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Remaking A 1950s Planned City, MIT-Style

BY Ariel Schwartz | 05-07-2012 | 12:57 PM | WIFI

In Israel, students from the university are finding ways to turn a sleepy city into a powerhouse of modern urbanism, and learning simple ways to turn any city into a city of the future. READ MORE›

Insert Dog Poop, Get Free Wi-Fi

BY Ariel Schwartz | 05-01-2012 | 2:02 PM | WIFI

It’s not just a wireless router that can run on waste. It’s much more complicated than that. READ MORE›

Apple Stock Flash-Crashes, Facebook Buys 750 Patents From IBM, Google Users Sue Over Privacy, US Airways Will Expand Gogo Wi-Fi

BY Nidhi Subbaraman | 03-23-2012 | 6:01 AM | INNOVATION

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day.READ MORE›

Randi Zuckerberg Leaves Facebook, China's Self-Driving Car, Ripping DVDs Now Legal in UK, Branson Gives London Free WiFi

BY Kit Eaton | 08-03-2011 | 5:37 AM | INNOVATION

The latest news, delivered here. With updates throughout the day.READ MORE›

Carbon-Fiber iDevices? We Think Not

BY Kit Eaton | 04-12-2011 | 1:53 PM | DESIGN

According to information allegedly leaked from Apple, Steve Jobs is pushing for wireless iDevice syncing. Better Wi-Fi connections, thanks to a carbon fiber chassis, may be the solution, it's said. We're casting a skeptical eye on the theory. READ MORE›

iFive: Facebook Ads vs. Google, IE9's 2.3 Million Downloads, Apple's iPad GPS Trick, Microsoft's Ethics, Asus Chrome Netbook

BY Kit Eaton | 03-17-2011 | 6:21 AM | DESIGN

Here's our summary of the early news from a world that kept innovating while you slept:READ MORE›

Immaterials Uses a Wand of Lights to Reveal Hidden Wi-Fi Networks

BY John Pavlus | 03-02-2011 | 8:11 AM | SIGNAL STRENGTH

What does wi-fi look like? It may seem like a silly question, but not to Timo Arnall and his collaborators on the "Immaterials" project, which combines clever design and technology hacks to visualize the electronic networks humming ... READ MORE›

Google Chrome Gifts Connectivity to Holiday Airline Passengers

BY Addy Dugdale | 11-08-2010 | 12:16 PM | INNOVATION

Google Chrome hooks up with three domestic airlines to provide free Wi-Fi for up to 17 million passengers.READ MORE›

Google Hands Over "Rogue Data" to Euro Authorities, Apologizes Again

BY Dan Nosowitz | 06-04-2010 | 4:30 AM | MAGAZINE

Google said yesterday that it will comply with European rulings and hand over the data it snagged from private, unsecured wireless networks. READ MORE›

Google Stops Wi-Fi Mapping Project After "Mistakenly" Scoring Personal Data

BY Dan Nosowitz | 05-14-2010 | 8:21 PM | MAGAZINE

Google just issued an apology and announcement that it will no longer be collecting Wi-Fi network information for Street View. Judging by the level of groveling, this was a pretty big screwup.READ MORE›

Next Version of Android to Offer Tethering and Mobile Hotspot Features

BY Dan Nosowitz | 05-14-2010 | 12:27 AM | MAGAZINE

The next version of Google's Android mobile OS, code-named Froyo, looks to bring some welcome new additions. The question is, will the carriers allow them?READ MORE›

Here's How to Tether Your iPhone 3G S to Your iPad, Steve Jobs Be Damned

BY Addy Dugdale | 04-12-2010 | 11:58 AM | TECHNOLOGY

Cometh the iPhone tether, then, soon cometh the iPad tether. Anyone with a jailbroken iPhone 3GS and a Wi-Fi only iPad might like this little cheat from MyWi developers Intelliborn, which will give you 3G. Fuh free. Well, the MyWi app ...READ MORE›

Apple Admits iPad Wi-Fi Connection Troubles, Suggests Fixes

BY Dan Nosowitz | 04-07-2010 | 3:20 AM | MAGAZINE

Some iPad users have been reporting troubles connecting (and staying connected to) Wi-Fi networks, and today Apple both admitted that there's a problem and suggested a few ways to fix it.READ MORE›

AT&T to Throw $1 Billion at Its Network (And You Thought the iPad Was Expensive!) [Update]

BY Addy Dugdale | 04-06-2010 | 7:59 AM | TECHNOLOGY

In a typically dense press release, AT&T announced that it is investing $1 billion in its infrastructure this year. The head office's largesse will benefit nearly every aspect of the company's network, from cloud computing and ...READ MORE›

Time-Warner's Battle for ISP Supremacy Means Free Wi-Fi in NYC

BY Addy Dugdale | 03-26-2010 | 6:16 AM | TECHNOLOGY

As the battle to become the go-to cable, phone, and Internet provider heats up, Time-Warner has come up with a cheeky little offer for its NY residents: free Wi-Fi hotspots for its one million cable subscribers in the city and ...READ MORE›

Phone-Cloud Lets You Ditch Office Landlines

BY Chris Dannen | 10-30-2009 | 2:22 PM | INNOVATION

For many office workers, landlines are a redundant nuisance: one more voicemail account to check, one more thing to ring during a clandestine nap. But most office buildings wreak havoc on cell reception. New intra-office phone ...READ MORE›

Silent Movie Theaters, Courtesy of Anti-Wireless Paint

BY Chris Dannen | 10-06-2009 | 12:51 PM | INNOVATION

Clever, mischief-minded researchers in Japan have developed an interior paint that blocks wireless signals. Made with aluminum-iron oxide, the paint resonates at the same frequency as many household devices like routers and cell ...READ MORE›

Microsoft Building One-Mile Wi-Fi

BY Chris Dannen | 08-27-2009 | 11:58 AM | INNOVATION

Despite protestations from the Bush administration, the FCC succeeded last year in making a certain chunk of the nation's TV and radio spectrum--dubbed "white space"--available to unlicensed broadcasters. That meant that companies ...READ MORE›

Cherry Lets You Slide Between WiFi and GSM Calling--Cheap

BY Chris Dannen | 07-05-2009 | 11:29 PM | INNOVATION

Cherry is going to have T-Mobile and AT&T more than a little worried. The Belgium-based startup modifies your GSM smartphone to allow it to switch seamlessly between WiFi and cell network calling, all at ultra cheap "WiFi calling" ...READ MORE›

The Insanely Byzantine Radio Spectrum Map [Graphic]

BY Chris Dannen | 07-02-2009 | 6:15 PM | TECHNOLOGY

This week, Comcast announced it would begin the first official commercial rollout of 4G wireless broadband in the U.S. in Portland, Oregon, after using Baltimore and Atlanta as test markets. The company plans to bundle the WiMAX ...READ MORE›

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