by Alison J. Herzog on April 8, 2013 in News
Due to frequent travel and regular hobo-working (also known as telecommuting), I frequently am delighted with a wide range of wireless network names that owner’s have chosen. Here are my top ten most awesome wifi names. Which is your favorite? And what is the best you’ve ever seen? Pretty Fly For a Wifi FBI Surveillance [...]
by Tyler Riggs on April 1, 2013 in Gadgets
If you’ve ever used mobile WiFi through a major wireless service provider like Verizon, AT&T, Spring, or T-Mobile, you know it’s not always the most cost-effective experience. The problem with mobile data from a legacy wireless provider isn’t so much bad service, since the advent of 4G, connection speeds are generally quite good, rather, the [...]
by Morgan Williams on February 5, 2013 in Gadgets
Years ago, the world was fair, the mountains tall, and we didn’t need WiFi at all. Now, we seek it everywhere we go. Thankfully, a blade called Sting has been modified to glow near WiFi. Looks like WiFi’s back on the menu, boys! Forged by the smiths of Gondolin, Sting accompanied Bilbo and Frodo Baggins throughout Middle Earth. In [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on January 17, 2013 in Apps, News, iPad, iPhone
In November, we told you about AT&T rolling out Facetime video chat to LTE devices or Mobile Share data plans. Now, customers with tiered data plans can use Facetime on the go, as well. That just leaves customers with grandfathered unlimited data plans out. If you have a tiered data plan and haven’t been able [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on January 17, 2013 in Apps, News, Social Media, iPhone
Facebook rolled out a new feature for its Messenger app in the U.S. yesterday: free voice calling. They began testing it with Canadian users last month, and now it’s come stateside with an app update released yesterday. With the update, iOS users can call other iOS users from within the Messenger app. No word yet [...]
by Joshua H. on January 7, 2013 in Android, Apps, Gadgets, iPad, iPhone
Gotta love all of the data and home automation that is popping up and being announced at CES. Belkin has a WeMo line that I’ve reviewed in the past. The WeMo lines include Baby Monitors, Motion Sensors, Control Switches, and now they’ve added a light switch. WeMo Light Switch You can control your light switch [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on December 18, 2012 in Gadgets, Wishful Thinking
In our hyper-connected world, access to the Internet has become so commonplace, it’s practically expected. We have it at home, we have it at work, we have it in schools, in airports (and airplanes), in hotels, in libraries, in coffee shops, and just about everywhere else imaginable. Walk down the sidewalk in a major city [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on November 27, 2012 in New Technology, News, Product Reviews, iPad, iPhone
Two weeks ago, the newest member of Apple’s iOS family of products hit store shelves. The iPad mini is a new device, but a tried and true, time-tested familiar device at the same time. If the iPad mini will be your first iPad, you certainly won’t be disappointed. If you’re replacing another tablet with the [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on October 26, 2012 in Gadgets, News
If you didn’t wait up to pre-order your iPad mini last night, it looks like you might be waiting a little longer. All three size configurations (16GB, 32GB, 64GB) in the WiFi-only White models sold out before the sun came up, pushing back shipping estimates to two weeks. It was either more popular or stock [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on October 1, 2012 in News
There’s a carrier update ready for Verizon iPhone 5 customers. It resolves the issue where your phone will still use cellular data, even when connected to WiFi, which Verizon confirmed earlier this morning. This is especially important for those of you who don’t have unlimited data plans. If you’re familiar with installing carrier updates (not OS [...]