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Going online with that wi-fi comrade?

By Mark O’Neill
Russia is a country that I love but it is also a country that fills me with despair. While it is rich with history, culture and wonderful people, it also can’t decide whether it wants to be free or whether it likes to be stamped on by a dictator’s foot.
It [...]

Cell Phone Payment: A Cash Machine in your Pocket

By JR Raphael
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
We’ve all been there. You’re waiting in line when suddenly you reach for your back pocket…and realize your wallet isn’t there. Well, good news, fellow geeks: The days of needing cash or even a credit card to pay for purchases are almost behind us. The cell phone is gaining new power [...]

Need a sure fire Wi-Fi connection? The Wi-Fire is your answer

By Rob Dunn
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
For those of you who use Wi-Fi on the road, you probably know how frustrating it is to find a good access point. Many companies claim to solve this problem by manufacturing extra sensitive wireless adapters that can connect to access points over a very long range, but do these cards [...]

The Future of Books : The Amazon Kindle

In the following video, Jeff Bezos presents the Kindle, Amazon’s new wireless reading device that lets you read books, magazines, newspapers and blogs, anywhere, anytime. The Kindle features a 6-inch 800X600 screen, 256MB of internal storage and weights only 10.2 ounces.

Amazon Kindle technical specifications:

Display: 6″ Diagonal eleptrophoretic display
Size: 4.9 inches by 7.5 inches by 0.7 [...]

HOW TO: Cheap Wireless For Your Xbox 360

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This project will help you change a cheap wireless router into a wireless receiver for your Xbox 360. The total cost of this project can be as low as twenty or thirty dollars, compared to the one hundred dollars Microsoft wants for their little wireless dongle.

Google Calendar on your mobile phone with GCalSync

By Rob Dunn
Contributing Writer, [GAS]
Google Calendar is really catching on - as is every other “Web 2.0″ application… The newest trend is to be able to easily view our online calendar entries on our mobile phones.
GCalSync is a mobile application that purports to do just this.
“Carry your Google Calendar in your pocket! GCalSync is an [...]

Using WEP Could Cost You One Billion Dollars

If your senior management keep demanding to know the ROI on new security gear when you bring them quotes to have your wireless infrastructure upgraded, just show them this story. I’m sure it will help you convince them that a small investment in wireless security would indeed be worth the measly cost of a few [...]

Introducing the BlackBerry Curve

Since the introduction of the iPhone by Apple in January, many cell phone manufacturers have been in a race to release new iPhone-like smart mobiles that could offer some tough competition to Mr. Jobs’ expensive toy when it comes out in June. The latest one in this batch comes from Research in Motion (RIM), the [...]

Monday Morning Links Serving: The April 30th Edition

-LifeHacker Top 10: Home networking tricks
“By now you’ve probably got several connected computers at home, sharing an internet connection, maybe a printer and files between them. But are you getting the most out of your home network?”
-Four Ways to Surf Safely at Starbucks
PC Magazine offers four tips on keeping your PC safe while it’s connected [...]

Zune Phone A Bit Premature?

There has been some speculation in recent weeks that Microsoft was planning to making a phone based on the Zune. I know what you’re thinking…didn’t Apple come up with a similar idea awhile back? I think it’s called the iPhone.
EnGadget pointed toward an article on seattlepi.com today that suggests that these reports may be a [...]