First there was 802.11b, the clunky technical name for the wireless technology that made Wi-Fi a must-have for laptops. Then came versions 802.11g and 802.11a. Letter "n" is coming. And back in the lab, the Wi-Fi wizards are working on "e," "r," "s" and "t."

The good thing is that nearly all current Wi-Fi products are interoperable and provide far more speed than most users need. Full Story...

Devices help you locate a wireless signal before you start up your computer.

Wi-Fi signal detectors should let you track down a wireless signal before booting up your notebook and wasting power. Unfortunately, early versions of the devices didn't work very well. PCWorld magazine tested three new devices and found them dramatically more useful than previous products. Full Story...

Security experts fear the potential danger of so-called 'evil twin' Wi-Fi phishing scams.

The well-documented attack methodology centers on hackers fooling wireless network users into logging onto rogue access points set up to emulate legitimate wireless Lan equipment.

Once hackers have set up these wireless networks next to commercial hotspots, and conned users into logging on, they begin harvesting data from laptops connected to the compromised Wi-Fi network. Full Story...

First there was 802.11b, the clunky technical name for the wireless technology which made Wi-Fi a must-have for laptops.

Then came versions 802.11g and 802.11a. Letter "n" is coming. And back in the lab, the Wi-Fi wizards are working on "e," "r," "s" and "t."

As if there weren't enough headache-inducing options when buying a computer?

Fret not, or at least not too much. The fact is nearly all current Wi-Fi products are interoperable, and provide far more speed than most users need, so the decision likely won't result in sleepless nights. Full Story...

Rio Rancho, New Mexico, Mayor Jim Owen today announced that the much anticipated city-wide Wi-Fi service is now operating in several areas of the city, and initial customers are online. Customers can now sign up for the Wi-Fi service, which spans downtown Rio Rancho and the Enchanted Hills neighborhood. All homes and businesses within the 103 square mile city are expected to have service coverage within the next 60 days.

Mayor Owen was joined by Azulstar Networks and Intel Corp. to herald in the new service, which already is in use by several local residents and businesses. "Rio Rancho is on the air, and we're grateful to Azulstar and Intel for helping us deliver this valuable new service." Owen said. "Homeowners, businesses and mobile users are very pleased with the service and the ability to connect to the Internet at broadband speeds from virtually anywhere in the city."

High-speed Internet access begins at $19.95 per month for a 256k residential connection that can be accessed anywhere in the city. Per-day pricing and enterprise-class connections up to 4Mbps also are available, surpassing the top speed of competing DSL connections. Full Story...

Park visitors will be able to gain Wi-Fi access when they use a wireless device within about 150 to 200 feet of a SBC hot spot located in the park.

San Elijo State Beach, located outside of San Diego, is the first state park to offer SBC FreedomLink service. Over the next six months, 84 other California state parks will become SBC Wi-Fi locations, making this the largest Wi-Fi deployment in any park system nationwide. The California state park locations will be added to the more than 6,000 hot spots that make up the SBC Wi-Fi network, which is one of the nation's largest Wi-Fi networks

"We are living in a time when more and more people are communicating through the Internet," said State Parks Director Ruth Coleman. "I think our visitors will appreciate a new service that helps them stay in touch with family, friends, or even the workplace if need be, and so we are excited about launching this project with SBC." Full Story...

Boingo Wireless today announced Mac Boingo, a version of its Wi-Fi hot spot access software that enables Apple Macintosh OS X users to log on at thousands of Boingo Roaming System® locations with a single username and password.

The Boingo Roaming System includes more than 12,000 hot spots from roaming partners such as Wayport, STSN, Surf & Sip, Stay Online, Concourse Communications, and dozens of other network providers. Mac Boingo Software aggregates those hot spots from disparate providers into a single network, simplifying access for users and enabling them to log in to all partner networks via a single Boingo account.

EarthLink announced the availability of an enhanced HTML wireless browser for the BlackBerry 7750(TM).

The BlackBerry browsing service, with full HTML support, is included at no additional cost from EarthLink Wireless. Supporting rich graphics and pictures, the BlackBerry Browser also incorporates compression technology that results in faster load times, bandwidth savings and battery life conservation. With this enhancement, the BlackBerry 7750 from EarthLink displays most html-based websites, optimizing the appearance and size of content for the wireless handheld device. Full Story...