wifi

Walt Mossberg talks about Steve Jobs' plan for open, shared home WiFi.

Slow WiFi internet in Mac OS X Mavericks (10.9)? These fixes might work for you.

Apple's 2013 MacBook Airs appear to be plagued with serious WiFi connectivity problems.

Shaw Go WiFi Finder was updated last month with a new interface and today the app brings some performance and bug fixes. What's New in Version 1.2.1 Improvements and bug fixes - General performance improvements - Update to location pins functionality to increase app speed - Default start-up view changed to Canada - Loading indicator...

Back in December of 2011 Shaw started trials of its free Wi-Fi project for existing customers in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton. Last May, the Shaw Exo WiFi app was launched to help users find free Shaw hotspots around their cities. That app has now been renamed to the Shaw Go WiFi app and earlier this...

After hearing about our U.S. neighbours on Verizon being affected by the iOS 6 glitch where cellular data is used when connected to Wi-Fi, it appears Canadian wireless customers are also affected, such as those on Rogers and Fido. We asked you on Twitter if you were being affected by this bug last night, and...

We're hearing numerous reports iOS 6 has killed WiFi connectivity for some users. People are reporting they can no longer connect to their WiFi hotspots from their iPhone 4S, iPad 2 and iPad 3s. Here are some possible fixes for this bug: Reboot your device with the on/off switch Reset network settings (General-->Reset-->Reset Network Settings)...

The Telegraph reports sources say Apple is expected to introduce a new improved version of AirPlay, possibly dubbed 'AirPlay Direct' that will allow for streaming of music from one device to speakers without a WiFi network: The new version will require just speakers or a hifi and an iDevice; the iPhone, iPod or iPad would...

Prior to the release of the iPhone, traveling meant it was a time to 'unplug' from the digital world, and being only able to check email if you had access to a computer at a friend's house ("can I quickly check my Hotmail?") or an 'Internet Cafe' (remember those?). The iPhone's launch was more than...

Tim Hortons announced today that they will be installing wireless internet in 2000 of their locations. This will be the largest free wireless network in Canada. Roland Walton, Chief Operations Officer of Tim Hortons said: "It's all about convenience and making life easier for our guests. Free wireless Internet at Tim Hortons will help people...

  Some iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad users will keep their WiFi turned off until it's needed, either to save battery, avoid annoying pop ups letting you know when you're near a hot spot, or some other reason.  Then when they do need WiFi on, they have to manually go into the Settings app and...

Cisco, the global leader in producing networking equipment, has released the latest version of its Visual Networking Index (via ArsTechnica), that measures global Internet usage and predicts future trends. The statistics claim that by 2016, WiFi will account for 51 percent of all internet traffic while cellular data will take a 10 percent share. Cisco's numbers show the proportion of traffic...