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Is iOS 6 Totally Destroying Your Data Allowance, Even When You’re On Wi-Fi?

Reports out today indicate that iOS 6 users in Britain are suffering from data overload, as their iPhones are chewing through their data allowance faster than a fat kid devours cake. Apparently, iOS 6 even eats cellular data when on Wi-Fi. Read More >

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networks
Virgin’s London Tube Wi-Fi Will Stay Free Till 2013

Despite rumours to the contrary, Virgin's extended its free Tube Wi-Fi network access through till the end of the year, despite the "Summer of Sport" being done and dusted months ago. The interesting thing is you might get it bundled in for free your home broadband too, even if you're not with Virgin, next year. Read More >

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Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor Review: Now Anyone Can Be a Master Gardener

What's the opposite of a "green thumb"? You. After flubbing a forest's worth of ficuses and killing countless cacti, it's time to get some help with this whole indoor gardening thing. The Koubachi plant sensor might just get your houseplants through the week. Read More >

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apps
Can a Crappy iPhone Instagram Clone Save Olympus?

Presumably still quite troubled camera maker Olympus has got its shit together for long enough to make an iPhone app, with its pretty self-explanatory OLYMPUS Image Share offering out now on iTunes. Read More >

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skype
Skype’s Rolling Out Free Wi-Fi Across the UK

Skype, or Microsoft, depending on how you look at it, is looking to seriously expand its free Wi-Fi service and is gearing up to roll it out, nationwide, across the UK. Normally the domain of airports, Skype's pushing free routers into the hands of coffee shops and businesses everywhere, so you can grab even more free Wi-Fi while you’re out and about. Read More >

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Game’s Latest Ploy to Try and Get You In the Store? Free Wi-Fi

Game is still alive, for the moment at least. It's even the official launch partner of the Wii U, if that actually counts for anything. But it's trying something new to tempt teenagers and tech-nerds alike into its stores -- free Wi-Fi for all, just come and visit. Won't you, please? Read More >

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networks
The End is Nigh for Virgin’s Free Tube Wi-Fi

Had your fill of the free Tube Wi-Fi yet? If not you better get down there, pronto. Virgin's always said it'll only be free until the end of the "summer of sport", which has kind of been and gone now. In fact, come October, things are going to change. Read More >

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cars
The Ford Mondeo Just Became the World’s Biggest Rolling Wi-Fi Hotspot

Ford's stuffing its existing Ford SYNC and MyFord Touch features and an 8" touchscreen into its gadget-packed next-gen Mondeo, also adding built-in Wi-Fi hotspot support to help amuse passengers on those long trips to Tesco. Read More >

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wi-fi
Get Your Ass Some Wi-Fi

Step aside Hobo Wi-Fi, there's a new, better way for people to get their internet on the go. Introducing Wi-Fi enabled donkeys from Israel -- ancient transport now updated for the 21st century. Read More >

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music
Digital DJs Can Say Goodbye to Wires Forever

Unless you're incredibly organised, it's highly likely that you have different music tracks dotted around different devices, which can turn digital DJing from a celebration of music to a mess of jumbled cables quicker than you can shout "tune". Pioneer's new digital decks, however, swap wires for Wi-Fi. Read More >

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networks
O2′s Pocket Hotspot Gets You a Wi-Fi Hit for £59

This workmanlike black box is O2's attempt at capturing a bit of the 3G Wi-Fi hotspot scene that's currently dominated by Three's popular MiFi dongle, with the network offering its new O2 Pocket Hotspot for £59.99. Read More >

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internet
Is This the Best or the Most Evil Parenting Trick Ever?

I don't know who had the genius idea—and courage—to stick this post-it on their fridge door but, as evil as it may seem for kids all around the world, it's the best parenting tip I've ever seen for this age of underage internet junkies. Read More >

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London 2012 Bans Knives, Drugs, Guns and… Portable 3G Hotspots

London's Olympic events will not be welcoming anyone carrying a 3G hotspot device, as all forms of "Wireless access points" are banned from being taken into the Olympic venues. Read More >

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networks
Permanently Free Wi-Fi Hits London’s Streets Just In Time For the Olympics

We're seeing a really good trend here; free Wi-Fi on our city streets. Considering 4G is miles off, Wi-Fi will have to do. O2's rolling out more free Wi-Fi, this time in the West End of London. But unlike Virgin's tube Wi-Fi, this'll actually stay free after the Olympics too. Read More >

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hacking
This Innocent-Looking Power Strip Can Hack Almost Any Computer Network

What looks to the layman like a chunky under-the-desk computer power strip is actually a full-fledged hacking tool designed to let white hat hackers (aka the 'good' guys) test the security level of a given computer network, wired or wireless. Read More >