Operation Gadget

Category: Wireless Networking

  • Article Compares the Wireless Data Plans from the Major U.S Mobile Carriers

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteLevi Wallach published a good comparison of wireless data plans from the major U.S. mobile phone carriers. If you want to know what the cost and features of the wireless data offerings from T-Mobile, Cingular / AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint PCS, this article is a good place to start.…

  • Good Comparison of Wireless Data Solutions from BargainPDA

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteBargainPDA.com published a useful review of wireless data solutions that are available from mobile phone carriers and hot-spot providers. The article focuses on the technologies deployed by each wireless data provider, then goes on to talk about the connection methods available to get your mobile device on-line. The three connection methods…

  • Black Friday Sale Coming to Apple Online and Retail Stores

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMacMinute pointed out that Apple has pre-announced a sale that will take place on the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 26, 2004. The sale will involve both the Apple Online Store and Apple Retail Stores throughout the United States. The “Black Friday Sale” has a dedicated page on the Apple website:…

  • Philadelphia: City of Brotherly WiFi?

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Associated Press reports that Philadelphia is considering deploying WiFi throughout the city. Dianah Neff, CIO of the City of Philadelphia, said that access to the service would be offered either for free or for substantially less than the rates charged by commerical WiFi access providers. The article estimates the total…

  • WSJ View of AirPort Express is Slightly Negative

    Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the latest Personal Technology column in the Wall Street Journal, Walter Mossberg reviews the Apple AirPort Express and comes away disappointed with its performance. Unlike a few people editing gadget-oriented websites, I have a great deal of respect for Mossberg’s opinion, because I know that he is writing for a readership…

  • Aperto Networks Gear Providing Broadband Wireless Access for France Telecom at Tour de France

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteAperto Networks announced today that France Telecom is using Aperto’s PacketWave 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access gear to create portable broadband wireless networks at the Tour de France media village as it moves from stage to stage. You can see Aperto PacketWave antennas atop many mobile television production trucks such as the…

  • Apple Ships AirPort Express with AirTunes

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteApple Computer reported that it is now shipping AirPort Express with AirTunes. AirPort Express is the first 802.11g wireless network mobile base station to include USB printing and analog and digital audio outputs to interface with a traditional home stereo. Apple disclosed that it has received over 80,000 advance orders for…

  • Apple Announces AirPort Express, a True Innovation in Wireless Networking

    Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday, Apple announced the AirPort Express, a wireless network access point priced at $129 that includes innovative features like an audio cable port to provide a simple way to connect a home stereo to your wireless network (using the new iTunes feature called AirTunes). It also has a USB port to allow…

  • Security Consultants Urge Linksys WRT54G Owners to Change Configuration from Default

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteWi-Fi Networking News reports that a consultant has discovered a “moderately critical” security vulnerability in the Linksys WRT54G router. According to the report, the Linksys WRT54G “allows remote, over-the-Internet administration login even when remote management is turned off.” This means that an automated attack could be mounted against WRT54G routers that…