Ofcom has suggested that it is not always that internet service provider or your broadband provider who has to be blamed for the slow broadband issues that you might be facing. It…
Tag: Wi-Fi
iOS 9 Wi-Fi Assist eating away your data allowance? Your settings are to blame too
It has been a couple of weeks since iOS 9 was publicly released and while many of you would have been keeping busy with the new interface not realising that your data…
Vodafone Wi-Fi calling rolling out across UK over the course of next few weeks
Are you on Vodafone network and stuck in a place where there is poor mobile network connectivity? Worry not as Vodafone too has joined the Wi-Fi calling bandwagon and over the course…
Microsoft: Windows 10’s Wi-Fi Sense feature to share keys with friends, contacts
Microsoft’s soon-to-be-released Windows 10 operating system will come with Wi-Fi Sense feature that will let users share passwords for Wi-Fi connections with each other. The Wi-Fi Sense feature will automatically connect one…
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Battery life, Overheating issues
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 has proved to be the best tablet in the Surface line-up of gadgetry – so much so that an independent study by Which? pegged it as the best…
Apple redesigns keyboard, adds Wi-Fi calling with iOS 8.3
Apple has rolled out iOS 8.3 which features over 300 new emoji characters, a redesigned keyboard, Wi-Fi calling feature and more. The update revamps the emoji picker, adds new characters, more skin-tone…
EE announces Wi-Fi calling and messaging service
EE has become the first UK mobile operator to roll out Wi-Fi calls and texts feature. The new service comes as a breather for over four million people, who complain of loosing…
HP agrees to acquire Wi-Fi gear maker Aruba for $3 billion
Hewlett Packard has agreed to buy Wi-Fi solutions provider Aruba Networks Inc for an equity value of $3 billion in a bid to boost its networking business. HP is hoping that acquiring…
Ofcom approves white space spectrum use; says prepping ground for IoT
UK’s telecom watchdog has given its approval for white space spectrum use in a bid to boost wireless network availability in the UK while also laying groundwork for Internet of Things in…
Old TV frequencies could pave way for ‘super Wi-Fi’ in future, scientists claim
Scientists have proposed use of old TV frequencies, available for free, to extend existing Wi-Fi networks to create ‘super Wi-Fi’ and to provide internet connectivity in currently obstructed areas. Scientists over at…
Tesco brings BT Wi-Fi to over 900 UK & Ireland supermarkets
Tesco customers will just have to select ‘Tesco Wi-Fi’ or ‘BT’ to access in-store Wi-Fi in the 806 Tesco Extra and Superstores across the UK and 113 stores in Ireland.
EE unveils new ‘Buzzard 2’ 4G in-car Wi-Fi dongle
Everything Everywhere (EE) has rolled out its second in-car 4G dongle dubbed ‘the EE Buzzard 2’, a device that create’s an in-car 4G Wi-Fi hotspot for drivers. The Buzzard 2 can be…
Virgin Media’s free Wi-Fi service hits 150 London tube station milestone
Virgin Media on Monday announced it has expanded its Wi-Fi coverage to include six new London Underground stations, rounding up the total to 150 milestone mark. Wimbledon, Richmond, Morden, East Ham, Barking…
Wi-Fi Hotspot numbers to explode globally in next 4 years; to reach 14m mark by 2018 in UK
The number of public hotspots in the world is set to explode over the course of next four years and the same is true for the UK as well says a new…
UK government to turn 1,000 buildings into free Wi-Fi spots
The UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced plans to turn more than 1,000 public buildings across the country into free public Wi-Fi hotspots as part of the government’s…