcast streaming media assets of any type (up to high-definition video) from your computer to another device, which may be a player Blu-ray, PS3, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and in general any device with USB-port. Computer translates the signal to Wi-Fi, IUM it accepts and submits to the USB-port device. It supports Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, with no driver: it is enough just to connect to Wi-Fi regular means OS. Immediate memory in the UIM is not, so use it as a normal flash drive will not work.

IUM - device for broadcasting of any media content

Via Electronista

Wi-Fi router will fit in an ordinary SIM-card

At Barcelona Mobile Congress, little known to mainstream consumers Sagem Orca circles, the company has demonstrated a unique design – a full-fledged router Wi-Fi, integrated into a standard SIM-card. Placing a card in any phone, its owner gets around him hotspot radius of 50 meters, the radius can be adjusted: the smaller, the less power consumption. Reviewer Engadget said that it showed an X-ray maps: the density of circuits and components on it is staggering.

Technology is certainly very interesting, but to the mass market, it comes not soon: now the prototype of such a card is worth about $ 6800.

Wi-Fi router will fit in an ordinary SIM-card

Via Engadget

Ford will begin equipping vehicles hotspot Wi-Fi

In 2010, Ford will install a number of models of cars entertainment system Sync with a mobile broadband modem, allowing to establish a secure connection to Wi-Fi. Such a vehicle would constitute a de facto mobile hot-spot, which allows to connect wirelessly with any device supporting this feature, be it a laptop or smartphone.

"As long as you're going to visit grandma, your spouse can make purchases, and children – chat with your friends or sit in Facebook, – painted advantage of the new president of the American car division, Mark Fields Ford (Mark Fields). – At the same time you do not have to pay for ordinary mobile subscriptions and purchase additional equipment because the technology is already available to you by Ford ».

In corporations argue that "the car" the Internet is gaining popularity rapidly: according to a recent poll, one third of American motorists would have access to the Internet from the machine.

Ford will begin equipping vehicles hotspot Wi-Fi

Via TechRadar