Starbucks wants the Third Place to be a more welcoming place. The Seattle-based global coffee giant is planning to take steps in 2019 to block customers from viewing pornography on… Read More
Belgian researcher Mathy Vanhoef announced some rather brilliant research on Monday which demonstrates that nearly all WiFi in use today can be hacked. The tool for scrambling data as it’s transmitted wirelessly… Read More
Making a connecting flight at airports around the country is one thing, but what about connecting to the internet? The speeds at which travelers are able to use their various… Read More
If you’ve traveled through the Seattle-Tacoma International airport recently, you’ve likely experienced long lines and delays. Fortunately, mobile devices allow travelers to work, read, and otherwise make use of that dead… Read More
Computer scientists and engineers from the University of Washington say they’ve figured out a way to generate Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times less power than conventional methods. Not even low-power options such… Read More
Over the weekend, President Obama pledged to get “the whole tech thing” sorted out for the next first couple entering the White House. He was referring to Wi-Fi dead spots… Read More
If the Wi-Fi has seemed a bit off since putting up the holiday decorations, you might want to see where you put any lights in relation to the router. The Guardian reports… Read More
Here’s one for the ages — free Wi-Fi hotspots on Mount Fuji in Japan. According to AP via Huffington Post, a Japanese mobile network has started offering free Wi-Fi at… Read More
Amazon is jumping on board with JetBlue to offer free WiFi and in-flight entertainment to customers at 30,000 feet. Amazon Prime members, who pay $99 a year for the two-day shipping program,… Read More
Bumbershoot attendees, festival lovers or those who just like to splash around the International Fountain are about to get a dose of high-speed Internet — Seattle style. Today, Seattle Mayor… Read More
T-Mobile is looking for another way to improve its coverage map. Today, at Mobile World Congress, the wireless industry event held annually in Barcelona, T-Mobile said it plans to use… Read More
Microsoft and Google want you to be able use personal wi-fi hotspots at hotels, even though some hotel chains are petitioning the government to block those signals. In letters to… Read More
You may not have to interrupt that movie, book or game next time you’re flying on Alaska Airlines. The Seattle-based airline just announced that passengers will be able to use… Read More
If you’re even a semi-frequent flier, those moments between takeoff and 10,000 feet can be annoying if all you really want to do is finish a time-sensitive email right away.… Read More
Much like Xbox’s Kinect, today’s gesture recognition technology often requires either an expensive camera or bulky hardware. But what if you could turn off the lights or turn up the… Read More
Have you ever lost your cell phone connectivity in a tunnel, subway or sports stadium? We have, including some of our frustrating visits to CenturyLink Field here in Seattle. Well,… Read More
Boingo Wireless and Google Play announced a new partnership today to bring free Wi-Fi to more than 4,000 hotspots across the country, including 15 airports (Chicago O’Hare, New York’s JFK,… Read More
Travelers across the U.S. will get a little holiday cheer thanks to Skype, which announced today that it is rolling out free Wi-Fi at 50 airports from December 21st to… Read More
Smartphone users traveling on Alaska Airlines will soon have an added benefit. During the months of August and September, any passenger with a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone will be able to… Read More