Category: Wireless

Blumenthal signals WiFi access for VA hospital

Patients at the U.S. Veterans Administration Medical Center here will soon have access to WiFi, at the urging of U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal . Blumenthal had urged VA officials to provide access after hearing from a Marine veteran and writer who was being treated for leukemia at the West Haven hospital , who felt the lack of Wi-Fi impeded his recovery and resulted in social isolation.

Megan Briggs: Think before you Wi-Fi

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Ogdensburg Public Library sees 53,000 patrons in 2016

The Ogdensburg Public Library circulated more than 68,000 items in 2016, including books, audio books, DVDs and magazines, according to a year-end report released Monday. The library was visited by more than 53,000 patrons and of those, 10,320 used the library’s 14 public access computers, according to Executive Director Penny J. Kerfien.

Ogdensburg Public Library sees 53,000 patrons in 2016

The Ogdensburg Public Library circulated more than 68,000 items in 2016, including books, audio books, DVDs and magazines, according to a year-end report released Monday. The library was visited by more than 53,000 patrons and of those, 10,320 used the library’s 14 public access computers, according to Executive Director Penny J. Kerfien.

Privacy concerns threaten sales of hi-tech doll

Regulators in Germany have already banned My Friend Cayla, and consumer-watchdog groups want the US Federal Trade Commission to follow suit. My Friend Cayla, a doll that can talk and answer questions via tapping into the Internet, was banned by Germany over privacy concerns.

Harris Corporation Helps Tallahassee Team Compete in the Florida Astronaut Challenge Finals

Trent Walker and Justin Golabek simulate the landing of a Space Shuttle at Kennedy Space Center as part of the Student Astronaut Challenge at the KSC Visitors Center Feb. 16. The students were part of a team from St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Tallahassee, Florida, which was sponsored by Harris Corporation. The team was among 15 finalists to take part in the high school division of the competition that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education.

Occasionally Connected

I think it’s easy for people who have a reliable always-on internet connection to forget that much of the world does not. Even those of us who do may prefer not to use cellular data as much as possible.

911 location-accuracy program set for third stage; Z-axis testing expected to begin later this year

Device-based hybrid solutions that utilize Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals appear to be the most promising to help locate people using a cell phone to call 911 from inside buildings within dense urban environments, according to initial results from the 911 Location Technologies Test Bed. Matthew Gerst, CTIA’s assistant vice president of regulatory affairs, said the first two stages of testing have been completed at independent test beds in Atlanta and San Francisco.

Russian cyberspies blamed for US election hacks are now targeting Macs

Security researchers have discovered a macOS malware program that’s likely part of the arsenal used by the Russian cyberespionage group blamed for hacking into the U.S. Democratic National Committee last year. The group, which is known in the security industry under different names, including Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, and APT28, has been operating for almost a decade.

Qorvo Wi-Fi Innovator Cees Links Honored with Golden Mousetrap Lifetime Achievement Award

QorvoA , a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today announced that company executive Cees Links has been recognized for his significant contributions to the Wi-Fi industry with the prestigious Design News 2017 Golden Mousetrap Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented Feb.7 in Anaheim, California, the aw James Klein, president, Qorvo Infrastructure and Defense Products, said, “Cees is passionate about building a smarter, more connected world – one where we can live more meaningful lives through the power of billions of interconnected devices.

Bose SoundTouch 300 Audio – Review

The Bose SoundTouch 300 is a premium soundbar equipped with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and multiroom functionality. It streams music from Spotify, Deezer, Amazon Music and NAS drives via the SoundTouch app, while a raft of nifty audio tech delivers powerful home cinema sound on movie night.

Nokia applies spectrum innovation to create private mobile networks…

Nokia radio access network and core technologies to leverage licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum for robust private mobile networks to meet communications and innovation needs of vertical industries MEC to enable interworking between multi-operator, multi-access RAN networks to boost performance and quality in venues and enterprise buildings Nokia to show potential for new enterprise business opportunities at Mobile World Congress 2017 using Flexi Zone small cells leveraging MulteFire and CBRS spectrum Espoo, Finland – Nokia is to introduce technologies that leverage licensed, unlicensed and shared spectrum for the creation of robust, private end-to-end networks for vertical industries.

Laptop refuses to connect to 802.11g modem-router1

Devices: Samsung N150 DLINK DSL-2640B modem-router Netgear WNR2000 router Realtek RTL8188CE Mini PCI-E Here’s the story… a friend sold me his laptop for $25, everything works fine, except for the wireless connection, the laptop had Windows 7 installed but it ran horrible, wireless didn’t worked with 7 so I installed Debian 8.7, wireless still not working with my modem-router, drivers are ok, but here’s the thing, my modem has 802.11g and it works because I tried connecting my computer and had no problems, so after hours of trying stuff including checking the modem configuration I plugged in the Netgear router, 802.11n and guess… it works, well, almost, the laptop connects but if it enters sleep mode then I have to disconnect and reconnect the network from the Debian network manager, not a big problem though.

Press Button, Receive Hackspace WiFi Code

When you are running a hackspace, network security presents a particular problem. All your users will expect a wireless network, but given the people your space will attract, some of them are inevitably going to be curious enough to push at its edges.

Latest Report on Top 10 Cloud Technologies Market by MarketsandMarkets

According to a new market research report ” Top 10 Cloud Technologies Market ” , published by MarketsandMarkets, Cloud adoption is increasing rapidly by enterprises due to various factors such as the need for agility, on-demand scalability, flexibility, and cost effectiveness. Browse i 1 2 50 market data Tables and i 1 2 70 Figures spread through 187 P ages and in-depth TOC on ” Top 10 Cloud Technology Market ” The cloud offers pay-as-you-go service for users, which helps in reducing costs to a great extent.

Report: Security Flaw Lets Hackers Snoop on 76 iPhone Apps

HTTPS encryption is good , but it won’t protect you from the sort of man-in-the-middle attack that security researchers said this week can affect dozens of popular iPhone and iPad apps. The attack derives its man-in-the-middle moniker from the fact that hackers can exploit it by routing your Internet traffic through their servers first before it arrives on the open Web.

How Self-Service Technology is Enhancing the Guest Experience.

At hotels around the world, the friendly face of a concierge who remembers your name could soon be replaced by technology that aims to do just the same and when it comes to a great hotel stay, that personalized touch is often the defining feature. At the Aloft hotels in Boston and Santa Clara, guests can perfect their room’s temperature not by ringing down to housekeeping, but by telling the in-room iPad to “cool the room”.

Is Cloud-Managed WiFi the Right Choice for Your Organization?

As awareness of cloud-managed enterprise-grade WLAN grows ,many organizations are now considering or reconsidering the case for cloud-managed WLAN. The appeal of centralized management, the low impact of deployment in branch locations, and the high scalability inherent in most cloud services make a strong case for many organizations to adopt cloud-managed WLAN.