http://unwired.corante.com/ en-us russjourn@comcast.net 2005-06-27T00:11:18-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/06/27/wifi_in_the_campground.php I am a Pacific Northwest resident who loves the outdoors. And, as you might guess, one who also loves technology. Wearing both hats, I read with interest a piece in Saturday's Chicago Tribune entitled Good news for campers: more parks... 12353@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-06-27T00:11:18-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/06/12/airborne_wifi_count_me_in.php Would you pay $29.95 for Wi-Fi Internet access for the entire length of your flight? What about $9.95 an hour? USA Today reports that United Airlines is already working with Verizon Airfone to test the service. Apparently, it has been... 12348@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-06-12T15:21:51-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/06/04/apple_putting_intel_inside.php According to CNET News, Apple will be announcing a migration to Intel chips on Monday. And it looks like they'll be starting with the low-end computers first, gradually working their way up to the high-end Macs. So it looks like... 12344@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-06-04T03:25:35-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/06/04/is_kix_the_worlds_largest_freewifi_airport.php At first I thought it was a mistake. I was at Kansai International Airport (KIX) in Osaka, Japan waiting for my flight earlier this week when I opened up my laptop to check for Wi-Fi. Normally, what I want to... 12343@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-06-04T00:54:30-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/06/03/intel_apple_wimax_part_ii.php About a week ago I wrote a blog about the possibility of Apple embracing WiMAX. That blog was followed soon after by a MacObserver story. Needless to say, I've gotten an earful from readers -- some good, some bad, and... 12342@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-06-03T21:32:00-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/05/24/intel_apple_wimax.php So I have a few thoughts on why Apple is talking to Intel. First, let me quote this Reuters article to provide context: "To port to an x86 platform would be a massive undertaking and I'm highly suspicious of that,"... 12337@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-05-24T00:10:51-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/05/23/hotels_push_forward_with_free_inroom_wifi.php The other day I was thinking how far hotels have come in providing Internet access for travelers. Wasn't all that long ago that you would find hotels that were so freaked out their guests would steal the phone itself that... 12335@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-05-23T08:03:31-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/05/04/grant_lets_maine_libraries_offer_free_wifi_but_why_stop_there.php I cannot recall ever using my Wi-Fi enabled laptop in a public library. Reasons: I never take my laptop there because most libraries don't have suitable connections. So,when I am on the road and not in a hotel with high-speed... 12330@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-05-04T07:23:39-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/05/02/if_you_want_to_know_how_qualcomm_became_qualcomm.php Qualcomm is the Microsoft of the telecoms industry, for better and for worse. People in the telecoms industry typically either love the company or hate the company. I lean toward the latter, so please keep that in mind as... 12328@http://unwired.corante.com/ Cellular 2005-05-02T17:42:44-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/04/27/investing_on_the_go_heres_quotrek_enterprising_solution.php "Trading Without a Wire," which appears in this week's Business Week, has a lot to say about QuoTrek. A stock price-quote server for mobile devices, QuoTrek has just been upgraded to be a stock trading facilitator for Wi-Fi-enabled laptop BlackBerry,... 12326@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-04-27T20:18:56-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/02/22/a_public_service_message_for_all_cingular_treo_650_users.php If you've purchased a Treo recently from Cingular and are having problems, read this post... Two weeks ago I took the plunge and purchased the Treo 650 from Cingular. I don't have to repeat the many glowing reviews this device... 12319@http://unwired.corante.com/ Cellular 2005-02-22T13:12:11-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/02/07/canary_wireless_first_impressions.php I've been putting the new Canary Wireless Wi-Fi detector through its paces and it is clearly a big improvement over other Wi-Fi detectors. Still, I think it's just a bit too bulky to find its way into my pocket on... 12316@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-02-07T07:32:52-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/02/02/free_hotel_wifi_gains_momentum.php Another hotel chain has announced that it would offer free Wi-Fi. Microtel Inn & Suites said it will offer free Wi-Fi in all hotel rooms, along with free domestic local/long distance across all 275 locations. Despite what the hotel's press... 12315@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-02-02T12:38:56-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/17/and_the_walls_fall_down.php As reported in the WSJ last week, a group of California Verizon Wireless customers are suing their carrier for selling them a "disabled" Motorola V710 handset. So let me get this right, the first "Bluetooth-enabled" handset that Verizon Wireless brought... 12312@http://unwired.corante.com/ Cellular 2005-01-17T07:57:56-05:00 http://unwired.corante.com/archives/2005/01/11/mcdonalds_and_wifi_just_add_coffee.php The thing that always bugged me about the McDonald's Wi-Fi rollout was the lack of decent coffee. Well, that's about to change; according to USA Today premium coffee is on its way to 13,000 locations over the next 18 months.... 12307@http://unwired.corante.com/ Wi-Fi 2005-01-11T10:46:44-05:00