Tag Archives: wifi

Bluetooth Dial-up Networking (DUN) for the Treo 650

One thing that you can use many digital cell phones for (not just Smartphones like the Treo 650) is as a modem for your computer. So you can travel around with your laptop and establish a connection anywhere you have … Continue reading

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True Treo Wifi and VOIP

Andrew over and Treonauts just reported on a new device that may provide true wifi capabilities to both the Treo 600 and the Treo 650! I’ve written previously about how a hacker recently was able to make modifications to the … Continue reading

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Wifi for the Treo 650

The tech blogs and Treo sites are abuzz today with the news from a TreoCentral member Shadowmite (the same guy who was able to defeat the Sprint Bluetooth crippling) that he had been able to create a firmware hack (hosted … Continue reading

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Pre-N

Well, just when I thought I knew the major new wireless protocols that will be coming to market in the next few years, a direct successor to the current 802.11b and 802.11g somehow got by me. 802.11n is the next … Continue reading

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Trouble for Wimax?

Mike Mesnick has a report about troubles getting Wimax, the next generation of wireless networking technology that increases the range many fold and that has gotten tons of buzz in the press. “No one denies the potential of WiMAX as … Continue reading

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Stand aside, Bluetooth

This may be old news to many out there, but I just learned about Wireless USB (WUSB) today, a possible successor to the troubled “Bluetooth” standard. Bluetooth is a short-range wireless technology that allows devices to communicate with each other … Continue reading

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Caffein Culture and Wifi Wanderings

My caffein-addled brain is on a tear. I often get this way, even when I’m just drinking decaf. Something about coffee sets my mind in motion. Caffeine just adds some speed. I have been out all morning (and part of … Continue reading

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McWifi?

Well, my brother just sent me this news piece from atnewyork.com about McDonalds and AT&T offering wireless Internet access and I just had to wax a little about it. The article is mainly about how McDonalds is going to offer … Continue reading

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Finally! Wifi on SD!

Well, it looks like I have finally found the answer to my ongoing struggle to find a convergence device that includes a phone (preferably GSM) with cellular data capabilities, a PDA that has good syncing ability with Outlook, and Wifi. … Continue reading

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